Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

18th Century, Middlesex, St Martin’s Lane, John Delaporte, ‘Penny’ or advertising check, 11.14g/12h (DH 14, the plate coin). Planchet a trifle bent, otherwise about very fine and very rare, especially in this state (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by David Litrenta.

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The second finest example of one of Delaporte’s checks seen by the cataloguer; the best, that formerly in the Norman collection (DH 14 bis), brought £600 at auction in 2000 (Baldwin Auction 23, lot 964)