British Tokens

North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (17), undated (2), 3.41g/12h, 3.16g/12h (both DH 23), 1793 (15), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), edge grained, 3.64g/12h (DH 24, edge unlisted) 3.98g/12h (DH 25), 4.27g/5h (DH 26), 4.61g/6h, 4.59g/6h (both DH 26a, large flans), 2.97g/6h (DH 26a, small flan), 4.12g/6h (DH 27), 3.62g/12h (DH 27a), 3.97g/6h (DH 28), 3.63g/12h, 3.40g/12h (both DH 29), 3.31g/12h, 3.12g/12h (both DH 30), 3.89g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs. Britannia, 1.99g/6h (DH 33), bee-hive and bees, 3.15g/6h (DH 34), cornucopia and olive branch (2), 3.76g/6h, 3.55g/6h (both DH 35) [21]. Both DH 26a large flans and 27a extremely fine with original colour, others generally fine to very fine, DH 24 and variant, 25, 28 and 31 very rare £150-250

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

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Provenance: DH 23 at 3.16g bt at Portobello road April 1982; DH 24 Mark Rasmussen FPL 15, Spring 2008 (380); DH 24 var A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part 2, Mark Rasmussen FPL 9, Spring 2006 (C 342); DH 25 bt at St Albans September 1984; DH 26 bt J. Whitmore 1982; *DH 26a at 4.59g and 29 at 3.63g bt S.E. Schwer August 1980; DH 26a at 2.97g and 30 at 3.31g R.W. Randall Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 421 (part); DH 27 and 35 at 3.55g bt J. Whitmore February 1984; DH 27a bt R. Jeffery August 1980; DH 28 bt S.E. Schwer May 1982