Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 475

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£180

18th Century Tokens, CHESHIRE, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.31g/12h (DH 6), Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpence (3), 1789, 12.76g/6h (DH 12), 1791 (2), 12.33g/6h (DH 53), 12.50g/6h (DH 55); MIDDLESEX, High Holborn, John Skidmore, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.84g/6h (DH 480), Newgate, Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.08g/6h (DH 301), Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.12g/6h (DH 286), uncertain issuer, Mail Coach series, Halfpenny, jf, 8.34g/12h (DH 363); SHROPSHIRE, Coalbrook Dale, Reynolds & Co, Halfpenny, 1789, 13.69g/6h (DH 11); SOMERSET, Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.85g/6h (DH 39), Payne & Turner, Halfpenny, 9.63g/6h (DH 65); SUSSEX, Chichester, Dally & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.65g/6h (DH 15), Winchelsea, Richard Maplesden, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.92g/6h (DH 41); WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1793, 9.62g/6h (DH 240a) [14]. DH 53 extremely fine with original colour, others about very fine and better £100-150

Provenance: DH 6, 11 and 65 bt Seaby April 1985; DH 12 and 55 bt R. Johnson September 1986; DH 15 and 363 bt Spink October 1978; DH 39 and 41 bt Seaby January 1983; DH 53 bt Seaby April 1985; DH 240a, 286 and 301 bt Stanley Gibbons October 1980; DH 480 bt Seaby April 1984