Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 221

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£170

18th Century Tokens, Angus, Forfar, John Steele, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 11.63g/6h (DH 24), 12.15g/6h (DH 25); Montrose, James Bissett & Son, Halfpence (4), 1796 (3), bissett edge, 8.51g/6h (DH 28), london edge, 6.83g/6h (DH 28a), edge plain, 9.23g/6h (DH 28, edge not listed), 1797, london edge, 8.67g/6h (DH 29); Andrew Nicol, Halfpence, 1799 (3), 11.28g/6h (DH 31), 11.22g/6h (DH 32), 8.98g/6h (DH 35) [9]. DH 28 about extremely fine, others in varied state, DH 29 lacquered, DH 28 with plain edge extremely rare £80-100

Provenance: *DH 28 bt R. Gladdle May 2006; DH 28 edge unlisted bt November 2002; DH 29 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 78 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1237 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 32 bt J. Whitmore May 2002; DH 35 bt J. Whitmore April 2010; others bt June 1995