18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence (25), 1792 (19), anglesey edges (7), 10.60g/6h (DH 103), 9.62g/7h (DH 104a), 9.32g/6h (DH 106), 9.08g/7h (DH 107), 11.08g/6h (DH 108a), 10.47g/6h (DH 110a), 10.51g/6h (DH 111), hull edge, 9.88g/10h (DH 104b), birmingham edges (3), 8.86g/6h (DH 108b), 9.07g/6h (DH 109), 8.94g/7h (DH 110), edges plain (2), 9.53g/6h (DH 108c), 7.62g/2h (DH 112d), london edges (4), 9.15g/6h (DH 109a), 10.47g/6h (DH 111c), 8.63g/6h (DH 111d), 11.12g/5h (DH 112), lancaster edge, 12.17g/6h (DH 111a), edge engrailed, 9.69g/6h (DH 111e); 1793 (5), birmingham edges (3), 9.55g/6h (DH 114), 8.35g/7h (DH 115), 10.28g/6h (DH 116), leek edge, 9.34g/6h (DH 114b), birm edge, 9.60g/6h (DH 116a); 1794, birmingham warehouse edge, 9.72g/4h (DH 117) [25]. DH 111a about extremely fine, others generally fine or better, DH 104b, 107, 108c, 109, 110a, 112d and 117 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 103 bt S. Cordova April 1989; DH 104b J. Atkins Collection, bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 106 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1979; DH 107 bt S. Cordova October 1989; DH 108a bt S. Cordova May 1982; DH 108b J.R. Farnell Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 42 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 962 (part); DH 108c, 110, 111, 112d, 115, 116a and 117 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 114 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 962 (part); DH 109 bt W. McKivor February 2003; DH 109a bt J. Spingarn November 1997; DH 110a bt J.A. Bobbe April 2005; *DH 111a bt J. Spingarn April 1997; DH 111c bt A. Davisson July 1996; DH 111d bt P. Flanagan April 1980; DH 111e bt W. McKivor July 2004; DH 112 bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 114 bt R. Gladdle April 1988; DH 114b bt J.A. Bobbe October 1998; DH 116 bt S. Cordova June 1990