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

Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (15), 1793 (11), all revs. forge, 13.03g/6h (DH Warwickshire 393), 13.03g/6h (DH 393a), 11.55g/6h (DH 394), 11.79g/6h (DH 394a), 11.33g/12h (DH 410), 11.32g/6h (DH 411), 11.69g/12h (DH 412), 10.71g/12h (DH 415), birmingham edge, 11.45g/6h (DH 415a), edge plain, 8.99g/6h (DH 415c), 10.89g/6h (DH 416); 1795 (4), 11.26g/6h (DH 420), 11.75g/6h (DH 421), 11.02g/1h (DH 422), 10.37g/6h (DH 423) [15]. DH 393, 393a, 394a, 416, 420 and 421 good very fine and better, others mostly fine, last very rare (£80-100)

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 412 J. Dudman Collection, W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 320 (part) [from Baldwin September 1914].

The Boulton pieces dated 1793 (DH 393, 393a, 394, 394a) were struck in December 1793, and those dated 1795 (DH 420 and 421) in March 1795 (Doty, CTCJ May 1997, p.12). In the opinion of the cataloguer, DH 422 and 423 are not Soho mint products