Auction Catalogue

15 December 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Tickets and Passes, Important British Trade Tokens, Coin Weights

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 2023

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£140

Portsea, George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (8), 9.45g/6h (DH 68), 10.91g/6h (DH 69), 9.82g/6h (DH 70), 9.90g/6h (DH 71), 9.85g/6h (DH 72), 10.08g/6h (DH 73), 9.78g/6h (DH 75), 10.02g/6h (DH 76); imitation Halfpence, 1794 (2), 8.44g/6h (DH 74), 8.16g/6h (DH 74b) [10]. DH 75 extremely fine with much original colour but edge filed, DH 68, 72 and 73 about extremely fine, all with some original colour, others generally fine, some better, DH 74 and 74b very rare (£80-100)

Provenance:
All Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 63, 7 October 2004, lot 1272, additionally:
DH 68 and 69 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 58 (part) [both from Lincoln, September 1908]
DH 72 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 210 (part) [from W.C. Weight]
DH 76 bt November 1953