Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpence (3), arms, rev. kettle and stove, edge grained, 9.22g/6h (DH 28), dublin or london edge, 8.93g/6h (DH 28a), edge plain, 10.37g/6h (DH 28c); Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Fame, decks edge, 16.44g/6h (DH 4), Halfpenny, arms, rev. cypher above crown, decks edge, 10.79g/12h DH 26); James Goer, Halfpenny, similar, rev. legend, edge plain, 9.91g/6h (DH 27); Charles Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, hand holding auctioneer’s gavel, rev. Fame, edge grained, 8.61g/6h (DH 30); John Rackham, Halfpence (4), Abbey gateway, rev. open book, leatherdales edge (2), 10.40g/6h, 9.70g/6h (DH 29), lancaster edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 29a), edge coarse grained, 9.41g/12h (DH 29d) [11]. Lighter DH 29 turned in the die and with double impressions both sides, this and DH 4 fine, others generally very fine, some better and with a hint of original colour (£60-90)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
DH 27 and both 29 SCMB June 1971; DH 28 bt Seaby 1973; DH 28a T. McGoldrick Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 225 (part); DH 29d bt Spink c.1975; DH 30 SNC June 1972 (6647).

Michael Apsey, ironmonger, tinman and brazier, Butter market; Philip Deck, bookseller and postmaster, Crown street; James Goer, ironmonger, also in business at Ipswich; Charles Guest, auctioneer, Hatter street; John Rackham, bookseller and printer with a circulating library at Angel hill