Important British Trade Tokens

Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (3), type 2, all in brass, Christ’s Church Hospital, 23.48g/6h (DH 51), St Paul’s Covent Garden, 24.98g/6h (DH 52), Foundling Hospital, 22.18g/6h (DH 53) [3]. First extremely fine, others good very fine but somewhat dulled, all very rare (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of London 18th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance:
Baldwin Auction 24, 9-10 October 2000, lots 1086, 1087 (parts)
D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1336, additionally:
DH 52 and 53 Yeates Collection, F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin March 1923].

DH 51 only illustrated