Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Lancashire, Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (16), small date (7), no star below bust (3), lancaster edge, 9.53g/6h (DH 39), edge plain (2), 7.10g/6h (DH 39b), 7.35g/12h (DH 40a), star below bust (4), lancaster edge, 9.23g/6h (DH 41), parker’s edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 41b), haymarket edge, 9.35g/6h (DH 41d), edge plain, 11.20g/6h (DH 42); large date (9), period at end of obv. legend (2), lancaster edge, 8.84g/6h (DH 43), temple edge, 9.19g/6h (DH 43b), no period (2), lancaster edge, 9.08g/6h (DH 44), london edge, 8.55g/5h (DH 44a), period after rev. legend (2), lancaster edge, 9.16g/6h (DH 45), london edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 45a), star under bust (3), lancaster edge, 9.48g/6h (DH 46), bath edge, 9.73g/6h (DH 46a), congleton edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 47a); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (6), revs. arms of Liverpool, 7.63g/6h (DH 49), Bp Blaize, 10.59g/6h (DH 51), river-god (2), london edge, 8.81g/6h (DH 53), edge plain [not in collar], 8.71g/6h (DH 53, edge unpublished), standing Britannia, 11.06g/6h (DH 54), bust of Prince of Wales, banbury edge, 11.27g/6h (DH 55a) [22]. DH 45 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 41 and 53 about extremely fine, others generally about very fine, some better, several very rare (£140-180)

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/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 40a and 43 with pre-1910 J.H. Daniels tickets
DH 41, 44 and 46 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 221 (part) [DH 46 from J. Verity]
DH 46a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 80 (part) [from Baldwin January 1910]