Lot 172 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 785, Rare, Ex-Bell/Spingarn
Cobwright Collection of Thomas Spence, Part II, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; D&H 785, halfpenny struck in copper. The first of our Daniel Mendoza varieties, this likely the most popular with boxer reverse. Wonderful example, sharply struck with choice and problem-free surfaces. This piece, the Bell plate V from page 175 of Specious Tokens. Good extremely fine. . Rare.
O : D. MENDOZA, depicted
R : Two bare knuckled pugilists, * FASHIONABLE * ENTERTAINMENT *, 1790
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £400-£600
Provenance: Ex-Joel Spingarn Collection, DNW Auciton 28/11/2001, lot 1180; purchased R C Bell Collection, DNW Auction 01/01/1996, lot 95.
Winning Bid: £2,070.00
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