Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Hampshire, Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpence, 1796 (4), spines on back of dragon (2), portsea edge, 10.50g/6h (DH 79), portsea omitted, 11.12g/6h (DH 79a), no spines (2), portsea edge, 10.74g/6h (DH 80), anglesey edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 80b) [4]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second practically as struck with full original colour and most attractive, third fine, last about fine but very rare (£80-100)

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:
All Fawcett/Littman Collection, additionally:
DH 79 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 58 (part) [from Spink February 1912]
DH 80 F.S. Cokayne Collection [from J. Atkins January 1906].

Samuel Salmon, innholder, The Brown Bear; John Courtney, innholder, The George; Edward Frost, innholder, The Anson; the three main design elements on the tokens represent the inn signs and the ship is the man-of-war HMS Anson. DH 79a only illustrated