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

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Clarke, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia crowning bust of George III with laurel wreath, rev. oak tree at left, four ships in background, britanniæ tutamen, edge payable at the house of john clarke bull street, 12.85g/5h (DH 122). From the dies in unflawed state, extremely fine but with uneven toning on reverse, very rare £200-250

Provenance: Davissons Mailbid Sale 18, 21 November 2002 (672).

36 struck