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

Birmingham, 50th Birthday of Joseph Priestley, 1783, medals by J.G. Hancock (2), bust right, revs. scientific apparatus on a bench, chimney with smoke at right, both 36mm, in copper, 15.24g/12h, in white metal, 16.47g/12h (both DH 33; BHM 251; E 807) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second about very fine with some surface blistering, both scarce (£180-220)

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:
*First Christie’s Auction, 1 May 1984, lot 441, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 946, bt R. Gladdle
Second Fawcett/Litman Collection.

These medals were advertised for sale in Aris’s Birmingham Gazette on 4 August 1783 (Dykes, BNJ 1999, p.176). See also lot 1539