18th Century British Trade Tokens

Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence, 1787 (15), reading master. (6), 13.99g/12h (DH Warwickshire 340), 14.49g/12h (DH 343), 13.98g/12h (DH 344), 14.01g/12h (DH 345), 13.79g/11h (DH 346), 14.20g/12h (DH 348); reading master· (7), 14.09g/12h (DH 350), 14.13g/12h (DH 351), 13.91g/12h (DH 352), 14.10g/12h (DH 353), 13.99g/12h (DH 356), 14.09g/12h (DH 360), 14.27g/11h (DH 361); no period after master (2), 14.45g/12h (DH 365), 14.24g/12h (DH 366) [15]. DH 345, 353 and 365 about extremely fine and better, all with original colour, DH 352 good very fine but lacquered, others generally in varied state, DH 350 pierced and plugged but very rare
£120-150

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

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Provenance: DH 340, 360 and 361 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1033 (part); DH 343 bt J. Spingarn December 2000; DH 344 and 356 bt B. Sailor August 1997; *DH 345 bt W. McKivor April 2001; DH 346 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 139 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1033 (part); DH 348 bt P. Flanagan November 1981; DH 350 bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 351 bt S. Cordova January 1988; DH 352 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1987; DH 353 bt R. Gladdle April 1999; DH 365 Spink Auction 89, 25 November 1991, lot 435 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1036 (part); DH 366 bt S. Cordova November 1989