Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

18th Century Tokens, Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpence, 1793 (4), arms, revs. flitch of bacon (3), edge grained, 10.32g/12h (DH 11), skidmore edge, 12.57g/12h (DH 11a), edge plain, 11.37g/6h (DH 11b), Hendon Church, edge plain, 11.50g/6h (DH 12) [4]. Extremely fine and better, first with virtually full original colour, last scratched in reverse field, all scarce (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
*DH 11 bt Baldwin; DH 11a SNC July-August 1972 (7666); DH 11b SCMB June 1971; DH 12 SNC March 1972 (3422).

For an interesting note on the Dunmow Flitch Trials, see Schroeder, CTCJ Winter 2002, p.20