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

Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpence (7), 1794 (2), heath edge, 9.72g/6h (DH 39), edge payable by thomas ball sleaford and with additional large six-pointed star counterstamped on both sides, 9.41g/6h (DH 39, edge unpublished), 1795 (2), both edges grained, large [31mm] flan, 9.61g/6h, small [29mm] flan, 9.33g/6h (both DH 40), 1796 (3), revs. Pump Room, edge grained, 9.79g/6h (DH 41), Walcot Turnpike (2), walcot edge, 10.43g/6h (DH 45), edge plain, 6.77g/5h (DH 45, edge unlisted by Davisson); Farthings (2), 1794, 4.79g/6h (DH 115), 1795, 4.59g/6h (DH 116); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (2), revs. arms of Bath, anglesey edge, 11.13g/6h (DH 42), ancient tower, anglesey edge, 11.52g/6h (DH 43) [11]. DH 42, 115 and 116 extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 39 and 41 about extremely fine, second fine but extremely rare, others generally very fine, DH 45 variant also extremely rare and believed the only known specimen (£150-200)

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 39, 40 small flan, 41, 42, 43 and 45 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 240 (part) [39 from W.H. Regan March 1902, 40 and 45 gift of ‘J.E.’, 41 from Spink January 1908, 42 from J.H. Daniels July 1910, 43 from Baldwin March 1912]
*DH 45 variant E. Saxty Collection, B.W. Harris Collection, Glendining Auction, 22-3 April 1926, lot 82 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 240 (part), where assigned as DH 45a
DH 39 with unpublished edge acquired February 1950
DH 116 from Baldwin.

Francis Heath, ironmonger, brazier and cutler, 15 Bath street, and from 1799 at 2 Bath street, opposite Mary Lambe & Son (see lot 1660); he was declared bankrupt at the end of 1800 and his stock auctioned in Bath in January 1801, but by 1805 he was back in business at 15 Stall street (Griffin, SCMB, 1958, pp.107-8, and Pottinger, Coin News, July 2005, p.44). The Walcot Turnpike is discussed by Brooke (CTCJ Winter 2001, pp.30-1)