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

Lutwyche’s Halfpence depicting the Prince of Wales (16), viz. bust three-quarters right, plumes below (2), brighton edge, 9.11g/6h (DH 952), lancaster edge, 9.52g/6h (DH 952a); bust three-quarters right, value below (3), revs. arms and supporters (2), lancaster edge, 8.78g/12h (DH 953), dublin edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 953a), Prince’s plumes, lancaster edge, 9.49g/6h (DH 961); bust right types (11), stop after wales (6), line of forehead to e (3), revs. arms and supporters, lancaster edge, 8.27g/6h (DH 954), Prince’s plumes, 1794 (2), w gye’s edge, 9.94g/6h (DH 967), lancaster edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 967b); line of forehead between n and c (2), revs. arms and supporters, lancaster edge, 9.65g/6h (DH 955), Prince’s plumes, lancaster edge, 9.26g/6h (DH 966); no stop after wales (6), line of forehead to c (3), revs. Prince’s plumes, london edge (2), 8.94g/12h (DH 963), 8.89g/12h (DH 964a), edge plain, 9.37g/6h (DH 963b); line of forehead between n and c (3), revs. Prince’s plumes (2), lancaster edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 956 bis a), edge payable at london and engrailed, 9.21g/6h (DH 956 bis, edge unpublished), hands holding crowned triangle, edge grained, 9.48g/6h (DH 960 [recté obv. of 956]); mule Halfpenny, arms and supporters, rev. bust of John of Gaunt, lancaster edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 957); Lutwyche’s Halfpence depicting the Prince and Princess of Wales (3), revs. ship, guard & glory, etc, anglesey edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 945), edge grained, 9.49g/6h (DH 945a), edge plain, 6.28g/6h (DH 945b); Lutwyche’s Farthings (3), bust left, revs. ich dien (3), edge grained, 3.16g/6h (DH 1140), edge plain (2), 3.67g/6h (DH 1140a), 3.09g/6h (DH 1141) [23]. DH 945a, 961 and 1140a extremely fine with original colour, others generally very fine, some better, a few rare (£140-180)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 945a, 952, 953 and 963b F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lots 284, 399 and 406 (parts) [945a and 963b from Spink, 952 from T.E. Tatton, 953 from Verity]
*DH 961, 1140, 1140a and 1141 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lots 202 and 212 (parts) [961 from Lincoln May 1914, 1140 from Baldwin April 1905, 1140a from Lincoln August 1909, 1141 from R. Dalton June 1914]
DH 964a A.W. Jan Collection