Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Kent, Deptford, Thomas Haycraft, Halfpence, 1795 (3), cracked die (2), haycraft edge, 8.92g/6h (DH 13), deptford edge, 8.92g/6h (DH 13a), quatrefoil after courage, 9.40g/6h (DH 14); Dover, John Horn, Halfpence, 1794 (2), horn’s edge, 9.12g/5h (DH 16), lancaster edge, 9.51g/5h (DH 16a), Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, lancaster edge, 8.41g/6h (DH 18); Dymchurch, William Parris, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.79g/6h (DH 15); Faversham, John Crow, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.02g/6h (DH 20) [8]. DH 14 very fine and very rare, others generally good very fine to extremely fine, but DH 18 with metal flaw, some nicely patinated (£100-150)

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:
All Fawcett/Littman Collection, additionally:
DH 13a, 15, 16 and 20 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 217 (part) [DH 13a and 15 from Baldwin, 16 from J. Atkins, 20 from J. Henry]
DH 16a from Spink.

John Horn, stationer and perfumer, proprietor of the Apollo circulating library and reading room, King street, Dover, a business later taken over by his son, George, who merged his library with that of George Adlard by 1820 (Longman pp.25-6); William Parris (†January 1837, aged 84), wife’s name Susannah (†December 1838, aged 81); John Crow, brazier and coppersmith, nephew of Thomas Ballard, gent, of High Halden (†1789). DH 14 only illustrated