18th Century British Trade Tokens

Suffolk, Hoxne and Hartsmere (?), Kempson’s Loyal Yeoman Twopence, 1798, yeoman leaning against horse, loyal yeoman pro rege lege et patria around, rev. old england 2 march 1798 entd jas. loyal around i promise to pay to the hon: ble geo: yeoman or bearer the sum of two-pence on the perfect establishment of peace & unanimity for king lords and commons, john bull, edge plain, 33.23g/12h (DH Middlesex 5). Obverse fair, reverse fine, extremely rare £300-500

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

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Provenance: P.C. Cruttwell Collection, Spink Auction 63, 28-9 March 1988, lot 627; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 261; bt A. Davisson