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

David L Spence

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Lot

№ 1479

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£490

Mule Halfpence (7), deserted village, revs. Britannia, 10.57g/7h (DH 744); Highlander, spence edge, 12.33g/6h (DH 745); Indian, spence edge, 11.82g/6h (DH 746); lion and cock, edge plain, 10.48g/5h (DH 747a); Cain and Abel, spence edge, 12.71g/5h (DH 748); shepherd (2), edge plain, 10.56g/6h (DH 749), edge grained, 9.48g/5h (DH 749a) [7]. DH 747a, 748 and 749 extremely fine, first patinated, others with considerable original colour, remainder very fine and better but 746 heavily spotted and 749a with flan crack; all except 744 and 747a exhibiting various stages of the obverse die breaking (£300-350)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 749a J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 189 (part) [from Baldwin January 1917]
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188 (part) [749 from Lincoln March 1903, others from R. Dalton December 1910].

DH 748 only illustrated