Lot 204 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 732, Scarce, Dalton Specimen
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 732, halfpenny struck in copper, 12.12g , 30.17mm. Die polishing more evident on this issue nevertheless, a highly attractive example, nearly mint state . Scarce.
O : Press Ganging, dragging away an impressed man, * BRITISH * LIBERTY *
DISPLAYED * , 1795
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 09/2005, lot 1475, Fawcett/Litman Collection; ex-Dr David L Spence; ex-W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958; ex-R. Dalton December 1910
Winning Bid: £830.00
Item condition: