Ancient, British and World Coins, Medallions and Books

18th Century Tokens, MIDDLESEX, Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), bust of John Horne Tooke right, revs. Sessions House, Old Bailey, edges plain, in copper, 14.28g/6h, in white metal, 9.28g/12h (both DH 878; BHM 380) [2]. Copper extremely fine with some original colour, white metal nearly so, rare £100-150

Provenance: Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1518, D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part I, DNW Auction T10, 5 October 2011, lot 167, additionally: first F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 280 (part).