British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Not Local: British/Canadian, BMC, Halfpenny, 7.16g/6h (W 1690); H.W.H., Penny, 1814, obv. with h countermark, 9.15g/6h (Oddie, TCSB 8, p.119; W 1700, note); ‘Spread Eagle’ series, Halfpence (4), 1814 (3), 6.46g/6h, 6.03g/6h, 5.99g/8h (all W 1713, latter die-axis not noted; Br. 994; Charlton LC-54C1), 1815, 6.29g/6h (W 1715; Br. 994; Charlton LC-54D2); ‘Wellington Waterloo’ Halfpence, 1815 (2), 6.36g/6h, 6.05g/6h (both W 1720; Br. 1003; Charlton 14); uniface Farthings, 1813 (2), 3.23g, 2.96g (both W 1730) [10]. First mediocre, others generally fine and better, mostly rare £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of 19th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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The first token has been tentatively assigned to Bewicke Main Colliery, co Durham.