18th Century British Trade Tokens

Suffolk, Blything, Sir John Rous, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, mounted yeoman, sword point to l in suffolk, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 14.41g/12h (DH 19; Judson 1064). Rather hairlined, otherwise good very fine, grey tone, very rare
£200-250

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

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Provenance: S.E. Schwer Collection; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 871 [from S.E.S. June 1984]; bt J.A. Bobbe September 1998.

The reference to the Longman collection given in the Noble sale catalogue is incorrect; the Longman/Jan coin was in the David Litrenta collection (DNW Auction 69, lot 37)