Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 233

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£440

Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1790 (4), Williams issue, 22 acorns, no signature (2), stars on edge, 28.30g/12h (DH 251), no stars, 26.48g/12h (DH 251b); 20 acorns, signed w (2), anglesey or london edge, 28.06g/12h (DH 252), london or anglesey edge, no stars, 26.91g/6h (DH 252b) [4]. DH 252b extremely fine, DH 251 good fine, others very fine and better, all very rare £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: DH 251 [DH’s 251a is this piece], R. Dalton Collection [from Lincoln], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 193 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1151 (part); DH 251b J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 352 (part) [from Baldwin October 1914], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 193 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1151 (part); DH 252 bt Spink 1978; *DH 252b F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin April 1914], A.H. Baldwin Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 193 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1155 (part)