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Sold between 11 July & 7 October 2004

4 parts

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

David L Spence

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Lot

№ 1466

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£310

Mule Halfpence (5), t spence bookseller, etc, revs. Marine Society boy, spence edge, 12.06g/5h (DH 698); Minerva standing, 12.57g/5h (DH 699); Spaniard (2), spence edge, 12.17g/6h (DH 700), edge plain, 12.47g/6h (DH 700b); bust of John Thelwall, 10.06g/6h (DH 701) [5]. Extremely fine, last two patinated, others with much original colour, first rare (£180-220)

Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 187 (part) [*698 and 701 from Baldwin December 1910, 699 from Lincoln October 1907, others from R. Dalton December 1910]
Fawcett/Litman Collection