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, Chandos Street, William Allen, Halfpence, 1795, chandos street edge, 9.19g/6h (DH 246), edge grained, 8.90g/6h (DH 246b); Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, 12.30g/6h (DH 253); Spring Gardens, C. Biggar, Halfpence, 1796 (2), reads spring garden, 7.52g/6h (DH 255a), spring-garden, 9.40g/12h (DH 256); Blackfriars, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 10.10g/12h (DH 257a) [6]. DH 255a fine but rare, DH 246b and 253 good very fine, others about extremely fine and better, particularly the last (£70-90)

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

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Provenance:
DH 256 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 72 (part), J. Wahl Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 18, 21 November 2002 (459, part) [the Bell plate coin, p.40].

DH 257 only illustrated