Lot 166 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 694, Dalton Specimen
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 694, halfpenny struck in copper, 10.08g , 29.59mm. Struck a little off-centre ion a broad planchet. Sharp with even tan surfaces, extremely fine .
O : Bust to left, T * SPENCE + 7 MONTHS IMPRISON’D FOR HIGH TREASON +
Signed JAMES, 1794 (the 4 retrograde)
R : T, SPENCE, BOOKSELLER, DEALER IN, PRINTS & COINS, N 8, LITTLE,
TURNSTILE HOLBOR (pointing to ‘N’ in ‘COINS’), LONDON
E : plain
Est. £150-£200
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb 09/2005 Auction, lot 1465;Ex-Dr David L Spence; Fawcett/Litman Collection; ex-W. Longman, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958; ex-R. Dalton December 1910
Winning Bid: £150.00
Item condition: