18th Century British Trade Tokens

Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1797, ancient fortress, rev. jb cypher, edge payable in dublin or ballymurtagh, 7.13g/6h (DH 1b). Struck over a Ballymurtagh Halfpenny of Camac, Kyan & Camac, date uncertain; extremely fine and well-centred with a little original colour, of the highest rarity £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: DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 218; bt J.A. Bobbe January 2008