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

High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (5), ruins of church, revs. register stove, edge plain, 11.17g/6h (DH 527); men at forge (2), skidmore edge, 12.67g/6h (DH 528), uncertain edge, 11.20g/5h (cf. DH 528); view of a street, skidmore edge, 12.79g/5h (DH 531); busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1795, skidmore edge, 11.99g/12h (DH 532) [5]. DH 528 good fine, DH 531 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine or better (£100-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Third T.A. Jan Collection, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 298 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 555, Davisson Mailbid Sale 12, 18 November 1999 (278)
Others all Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *531 and 532 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 179 (part) [531 from R. Dalton December 1910, 532 from Spink March 1912].

Contrary to the information given in the Noble and Davisson 12 catalogues, the third token does have traces of lettering on the edge, although what that lettering is remains unproven