Auction Catalogue

5 October 2011

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18th Century British Trade Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 32

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5 October 2011

Estimate: £350–£450

Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, lion rampant to left, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.28g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Lightly rubbed in upper reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, deeply toned, very rare
£350-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: Dr R.J. Hudson Collection [from Seaby 1963]; D.L. Spence Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 63, 7 October 2004, lot 1160