Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

18th Century, Middlesex, Blackfriars, James Spittle, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 903); City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 315c); Finsbury Square, James Lackington, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 358a); Foundling Fields, J. Burton, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 305); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpenny (DH 274); Newgate, Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 301), issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1794, and mule Halfpence (3), 1794, 1795 (2) (DH 393, 394, 396b [2]); Russell Court, A. Sim, Halfpenny (DH 478a); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 916); Strand, uncertain issuer, Halfpenny (DH 362a); Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Halfpenny, 1794 (DH 297); Tower Hill, James Sketchley, Halfpence (2), both 1794 (DH 370b, 372a) [16]. About extremely fine and better, mostly with original colour, DH 301 with collectors’ number inked on obverse and one DH 396b brightly polished (£120-150)

Provenance:
DH 301, 358a, 362a, 372a and 903 all M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lots 202 (part), 213 (part), 214 (part), 282 (part); DH 393 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 278 (part)