Important British Trade Tokens

George III, Recovery from Illness, 1789, medals by J. Davies (6), in copper, 8.26g/5h, in plated brass, 7.97g/5h, in brass, 7.80g/5h, all 29mm (all DH 932; BHM 296); in copper, 7.59g/6h, in brass, 7.52g/6h, both 29mm (both DH 933; BHM 296); in white metal, 30mm, 6.97g/12h (DH 934; BHM 299); medalet by J. Davies, in brass, 25mm, 3.87g/6h (DH 937; BHM 300); medalets by J.H. & Co [perhaps John Hume & Co] (2), both in brass, 25mm, 3.98g/6h (DH 935; BHM 308), 21mm, 3.27g/12h (DH 1131; BHM –); medalets by Wilmore Alston & Co (3), in brass, 25mm, 4.14g/12h (DH 938; BHM 310), large crown (2), in silver, 4.97g/12h, in copper, 4.10g/12h, both 25mm (both DH 939; BHM 310) [12]. Last fair, DH 934 and 937 fine, former with some surface corrosion, DH 939 in silver extremely fine and attractively toned, others very fine and better, some with original colour or bloom (£150-200)

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:
*DH 939 silver M. Rasmussen FPL 8, Summer 2005 (92)
Others Fawcett/Litman Collection, D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1561 (part), additionally:
Both DH 933 F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 399 (part) [copper from Verity, brass from Spink]
DH 935, 938 and 939 copper W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 201 (part) [935 from Baldwin March 1913, 938 from Spink January 1911, 939 from Lincoln November 1913]