Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Lancashire, Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, imitation Halfpence, 1792 (16), mullet below bust (8), london edge (2), 10.87g/6h (DH 29), 10.43g/6h (DH 29a), cambridge edge, 9.78g/6h (DH 29b), clougher edge, 10.43g/1h (DH 29c), hull edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 29d), current every where edge, 10.42g/6h (DH 29e), edge grained, 8.55g/6h (DH 29f), edge plain, 9.97g/6h (DH 29g); hexagonal star below bust, 10.84g/6h (DH 30); nothing below bust (2), lancaster edge, 12.08g/6h (DH 31), edge plain, 9.74g/7h (DH 31a); lightweight issues with wavy star below bust (2), 6.29g/6h (DH 32), 5.73g/6h (DH 33); flower below bust (3), 10.04g/6h (DH 34), 8.10g/8h (DH 35), 9.41g/7h (DH 37) [16]. DH 29e extremely fine with virtually full original colour, DH 29, 29c and 31a about extremely fine, others generally fine to very fine, several rare (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
All except DH 29g Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
DH 29, 30 and 31a F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 221 (part) [DH 30 from Spink, 31a from J. Henry]
DH 29a A.W. Jan Collection
DH 29b and 37 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 80 (part) [DH 29b gift from ‘J.E.’, 37 from Baldwin January 1910].

DH 29e only illustrated

There is no DH 36 in the lot, 16 pieces in total