Auction Catalogue

1 October 1996

Starting at 1:00 PM

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The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 111

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1 October 1996

Hammer Price:
£360

18th Century, Monmouthshire, Monmouth, J. Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, reverse legend between bunches of grapes (DH 2). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£200-300)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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Bell, CC p.125 (no.211).

An exceptional specimen, and somewhat superior to the only other example offered at auction in recent years (Jan Pt. 2, lot 2 – £450)