18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Alston’s Halfpenny, 1796, frontal elevation of the Workhouse, rev. bee-hive and bees, edge engrailed, 8.26g/6h (DH 63). Some toning to edges, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour and attractive surfaces £60-80

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

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Provenance: Bt J.A. Bobbe November 2002