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

Halfpence (9), Cripplegate, St Giles’s, edge plain, 14.45g/12h (DH 576); Crutched Friars (2), Allhallows, undated, edge plain, 14.79g/11h (DH 577), 1797, edge partly grained, 9.63g/11h (DH 578); Dukes Place, St James’s, coventry edge, 14.04g/1h (DH 579); Eastcheap, St Clements, edge plain, 10.84g/12h (DH 580); Fleet Street, St Bride’s, coventry edge, 13.68g/11h (DH 583); St Dunstan’s (2), coventry edge, 13.79g/12h (DH 584), edge plain, 14.32g/12h (DH 584a); Friday Street, St Mathew’s, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH 585) [9]. All extremely fine, last patinated, others with virtually full original colour, DH 577 with spectacular heavy obverse flaw; this, 580 and 584a very rare (£150-180)

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:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
*DH 577 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 181 (part) [from R. Dalton January 1913]
DH 584a SCMB July 1955
All others except DH 580 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 262 (part) [576, 579 and 583 from Spink, 578 from Baldwin, 585 from Verity].

The state of the flaws on DH 577 and 578 would indicate that the latter, dated 1797, was struck before the undated piece