Auction Catalogue

29 September 2005

Starting at 10:00 AM

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The Important Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by the late Dr David L Spence, of Pittsburgh (Part II)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1416

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£220

High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (4), St Paul’s Covent Garden, revs. church ruins (2), skidmore edge, 13.31g/6h (DH 522), edge grained, 8.53g/6h (DH 522a); bust of George III, edge grained, 9.89g/12h (DH 523b); jom cypher, skidmore edge, 12.88g/7h (DH 526) [4]. DH 522a very fine, others about extremely fine and better, last with a little original colour, first very rare (£100-150)

Provenance:
DH 522 T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 297 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 552 (part), Davissons FPL Winter 1998-9
DH 522a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 258 (part) [from Baldwin], Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 523b Fawcett/Litman Collection
DH 526 T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 297 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 552 (part), Davisson Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (277)