The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Roberts-Lewis

18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, John Allin, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.88g/12h (DH 62); Henry Biggs, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.80g/6h (DH 70); James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, 10.37g/6h (DH 120); Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpenny, 1792, 14.24g/6h (DH 93), imitation Halfpenny, 1793, 8.35g/6h (DH 116b); Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1794, 9.77g/6h (DH 74l); Birming[ha]m Company, imitation Halfpenny, 1793, 9.61g/7h (DH 76); Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, 12.99g/12h (DH 123); issuer uncertain [possibly Joseph Farror], Halfpence, 1791 (2), 13.38g/5h (DH 46), 12.84g/5h (DH 47); Henry Hickman, Halfpenny, 1792, 11.28g/6h (DH 144), Farthing, 1792, 6.07g/6h (DH 481a); James Sketchley, Lutwyche’s Masonic Halfpenny, 1794, 9.22g/6h (DH Middlesex 370a); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 21.68g/12h (DH 25); Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1793, 10.43g/6h (DH 50); Kempson’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpenny, Old Meeting Destroyed, 14.37g/12h (DH 160) [16]. DH 25, 62, 120 and 123 extremely fine, last three with original colour, DH 46 and 76 very fine, DH 47, 74l and 116b fine, others generally about extremely fine £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Roberts-Lewis.

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Provenance: DH 46 and 481a bt S.E. Schwer; DH 62, 93 and Middlesex 370a bt Spink; *DH 120 bt Seaby 1985