The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (2), viz. Old Cross, with additional raised B punched in field; Blue Coat Charity School, in brass (DH 188 variety, 197a [brass]). [2]. First about extremely fine, second very fine (£30-40)

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

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DH 188 variety = Bell, BM p.26; DH 197a = Bell, BM p.20.

The significance of the raised B on the first piece is uncertain; in the view of the cataloguer it has ‘age’, though perhaps not necessarily the age of the token itself