18th Century British Trade Tokens

Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Farthing, 1796, sailor, rev. man in barge sailing left, edge plain, 3.89g/5h (DH 28; Bell, ST p.130, this piece). Striking crack on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and well-struck with a hint of original colour, very rare £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 120 (part); SNC November 1997 (5864); bt J. Spingarn November 1997