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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

№ 1529

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29 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£290

Mule Farthings (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. padlock (2), edge grained, 5.81g/6h (DH 1095), edge plain, 2.47g/6h (DH 1095a); pig, 3.98g/6h (DH 1096); slave, 3.51g/6h (DH 1097); man on gallows, edge grained, 3.78g/12h (DH 1098) [5]. DH 1096 about extremely fine, others extremely fine, first attractively patinated, others with original colour, all rare (£120-150)

Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [*1095 from Spink December 1907, 1095a from Lincoln December 1905, 1096 and 1098 from Lincoln April 1905, 1097 gift of ‘J.E.’]
Fawcett/Litman Collection