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

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), seated man gnawing bone, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.72g/6h (DH 774); bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend (4), revs. Britannia, spence edge, 12.02g/8h (DH 775), caduceus, spence edge, 11.33g/1h (DH 776); heart and hand, spence edge, 12.10g/12h DH 777), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 778) [5]. DH 775 and 776 extremely fine but former with striking crack, others very fine but DH 774 and 777 lacquered £100-150

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

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Provenance: DH 774 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 163 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 53, 19 June 1986, lot 254 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 1986; DH 775 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; *DH 776 bt J.A. Bobbe August 1998; DH 777 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 778 bt R. Gladdle August 1989