Important British Trade Tokens

Mule Halfpence (5), t spence bookseller, etc, revs. bust of Charles Fox, 9.92g/6h (DH 695), Marine Society boy, 12.21g/6h (DH 698), bust of John Thelwall, 10.19g/6h (DH 701), Westminster collegian, 10.33g/6h (DH 704), legend beneath radiation, 10.00g/6h (DH 706) [5]. About extremely fine and better. DH 704 with much original colour but small area of surface corrosion on obverse, last rare (£200-250)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of London 18th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance:
D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lots 1433 (part), 1435, additionally:
DH 695 W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 589 (part) [from A. Davisson]
*DH 701 P.C. Deane Collection [from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 585 (part) [from A. Davisson]