18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, in brass, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. this is my work iohn gregory hancock aged 7 years…industry produseth wealth, edge plain, 12.16g/12h (DH 143). About extremely fine, reverse with reflective fields, extremely rare £900-1,200

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

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Provenance: J. Dudman Collection; W. Longman Collection, 12-13 March 1958, lot 298 [from Baldwin April 1915]; T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 118; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 985.

Superior to the Cokayne specimen (Spink 24 January 2008, lot 161, £800)