British Tokens

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpence (10), St John’s Chapel, 12.94g/12h (DH 153); St Martin’s Church, 11.22g/12h (DH 154); St Mary’s Chapel (3), in copper, 10.94g/12h, in brass, 12.33g/12h (both DH 156), 11.36g/12h (DH 157a); St Paul’s Chapel (3), 11.40g/6h (DH 171), 13.73g/12h, 12.64g/12h (both DH 172); St Philip’s Church (2), 10.73g/6h (DH 174), 12.49g/6h (DH 175) [10]. DH 156 in brass very fine and rare, others about extremely fine and better, some with considerable original colour, but DH 174 lacquered £200-300

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

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Provenance: DH 171 bt Baldwin August 2001; DH 172 at 12.64g bt June 1996; others T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lots 119, 120 (parts), additionally: DH 157a F.S. Cokayne Collection.

DH 153 only illustrated