18th Century British Trade Tokens

Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpence (3), edge grained, 8.79g/6h (DH 28; Judson 1070), dublin edge, 9.20g/6h (DH 28a; Judson 1070), edge plain, 10.40g/6h (DH 28c; Judson 1070); Philip Deck, Pennies, 1794 (2), decks edge, 13.59g/6h (DH 4; Judson 1070), edge plain, 17.46g/6h (DH 4a; Judson –), Halfpenny, decks edge, 10.43g/12h (DH 26; Judson 1070); James Goer, Halfpenny, edge plain, 10.05g/6h (DH 27; Judson 1070); Charles Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 7.87g/6h (DH 30; Judson 1070); John Rackham and Richard Leatherdale [of Harleston, Norfolk], Halfpence (3), leatherdales edge, 10.15g/6h (DH 29; Judson 1070), lancaster edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 29a; Judson 1070), edge coarsely grained, 9.34g/12h (DH 29d; Judson 1070) [11]. DH 4 and 27 extremely fine but both struck off-centre, others very fine to extremely fine, some with original colour, DH 4a very rare, DH 29a lacquered £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 4 and 27 bt M.Z. Gerson June 1978; *DH 4a F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin August 1904], T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 57 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 861 (part); DH 26 bt J.A. Bobbe March 1997; DH 28 bt M.Z. Gerson May 1979; DH 28a Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 12 April 2000 (1203); DH 28c bt R. Grellman March 1982; DH 29 bt M.Z. Gerson February 1978; DH 29a S.V. Hagley Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 878 (part), bt R. Gladdle November 1998; DH 29d bt J.A. Bobbe October 1999; DH 30 bt R. Gladdle July 1996