Important British Trade Tokens

Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, crescent, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire, helmet above, edge buxton token and engrailed, 11.34g/6h (DH 2). Excess of metal on rim and light surface marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Duplicate Tokens from the Collection of David Griffiths.

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Provenance:
T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 39
M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 24.

About 30 struck