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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

№ 1501

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£420

Mule Halfpence (4), two men dancing round fire, revs. noted advocates, etc, spence edge, 11.38g/12h (DH 818); Britannia, spence edge, 11.93g/6h (DH 819); caduceus (2), spence edge, 12.41g/9h (DH 820), edge plain, 11.97g/9h (DH 820, edge unpublished) [4]. Extremely fine, last lightly toned and extremely rare, others with virtually full original colour, a most attractive group (£300-400)

Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 191 (part) [*818 and 819 from R. Dalton December 1910, 820 from Lincoln May 1914, 820 with unpublished edge from Spink February 1921]
Fawcett/Litman Collection