Special Collections

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

№ 1490

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£410

Mule Halfpence (6), bust of Lord George Gordon with legend, revs. Britannia, spence edge, 11.62g/8h (DH 775); caduceus, spence edge, 11.83g/7h (DH 776); heart and hand, spence edge, 12.55g/12h DH 777); Cain and Abel, spence edge, 11.35g/6h (DH 778); men under tree, 9.99g/6h (DH 779); Sessions House, Old Bailey, edge plain, 10.50g/6h (DH 780a) [6]. DH 776, 777 and 778 extremely fine with considerable original colour, others about extremely fine and patinated but DH 775 with flan crack (£250-300)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 775 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 274 (part) [from Baldwin].

DH 776 only illustrated