Important British Trade Tokens

Mule Halfpence (5), legend beneath radiation, revs. Indian, 11.91g/6h (DH 711); men under tree, 10.68g/6h (DH 712); sailor, 11.69g/6h (DH 713); snail on river-bank, 10.62g/7h (DH 714b); boys at turnstile, 10.67g/12h (DH 715) [5]. DH 712 good very fine and reverse partly off-centre, others extremely fine with original colour, particularly the last (£180-220)

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:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 187 (part) [711 from R. Dalton November 1913, 712 and 713 from R. Dalton December 1910, 714b from Baldwin August 1907, *715 from Baldwin March 1904]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1469