The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Scotland, Angus, Brechin, Smith & Wilson, Halfpenny, 1801; Dundee, A. Molison, Halfpenny, 1795, W. Croom, Halfpenny, Infirmary, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, J. Pilmer, Halfpenny, 1797, T. Webster, Halfpenny, 1797, A. Swap & Co, Halfpenny, 1797; Forfar, J. Steele, Halfpenny, 1797; Montrose, J. Bisset & Son, Halfpence (2), 1796, 1797, A. Nicol, Halfpenny, 1799; Dundee, JM & Co, Farthing, J. Wright Jr, Farthings, 1797 (2) (DH 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 28, 29, 33, 39 bis, 41, 42). [14]. DH 10 and 41 extremely fine, latter with usual die flaws but rare, DH 9, 17 and 29 fair to fine, others mostly very fine (£70-90)

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

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DH 9 = Bell, CC p.237; DH 13 = Bell, CC p.238; DH 16 = Bell, CC p.247; DH 17 = Bell, CC p.241; DH 18 = Bell, CC p.244; DH 24 = Bell, CC p.248; DH 28 = Bell, CC p.249; DH 33 = Bell, CC p.250; DH 39 bis = Bell, CC p.240.

Dykes has shown (SNC July 1996) that DH 18 (and 19-20) is correctly an issue of Thomas Webster designed by Wright, not an issue by Wright on his own account