The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Middlesex, T. Spence, Halfpenny, bust of Mendoza, reverse boxers, edge lettered (DH 785). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£100-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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Bell, ST p.175 (no.336).

Daniel Mendoza (1764-1836), known in boxing circles as ‘The Jew’, enjoyed a lengthy prize fighting career during which he earnt the patronage of the Prince of Wales. He became Champion of England in 1789, the same year that his book, The Art of Boxing, appeared. He subsequently opened a boxing school with his partner, William Ward, at the Lyceum in 1791