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

№ 492

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£270

18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Southampton, Westwood’s Farthing, 1790, 5.75g/6h (DH 96); County series, Naval Farthings (5), Lord Bridport, 3.21g/12h (DH 98), Lord Hood, 3.36g/6h (DH 99), Earl Howe (3), 4.46g/12h (DH 101), 3.33g/6h (DH 103), 3.29g/12h (DH 104) [6]. DH 98 virtually as struck with full original colour and reflective surfaces, DH 96 and 99 extremely fine, former with much original colour, latter with rainbow patina, others about very fine £150-200

Provenance: DH 99, 101, 103 and 104 F.S. Cokayne Collection [101 from J.H. Daniels September 1903, 104 from Lincoln July 1896].

DH 98 only illustrated