Lot 182 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 711, Scarce, Dalton Specimen
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 711, halfpenny struck in copper, 11.92g , 29.95mm. Popular Native American reverse. This example with just the slightest of die polish, which becomes more vigorous in later issues. A bold, lustrous and attractive example, better than extremely fine . Scarce.
O : Beneath a radiation, T, SPENCE, BOOKSELLER, DEALER <> IN, <> PRINTS <>, .&.,
COINS, LITTLE TURN<>STILE NO 8 HOLBORN LONDON
R : Native American with bow, arrows and axe, IF RENTS I ONCE CONSENT TO PAY MY
LIBERTY IS PAST AWAY
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £250-£350
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb 03/2006 Auction, lot 255; Fawcett/Litman Collection; Ex-W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 187 (part); ex-R. Dalton November 1913; ex-D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1469 part
Winning Bid: £511.00
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