Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 249

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£160

18th Century Tokens, Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Anderson, Leslie & Co, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 11.33g/6h (DH 7; Bell, CC p.259, this piece), Proof, in silver, 12.67g/6h (DH 8); Joseph Archibald, Halfpence (4), undated (2), 7.40g/6h (DH 9), 7.50g/6h (DH 9a; Bell, ST p.220-1, this piece), 1796 (2), 7.87g/12h (DH 10), 9.20g/5h (DH 12) [6]. DH 8 about fine but with attempted piercing by date, DH 7 and 10 about extremely fine with original colour, others very fine £150-200

Provenance: DH 7, 9a and 12 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 183 (part); *DH 8 N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 187 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 2003; DH 9 bt J.L. Holman October 2002; DH 10 A Good Collection of 18th Century Tokens, DNW Auction 29, 9 April 1997, lot 474 (part)