18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, bust of William Shakespeare left, w · shakespeare i·g· hancock aged 7 y’s around, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.71g/12h (DH 142). Rim nicks and minor cuts, other surface marks suggestive of a one-time pocket piece, otherwise very fine and very rare
£300-400

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

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Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe December 1998