Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 510

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£360

18th Century Tokens, SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (26), 1788 (4), revs. barge, 13.90g/11h (DH Warwickshire 336), forge (3), 14.18g/12h (DH 375), 13.82g/12h (DH 380), 13.99g/12h (DH 382); 1790 (5), revs. forge (4), 12.13g/6h (DH 387), 14.95g/6h, 13.70g/6h (both DH 387a), 13.03g/6h (DH 388), Vulcan seated, 12.44g/12h (DH 430); 1791 (3), revs. Vulcan seated, 12.45g/12h (DH 432), 12.17g/12h (DH 436), 12.36g/12h (DH 438); 1792 (3), revs. forge, 10.79g/6h (DH 389, bronzed), Vulcan seated (2), 11.02g/6h (DH 450), london edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 450a); 1793 (12), all revs. forge, 13.01g/6h, 12.99g/6h (both DH 393, bronzed), 13.01g/6h, 12.97g/6h (both DH 393a, bronzed), 11.55g/6h (DH 394), 11.31g/12h (DH 410), 11.30g/6h (DH 411), 11.67g/12h (DH 412), 10.69g/12h (DH 415), birmingham edge, 11.43g/6h (DH 415a), edge plain, 8.97g/6h (DH 415c), 10.87g/6h (DH 416) [25]. Bronzed pieces generally extremely fine or better, others in varied state £200-300

Provenance: DH 375, 382, 393 at 13.01g, *393a at 13.01g, 410, 411, 412, 415, 415a, 415c, 416, 430, 435, 438, 450 and 450a Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lots 1649, 1650, 1651 (parts), additionally: DH 412 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 320 (part) [from Baldwin September 1914]; DH 389 D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 24 (part)

No DH 394a in the lot, 26 pieces in total