Lot 149 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 682b, Rare, Ex-Baldwins, Daniels Collection
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 682b, halfpenny struck in copper, 9.5g , 29.78mm. The third of five examples of this die pairing, this piece struck on a broad planchet with rare edge. A lustrous good extremely fine . Rare.
O : Bust to left, T * SPENCE + 7 MONTHS IMPRISON’D FOR HIGH TREASON +
Signed JAMES, 1794 (the 4 retrograde)
R : Heart in hand between two laurel branches, HONOUR above, signed JAMES below
E : milled, sloping
Est. £150-£250
Provenance: Baldwins Auction 05/2009 lot 208; (Probably ex-Cokayne) ex-Daniels.
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