Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 404

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£200

18th Century Tokens, Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, sailor, rev. Highlander, 12.72g/6h (DH 10); WORCESTERSHIRE, Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, castle, rev. Highlander, 12.83g/6h (DH 15b); together with other miscellaneous copper tokens (6) [8]. First extremely fine with original colour but obverse spotted, others in varied state £100-150

Provenance: N. Beaton Collection [DH 15b bt J. Whitmore April 2010], additionally: first F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 292 (part) [from W. Norman], Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lots 1623 (part)