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Sold between 11 July & 7 October 2004

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

David L Spence

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Lot

№ 1499

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£470

Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd (3), london and engrailed edge, 9.71g/6h (DH 808), edge engrailed, 8.81g/12h (DH 808a), edge plain, 10.03g/4h (DH 808b); view of the Bastille, 10.57g/6h (DH 809); boys at turnstile, 10.21g/12h (DH 810); together with an obverse brockage, edge plain, 10.19g [6]. DH 808a and 810 extremely fine with virtually full original colour, former very rare, DH 809 very fine, others about extremely fine (£250-300)

Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 809 T. Bliss Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [from R. Dalton May 1915]
Brockage T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot 85 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part)
Others W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [808 from Lincoln May 1914, *808a from Baldwin April 1926, 808b and 810 from R. Dalton December 1910]