18th Century British Trade Tokens

Hampshire, Newport (Isle of Wight), Robert Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.57g/6h (DH 46); Portsea, George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.10g/6h (DH 68), 10.70g/6h (DH 72); Portsmouth, G. Robinson, J. Mooney and J. Carter, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.22g/6h (DH 58), Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.17g/12h (DH 55), Kempson’s mule Halfpence (2), 10.48g/12h (DH 57a), 9.06g/12h (DH 57b), issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.81g/6h (DH 67); together with other Hampshire tokens (9), DH 53, 54, 60a, 61, 65, 75, 79a, 80, 94 [17]. DH 67 good fine, others described very fine or better, DH 68 with original colour, remainder in varied state £100-150

Provenance: DH 57b and 72 D. Young Collection [from S.E. Schwer 1987 and 1988]; DH 61 and 67 bt Seaby 1966