The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

19th Century, Co. Dublin, Dublin, E. Bewley, Penny, 1816; J. Hilles, Penny and Halfpenny, 1813; E. Stephens, Pennies (8), 1813 (3), 1814, 1816, 1818 (2), 1822; issuer uncertain, Pennies with bust of George III (2), 1819, 1820; issuer uncertain, Pennies with bust of St Patrick (2), 1815, 1818; issuer uncertain, Penny with bust of Edmund Burke, 1815; issuer uncertain, Penny with bust of George IV [the so-called Daniel O’Connell type]; issuer uncertain, Halfpence with bust of St Patrick (2), 1806, 1820 (D. 10, 11, 13, 15, 18, 24, 26, 34, 35, 40, 41, 44, 47 [overstruck on an issue of E. Stephens], 48, 52, 53, 58, 66, 68). [19]. D.13, 40 and 68 very fine, former very rare, D.66 about very fine and very rare, D.35 and 53 fair, others mostly fine but D.52 badly scratched, a good range of issues (£70-100)

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

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D. 10 = Bell, CCC p.125; D. 11 = Bell, CCC p.126; D. 15 = Bell, CCC p.131; D. 18 and 58 = Bell, CCC p.127; D. 26 = Bell, CCC p.129; D. 35 = Bell, CCC p.189; D. 40 = Bell, CCC p.184; D. 44 = Bell, CCC p.183; D. 47 = Bell, CCC p.186; D. 48 = Bell, CCC p.130; D. 52 = Bell, CCC p.182; D. 53 = Bell, CCC p.185; D. 66 = Bell, CCC p.187

D. 13 only illustrated; this sold with descriptive envelope in the hand of J.R. Farnell