18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, bust of William Shakespeare left, w · shakespeare i·g· hancock aged 7 y’s around, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 14.24g/12h (DH 142). Trifling rim nicks on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with red-brown patina, very rare £800-1,000

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

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Provenance: W. Anderson Collection, Davissons Mailbid Sale 13, 25 April 2000 (812)