The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence

Lancashire, Manchester, John Fielding, Halfpence (15), East India House type (3), 1792 (2), fieldings edge, 11.13g/6h (DH 127), london edge, 10.07g/6h (DH 127a), 1793, edge plain, 8.92g/6h (DH 127 bis and Yorkshire 15b); EIC balemark type, 1793 (6), 9.36g/6h (DH 129), 10.29g/6h (DH 130), 8.90g/6h (DH 131), 8.73g/5h (DH 132), 9.60g/6h (DH 133), 8.52g/7h (DH 134); porter carrying sack type, 1793 (6), fieldings edge, 10.51g/5h (DH 135), birmingham edge, 10.24g/6h (DH 135a), lancaster edge, 9.78g/6h (DH 135c), anglesea edge, 9.51g/6h (DH 135d), edge engrailed, 9.47g/6h (DH 135e), edge plain, 10.99g/6h (DH 135h); J. Rayner & Co, Halfpence, 1793 (3), rayner edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 138), redruth edge, 9.58g/6h (DH 138a), edge plain, 6.58g/6h (DH 138b) [18]. DH 127, 129, 131, 132, 135, 135c and 135e about extremely fine and better, some with original colour, DH 138a fine, DH 138b fair, others generally about very fine, DH 127 bis very rare (£140-180)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
All Fawcett/Littman Collection, additionally:
DH 127, 131, 135e and 138 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 224 (part) [DH 127, 131 and 138 from Spink, 135e from Baldwin]
DH 135c with pre-1910 J.H. Daniels ticket
DH 135h A.W. Jan Collection.

John Fielding, grocer and tea dealer, Withygrove. DH 127 bis only illustrated

DH 127 bis is published in DH as Yorkshire 15b