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

Birmingham, Workhouse, ‘Two Shillings’, 1788, plated, counterstamped w both sides, 19.00g/12h (DH 2a); One Shilling and Sixpence, edge grained, 8.05g/12h (DH 3); Alston’s Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge engrailed, 8.69g/6h (DH 63), edge plain, 8.40g/12h (DH 63a) [4]. DH 2a and 3 very fine, former very rare, others extremely fine with original colour (£120-150)

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:
DH 3 P. Flanagan FPL January 1977 (T45)
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 63 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 330 (part) [from S.H. Hamer].

DH 2a only illustrated. James Alston, buttonmaker, 22 Church street (Hawkins, pp.109, 112); it seems likely that Alston may also have been responsible for the value-expressed tokens (DH 3-5) which probably appeared c. 1799