British Tokens

18th Century Tokens, SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, imitation Halfpence, 1793 (16), revs. forge (14), lancaster edge, 9.40g/6h (DH Warwickshire 395c), scetchley edge, 9.76g/6h (DH 395f), sleaford edge, 9.71g/6h (DH 397), birmingham edge, 8.87g/7h (DH 399), anglesey edges (4), 9.44g/6h (DH 401), 10.01g/6h (DH 403), 10.44g/6h (DH 403a), 11.40g/6h (DH 406), 8.93g/7h (DH 407), clacke edge, 9.23g/6h (DH 407a), macclesfield edge, 11.36g/6h (DH 406b), birmingham edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 417), leek edge, 9.77g/6h (DH 417a), current every where edge, 9.25g/12h (DH 417b); Vulcan seated (2), birmingham [bright]on edge, 10.62g/6h (DH 459a), payable [——] edge, 10.77g/5h (cf. DH 461); mule Halfpence (4), revs. female with drill and cog-wheel (2), 7.26g/6h (DH Warwickshire 462), 7.66g/6h (DH 463), Hibernia seated (2), 6.91g/6h, 6.10g/6h (both DH 467, large and small flans); together with other Wilkinson issues (9), viz. DH 341, 395c, 407, 407a, 412, 417a, 438, 451b, 452, and a 1947 ORCo uniface striking in brass of a 1790 Vulcan rev. (Bell, ST p.243 and BNJ 1978, p.117) [30]. DH 399 mediocre, others generally fine or better, DH 417 with collectors’ number inked on obverse £150-200

Provenance: All described except DH 395c, 397, 403a, 406b, 407a and 417a Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1653 (part), additionally: DH 406 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 320 (part) [from Lincoln November 1913]; last D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 24 (part)