18th Century British Trade Tokens

Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd, spence edge, 10.16g/6h (DH 15); boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.89g/6h (DH 16); anchor and cable (2), spence edge, 11.37g/7h (DH 17), edge grained, 11.53g/6h (DH 17a) [4]. Last two very fine, DH 17a lacquered, others better
£120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 15 and 17a bt P. Flanagan September 1982; DH 16 J.R. Farnell Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 5 (part) [from Baldwin], bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984; DH 17 bt M.Z. Gerson July 1978