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

Birmingham, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1793 (4), current every where edge, 10.79g/6h (DH 50), clougher edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 50a), london and engrailed edge, 7.35g/6h (DH 50c), edge plain, 9.27g/6h (DH 50h); mule Halfpence (10), boy with press (5), revs. bust of Samuel Johnson, london and engrailed edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 51), ship, london and engrailed edge, 7.73g/6h (DH 52), Britannia seated, edge grained, 9.42g/6h (DH 53), three men hanging, edge engrailed, 11.32g/6h (DH 55), a way to prevent knaves, etc, edge engrailed, 11.12g/6h (DH 56), shield (5), revs. Britannia seated, london and engrailed edge, 7.85g/6h (DH 58), ship (2), current every where edge, 9.48g/6h (DH 59), edge plain, 9.56g/6h (DH 59a), mounted dragoon (2), one cent edge, 10.90g/6h (DH 60c), london and engrailed edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 61) [14]. DH 50, 53, 55, 56 and 61 about extremely fine and better but 55 with striking crack, some rare, others generally fine to very fine (£120-150)

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:
DH 60c SCMB January 1975, bt Seaby August 1976
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH *50 and 59 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 321 (part) [50 from Baldwin, 59 from Verity]
DH 50h and 53 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 286 (part) [50h from Lincoln December 1910, 53 from Spink March 1912]