18th Century British Trade Tokens

Somerset, Freshford, John Moggridge and Thomas Joyce, Halfpence, 1795 (6), reading dunkikre (3), edge grained left (2), 9.05g/6h (DH 107, normal flan; Young 1210), 7.18g/6h (DH 107, thin flan; Young 1210, this piece), edge plain, 10.19g/6h (DH 107d; Young –); reading dunkirk (3), flourishes to cypher (2), edge grained, 9.07g/6h (DH 108; Young 1210), edge plain, 9.75g/6h (DH 108a; Young 1210, this piece), no flourishes, edge grained, 9.74g/6h (DH 109; Young 1210) [6]. DH 107 thin flan with surface metal faults on reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually mint state, DH 107d and 109 good fine, former very rare, others about extremely fine and better, DH 108a also very rare £150-200

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

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Provenance: DH 107 normal flan bt M.Z. Gerson July 1979; *DH 107 thin flan F.S. Cokayne Collection, D. Young Collection, Baldwin Auction 6, 11 October 1995, lot 1210 (part) [from Baldwin March 1982], bt R. Gladdle November 1995; DH 107d bt J. Spingarn May 1997; DH 108 bt M.Z. Gerson November 1981; DH 108a D. Young Collection, Baldwin Auction 6, 11 October 1995, lot 1210 (part) [from Baldwin March 1982], bt R. Gladdle November 1995; DH 109 bt R. Grellman March 1982