18th Century British Trade Tokens

Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (7), ship, revs. beggar, 9.70g/6h (DH 31), legend, 10.58g/6h (DH 32), plough, 9.81g/12h (DH 33), wheatsheaf, 8.66g/6h (DH 34), scales, 9.83g/6h (DH 35), scales 1795-96, 9.71g/6h (DH 36), scales april 1796, 9.60g/6h (DH 37) [7]. DH 31 with remains of collector’s number ‘242’ inked in reverse field, DH 36 lacquered, otherwise all extremely fine, some with original colour £200-250

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

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Provenance: T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 72, additionally: DH 31 D.T. Batty Collection.

DH 34 only illustrated