The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Fifeshire, Burntisland, Vitriol Co, Halfpenny, 1797 (DH 2); Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Haddington, G. Amos, Farthing; East Linton, H. Brown, Farthing (DH 1, 4); Kirkcudbrightshire, Gatehouse of Fleet, T. Scott & Co, Halfpenny, 1793 (DH 1); Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Linlithgow, S. Mitchell & Son, Farthing (DH 5); Renfrewshire, Paisley, J. Coats & Son, Farthing (DH 4); Roxburghshire, Jedburgh, J. Reid, Farthing (DH 1). [7]. First three very fine, others fine, the East Lothian pieces rare (£40-60)

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

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Haddington DH 1 and 4, Linlithgow DH 5, Renfrew DH 4 and Roxburgh DH 1 all originally from an old North Country collection [see footnote to lot 176].

Fife DH 2 = Bell, CC p.251; Kirkcudbright DH 1 = Bell, CC p.254