British Tokens

North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (11), undated (2), 2.80g/12h (DH 23), 3.05g/12h (DH 23a); 1793 (9), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), 3.95g/12h (DH 25), 3.99g/5h (DH 26), 4.21g/6h (DH 26a, large flan), 4.43g/6h (DH 27), 3.50g/12h (DH 27a), 3.49g/12h (DH 29), 3.21g/12h (DH 30), 3.30g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs. Britannia (2), 2.37g/6h (DH 32), 1.82g/6h (DH 33), bee-hive and bees, 3.32g/6h (DH 34), cornucopia and olive branch, 4.05g/6h (DH 35) [15]. DH 26a about extremely fine, others generally fine to very fine but DH 32, 34 and 35 lacquered, some very rare £90-120

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

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Provenance: DH 23 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1978; DH 23a A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 247 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1214 (part); DH 24 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1216 (part) [from Seaby 1970], bt A. Davisson September 1998; DH 25 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1997; DH 26 bt T. Madigan February 1993; DH 26a bt M.Z. Gerson June 1979; DH 27 bt P. Flanagan November 1981; DH 27a bt R. Gladdle May 1994; DH 29 and 33 bt P. Flanagan October 1980; DH 30 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 31 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 32, 34 and 35 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 73 (part), bt F. Seymour September 1994