18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Lutwyche, Halfpence (3), edge grained, 14.44g/6h (DH 219; Hawkins p.68), samuel prentice edge, 14.17g/6h (DH 219a), edge plain, in collar, 14.30g/6h (DH 219b); Farthing, 4.66g/6h (DH 482; Hawkins p.68); imitation Halfpenny, rev. conjoined busts of George III and Queen Charlotte, edge plain, 6.01g/7h (DH 220; Cobwright L0050/M0030) [5]. DH 220 fine, others very fine and better, DH 219a with edge nicks but very rare, DH 219b with artificial colour £70-100

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

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Provenance: DH 219 bt M.Z. Gerson April 1979; *DH 219a W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 995 [from Spink 1987]; DH 219b bt J.A. Bobbe April 1981; DH 220 bt M.Z. Gerson September 1978