Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 255

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£170

18th Century Tokens, Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, Halfpence (12), 1791 (8), 12.56g/12h (DH 31), 12.80g/12h (DH 32), 12.49g/6h (DH 33), 12.74g/6h (DH 34), 11.63g/12h (DH 35), 12.88g/12h (DH 36), 12.97g/12h, 12.54g/12h (both DH 37, former unofficially gilt), 1792 (4), 12.33g/6h (DH 42), 12.57g/6h (DH 44), 12.39g/6h (DH 45), 12.53g/6h (DH 46) [12]. DH 44 extremely fine with original colour, DH 46 about extremely fine but with traces of old lacquer, DH 34 and 45 better than very fine, others generally fine to very fine £100-150

Provenance: DH 31 bt J.L. Holman June 2001; DH 32 bt August 1997; DH 34 and 42 DNW Auction 29, 9 April 1997, lot 375 (part); DH 35 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 207 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1300 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 36 bt J.L. Holman July 2001; DH 37 at 12.97g bt D. Stuart May 2010; DH 37 at 12.54g bt J. Whitmore August 1998; *DH 44 bt J.L. Holman September 2000; DH 45 bt J.L. Holman September 1998; DH 46 T. Hill Collection, P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1300 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998