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

Bath, John Jelly, Lutwyche’s Pennies, 1794 (2), both on demand edges, large [32mm] flan, 18.90g/6h, small [30mm] flan, 20.81g/6h (both DH 5); Halfpence, 1794 (2), both edges plain, large [30mm] flan, 8.56g/6h, small [29mm] flan, 10.35g/6h (both DH 26) [4]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine and better with original colour (£70-100)

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.

DH 5 on small flan only illustrated. John Jelly (†1813), lawyer, Gay’s place, proprietor of the Walcot Botanic Garden, opened in June 1793 with the help of the apothecary and botanist William Sole (1741-1802); Jelly was declared bankrupt in April 1795 and his property, including the garden, sold by auction (Brooke, CTCJ December 1999, pp.33-5). He was also co-issuer of the Badminton halfpence (Spence Part I, 1241)