18th Century British Trade Tokens

Hampshire, Portsmouth, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1797, bust of Admiral Jervis left, rev. ship sailing right, british valor triumphant, edge grained, 10.79g/6h (DH 66). Brilliant mint state, full original colour; perhaps the finest specimen available to commerce £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection.

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Provenance: J.A. Bobbe Collection [from Baldwin February 1985]; bt J.A.B. September 2003