18th Century British Trade Tokens

Yorkshire, Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev. fleece, edge payable by samuel birchall, 11.89g/6h (DH 28). Light die flaw by fleece, otherwise virtually as struck with diffused original colour and mirror-like light brown fields, rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: D. McHenry Collection [from J.A. Bobbe August 1998]; bt D.McH. March 2008.

There are two distinct weights for the Birchall-edged tokens; heavier pieces which tip the scales at close to 12g and a lighter issue of between 9 and 9.5g (see next lot); the latter is more frequently met with in commerce