18th Century British Trade Tokens

Lincolnshire, Sleaford, Thomas Ball, Halfpence (2), 9.94g/7h (DH 3), 9.33g/6h (DH 3b/DH Lancashire 137 bis); Spalding [and Holbeach], Thomas Jennings, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.26g/12h (DH 6), 10.14g/6h (DH 6a); Wainfleet, David Wright and S. Palmer, Halfpenny, 1793, 11.20g/12h (DH 8); together with other Lincolnshire tokens (2), DH 5, 8a [7]. Those described very fine and better, two with original colour, others fine £50-70

Provenance: DH 3 and 6a Spalding Gentlemens’ Society duplicates, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 139 (part) [gifts of S.H. Hamer]