The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Farthing, 1796, sailor, rev. man in barge sailing left, edge grained, 3.72g/5h (cf. DH 28, edge unlisted). Good very fine, dull patina, very rare, especially with this edge £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: SNC April 1990 (1963).

All other specimens of DH 28 seen by the cataloguer have a plain edge; this variety seems to have escaped previous notice