Auction Catalogue

3 October 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 306

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3 October 2012

Hammer Price:
£230

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Lutwyche, Halfpenny, 14.24g/6h (DH 219), Farthing, 4.55g/6h (DH 482); Union Mill, copper check, 1796, no. 906, 15.67g/4h (DH 37); Thomas Welch, Penny, 1795, 26.56g/12h (DH 21); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 22.13g/12h (DH 25) [5]. First about extremely fine, third fine, others extremely fine, second with almost full original colour, last two bronzed £100-150

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

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Provenance: DH 21 F. Willis Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 May 1981, lot 229 (part), bt S.E. Schwer; DH 25 bt S.E. Schwer September 1980; DH 37 SNC December 1972 (11992), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 951, A. Davisson FPL Fall 2001 (424); DH 219 bt S.E. Schwer January 1982; *DH 482 bt S.E. Schwer 1981.

72 struck of DH 21