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, Hornchurch, George Cotton, Halfpence (3), crowned bust of Edward IV right, sloping top to 1 of date (2), revs. crowned arms, extended line under castle, rose at point, edge plain, 9.19g/6h (DH 33), short line under castle, mullet at point, 10.21g/6h (DH 33bis I); flat top to 1 of date, rev. similar, extended line under castle, rose at point, edge plain, 9.84g/6h (DH 34) [3]. Last a bronzed Proof, practically as struck, others fine but first scratched (£30-40)

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 33bis I bt Spink c.1972.

George Cotton, who lived at Romford, ordered the Hornchurch tokens from Matthew Boulton in 1795 (cf. Doty, CTCJ, June 1999, pp.20-4); it would appear that a total of 63 ‘specimens’ [or Proofs] were supplied to Cotton