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

National series: Medals, Birth of George, Prince of Wales, 1762, a brass medalet, 19mm, 2.11g/6h (DH 1142; BHM 81); Queen Charlotte, c. 1788, a brass medalet by Wilmore Alston & Co, 25mm, 4.10g/12h (DH 947; BHM 278); Prince of Wales Appointed Regent, 1789, medalets (6), viz. by Lutwyche (3), revs. crown, he holds it for the king, etc, in brass, 27mm, 6.48g/6h (DH 969; BHM 322), different bust (3), in plated brass, 26mm, 6.56g/6h (DH 971), in copper, 6.54g/6h, in plated brass, 6.34g/6h, both 26mm (both DH 972); unsigned (2), revs. Prince’s plumes, appointed, etc, in copper, 7.59g/6h, plated, 7.52g/6h, both 30mm (both DH 968; BHM 321); Marriage of the Prince and Princess Caroline of Brunswick, 1795, medalets (7), all unsigned, conjoined busts left, revs. Prince’s plumes (4), large size (2), in brass, edge grained, 26mm, 4.41g/12h (DH 976; BHM 398), edge plain, 26mm, 4.59g/12h (DH 976a; BHM 398), small size, in brass, 20mm, 2.33g/12h (DH 1143; BHM 398), in copper (4), revs. stork and cornucopia, 20mm, 2.56g/3h (DH 1144), thin pig, 20mm, 2.68g/6h (DH 1146), fat pig, 20mm, 2.64g/9h (DH 1147), beehive above peace, 20mm, 3.00g/3h (DH 1148) [15]. DH 976, 1142 and 1147 fair, DH 972 copper good fine, others generally very fine or better, some rare £100-150

Provenance: *DH 947 bt P. Flanagan January 1997; DH 968 copper and 1143 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 968 plated bt R. Gladdle March 1997; DH 969 T. McGoldrick Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 201 (part) [from Spink August 1975], P.C. Deane Collection, J.A. Bobbe Collection [from P.C.D. June 1983], bt J.A.B. 1985; DH 971 J.A. Bobbe Collection [from Baldwin February 1983], bt J.A.B. December 1987; DH 972 copper acquired 1981; DH 972 plated J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lot 176 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 655 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998; DH 976 P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 655 (part); DH 976a bt J.A. Bobbe February 1996; DH 1142 bt W. McKivor August 2004; DH 1144 bt J.A. Bobbe July 1994; DH 1146 bt P. Flanagan March 1984; DH 1147 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 712 (part) [from S.E. Schwer 1984]; DH 1148 M.Z. Gerson Collection [from Baldwin September 1983], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 716 (part)