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

Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, sea bathing edge, 9.89g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John Boorman, Halfpence, 1795 (2), boorman edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 22), lancaster edge, 9.34g/6h (DH 22a); Frant, G. Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, frant edge, 10.00g/5h (DH 23); Hastings, James Tebay, Halfpence, 1794 (3), tebays edge (2), 9.81g/6h (DH 24), 9.75g/6h (DH 25), edge plain, 8.58g/6h (DH 26) [7]. DH 23 extremely fine with virtually full original colour, DH 21 and 22a about extremely fine, latter very rare, others generally very fine (£60-80)

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 21, 22, 23 and 24 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 264 (part) [21 from Lincoln January 1903, 22 gift of ‘J.E.’, 23 from Lincoln August 1909, 24 from Lincoln February 1910]
DH 25 and 26 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 320 (part) [25 from W. Norman].

DH 22a only illustrated. Frederick George Fisher, postmaster, Brighton and proprietor of two circulating libraries at Brighton and Eastbourne, the former established in 1784 and the latter in 1790, declared bankrupt December 1803; his stock of books were sold by auction in Brighton in 1805 (Brooke, CTCJ September 1998, pp.22-3). John H. Boorman, grocer and draper, freemason. James Tebay, ironmonger and auctioneer, wife’s name Jane; a memorial stone to his son James (†May 1791) is in St Clement’s church, Hastings. Tebay’s tokens are catalogued following the original DH plate enumeration