The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

19th Century, Yorkshire, Doncaster, T. Birkinshaw, Penny, 1812; Hull, J.K. Picard, Pennies (3) and Halfpenny, all 1812, Wellington series, Cossack Penny, 1813, Peninsula Pennies, 1813 (2), Halfpence, 1812 (4) (D. 80, 81, 88, 90, 92, 93 [2], 95, 102, 107, 114, 116; BHM 742). [12]. D.90 extremely fine with a hint of original colour, D.80 and one 93 very fine, others mostly fine, some better (£50-70)

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

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D. 80 = Bell, CCC p.104; D. 81 = Bell, CCC p.106; D. 90 and 95 = Bell, CCC p.107; less fine D. 93 = Bell, CCC p.180; D. 102 = Bell, CCC p.108; D. 107 = Bell, CCC p.109.

John Kirby Picard (†1843) inherited the Hull Lead Works from his father in 1801; the business had been established in 1791. The Cossack and Peninsula pennies are not strictly English trade tokens, but rather struck for the convenience of British troops involved in the Napoleonic Wars