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

Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), man hanging series, type 1 (2), end of pain in large letters, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 10.78g/6h (DH 827), boys at turnstile, 10.24g/5h (DH 828); type 2 (2), man with short legs, no border, revs. similar, in collar, 12.50g/12h (DH 831), not in collar, 12.36g/12h (DH 831a); type 3 (2), man with straight legs, revs. open book, edge grained, 6.92g/12h (DH 833), edge plain, 8.42g/11h (DH 833a) [6]. DH 827 and 831a extremely fine, former with die flaw in early stage, latter with original colour, DH 833a about very fine, others very fine and better, DH 828 from die in late stage with large associated cud, this and DH 833 both lacquered £200-250

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

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Provenance: DH 827 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1997; DH 828 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 164 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from M.Z.G. September 1985], bt J.A.B. July 1996; DH 831 bt A. Davisson November 1995; *DH 831a bt M.Z. Gerson January 1981; DH 833 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 618 (part) [from Spink 1975], bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; DH 833a bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984.

It is probable that the type 2 and 3 pieces are not by Spence. The type 3s probably pre-date 1795, when Spence’s numismatic activities commenced. However, they have all been listed here for the sake of convenience