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

Uncertain manufacturers, Benevolent Choral Fund Halfpence, 1791 (3), decay’d widows, 7.99g/6h (DH 1021), decay’d members (2), 7.94g/6h (DH 1022), 9.74g/6h (DH 1023); Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (4), all with period after jury, 7.95g/12h (DH 1025), 8.25g/6h (DH 1026), 8.08g/6h (DH 1027), 8.78g/6h (DH 1028); John Horne Tooke’s Halfpence, 1794 (6), bust three-quarters right (3), birmingham edge [collar partly inverted], 8.87g/6h (DH 1044), london edge, 9.00g/12h (DH 1044a), edge plain, 8.74g/7h (DH 1044b), bust right (3), acquitted, 7.92g/6h (DH 1045a), not guilty (2), 8.88g/6h (DH 1046), 8.99g/6h (DH 1047); T.P.’s ‘Industry’ Halfpenny, 1801, 8.13g/6h (DH 1029; Davis Not Local 105); I.W’s ‘Dophin’ Halfpenny, 6.13g/6h (DH 1002) [15]. DH 1026, 1044a, 1044b, 1045a and 1047 about extremely fine, mostly with original colour but last with obverse slightly off-centre, DH 1044 about fine, others generally fine to very fine, some better, a few rare (£90-120)

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:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 1021, 1025, 1026, 1044a, 1045a, 1046 and 1047 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 401 and 403 (parts) [1021 and 1025 from Verity, 1026, *1044a, 1045a, 1046 and 1047 from Spink]
DH 1022 with pre-1910 J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 1023 SNC August 1912 (104175).

John Horne Tooke (1736-1812), politician and philologist. The ‘Dophin’ token is given to Skidmore by Bell, but not by other writers