Lot 184 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 713, Dalton Specimen
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 713, halfpenny struck in copper, 11.7g , 29.63mm. A wonderful representation of the True hearted Sailor. attractive red and brown appearance with some proof-like fields. Good extremely fine .
O : Beneath a radiation, T, SPENCE, BOOKSELLER, DEALER <> IN, <> PRINTS <>, .&.,
COINS, LITTLE TURN<>STILE NO 8 HOLBORN LONDON
R : Sailor holding a bowl and baton and smoking a pipe, A TRUE HEARTED SAILOR.
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £200-£300
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: £335.00
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