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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

№ 1498

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£260

Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper, 12.50g/12h, in brass, 12.64g/12h (both DH 806); lion and cock (3), spence edge, 10.37g/6h (DH 807), london and engrailed edge, 9.35g/5h (DH 807a), edge plain, 10.43g/6h (DH 807c) [5]. Second very fine and very rare but surfaces dirty, DH 807 and 807c good very fine, others extremely fine with original colour (£150-200)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 807 Yeates Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [from Spink December 1914]
Others all W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [*806 copper and 807a from R. Dalton December 1910, 806 brass from Baldwin April 1923, 807c from S.H. Hamer January 1910]