18th Century British Trade Tokens

Lancashire, Rochdale, John Kershaw, Proof Halfpenny, 1792, in silver, arms, rev. man weaving in a loom, edge payable at the warehouse of iohn kershaw, 13.34g/12h (DH 143). Spot on bar of loom, some weakness in the fleece crest and minor hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and very rare
£300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 242 [from S.E. Schwer 1983]; R.S. Brown Jr Collection, Part I, DNW Auction T7, 7 October 2009, lot 241 [from J.A. Bobbe June 2002]