British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

18th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], 14.05g/6h (DH 1); Emsworth, John Stride, Halfpenny, 1793, 8.47g/6h (DH 9), mule Halfpence by Kempson (5), 10.50g/6h (DH 15, unflawed die), 9.23g/6h (DH 17), 9.63g/12h (DH 20a), 9.32g/6h (DH 21), 8.81g/6h (DH 30); Gosport, John Jordan, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.49g/6h (DH 41); Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpenny, 1796, 10.66g/6h (DH 79), George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (4), 9.40g/6h (DH 68), 10.31g/6h (DH 70), 10.23g/6h (DH 73), 10.41g/6h (DH 75); Portsmouth, G. Robinson, J. Mooney and J. Carter, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.17g/6h (DH 58), Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.20g/6h (DH 55), issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1797 (2), valentine edges, 9.75g/6h, 9.61g/6h (DH 67); Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 10.72g/12h (DH 89, bronzed); County series, Naval Farthings (2), 4.50g/11h (DH 101), 3.49g/6h (DH 103) [20]. DH 1 good fine, DH 58, both 67s and 89 extremely fine, others very fine and better, some lacquered, a few with original colour £300-400

Provenance: DH 1, 67 at 9.61g and 79 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction (New York), 8 December 1981, lots 38, 48 (parts); DH 17 bt Spink 1973; DH 55 and 70 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 58 (part) [70 from Spink 1912]