The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence

Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (12), elephant, the James-signed die (7), revs. lion and dog, 3.16g/6h (DH 1064), two-headed cow (3), edge grained (2), thick flan, 5.95g/6h, thin flan, 2.72g/6h (both DH 1065), edge plain, 6.19g/5h (DH 1065a), cockatoo (2), edge grained, 3.41g/6h (DH 1067), edge plain, 2.96g/6h (DH 1067a), pelican, 3.36g/8h (DH 1068); elephant, unsigned die, rev. two-headed cow, 3.04g/12h (DH 1066); lion and dog (2), revs. beaver, 3.57g/4h (DH 1069), monkey, 3.81g/6h (DH 1070); beaver, rev. pelican, 3.31g/6h (DH 1072); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.67g/6h (DH 1073) [12]. DH 1065 on thin flan good fine, 1065a very fine and very rare, others generally about extremely fine and better, several with original colour, a good run of this series (£140-180)

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 1067 Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1065a W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [1064 and 1066 from Lincoln January 1905, 1065 thick flan from J.H. Daniels May 1906, 1065 thin flan, 1069 and 1073 gifts from ‘J.E.’, 1067a from Baldwin January 1905, *1068 from Baldwin April 1905, 1070 from Spink January 1905, 1072 from Spink August 1909]