British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (10), lion and dog (3), revs. zebra, 9.50g/7h (DH 428), kangaroo, 11.09g/12h (DH 430), monkey, 8.38g/6h (DH 431); reclining lion (2), revs. cockatoo, 9.04g/4h (DH 434), crane, 9.33g/9h (DH 435); rhinoceros to right (3), revs. tiger, spence edge, 12.94g/7h (DH 436), antelope, edge plain, 6.49g/6h (DH 437a), kangaroo, 9.56g/12h (DH 438); rhinoceros to left, rev. two-headed cow, quatrefoils in legend, 8.77g/6h (DH 439); tiger, rev. ostrich, spence edge, 12.77g/6h (DH 442) [10]. DH 430, 436, 437a and 442 extremely fine, first with much original colour, DH 428 about fine, others generally very fine but DH 435 with several edge knocks £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 428 bt A. Davisson July 1996; *DH 430 bt R. Gladdle April 1992; DH 431 bt A. Davisson December 1996; DH 434 bt J.A. Bobbe November 1996; DH 435 O.P. Eklund Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection, M.Z. Gerson Collection [from J.A.B.], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 505 (part); DH 436 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 505 (part) [from Baldwin 1979]; DH 437a and 442 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1992; DH 438 bt J. Spingarn July 2000; DH 439 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1979