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Sold on 16 March 2006

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A Collection of London 18th Century Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 259

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16 March 2006

Hammer Price:
£170

Mule Halfpence (2), coining press, revs. boxers, 10.78g/7h (DH 740); crowned harp and thistles, 10.90g/1h (DH 741) [2]. Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, an attractive pair (£150-200)

Provenance:
W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 188 (part) [*740 from R. Dalton December 1910, 741 from Baldwin August 1907]
Fawcett/Litman Collection
D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1477