SCOTTISH TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL BEATON
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Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, imitation Halfpence (13), 1791 (6), 10.83g/6h (DH 38), 9.64g/6h (DH 39), 10.44g/6h (DH 39a), 11.21g/6h, 10.28g/6h (both DH 40, one with partly filled die above date), 10.81g/12h (DH 40b), 1792 (7), 10.12g/6h (DH 47/47h), 9.81g/6h (DH 47a), 7.25g/6h (DH 47b), 9.35g/6h (DH 47c), 8.82g/12h (DH 47d), 9.74g/6h (DH 48), 9.13g/6h (DH 48a); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (4), ship type (2), 9.82g/6h (DH 50), 10.03g/6h (DH 50a), Hibernia type (2), LONDON edge, 9.25g/6h (DH 51), edge PAYABLE AT BOLINGBROKES HABERDASHER NORWICH, 9.53g/6h (DH 51, edge unlisted); mule Farthing, 1792, 3.49g/12h (DH 68) [18]. DH 47a, 48a and 51 about extremely fine with original colour, DH 51 with unlisted edge fair, others generally fine to very fine, some better £120-150
Provenance: DH 38 bt J.L. Holman July 2001; DH 39 bt September 1997; DH 39a, 40b, 47, 47a, 47d and 48 bt J.L. Holman September 2000; DH 40 at 11.21g bt April 1995; DH 40 at 10.28g bt J. Whitmore April 2010; DH 47b bt November 2003; DH 47c bt J.L. Holman April 2004; *DH 48a A Good Collection of 18th Century Tokens, DNW Auction 29, 9 April 1997, lot 474 (part); DH 50 DNW Auction 29, 9 April 1997, lot 375 (part); DH 50a bt August 1997; DH 51 W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1299 (part) [from Spink 1976], bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 51 unlisted edge bt October 2006; DH 68 bt R. Gladdle February 1997
Edinburgh, R. McLaren, Farthing, 2.76g/6h (DH 98); George Meikle, Farthing, 2.34g/6h (DH 100); Andrew Melrose, Farthings (2), 2.17g/6h (DH 101), 2.52g/6h (DH 102); John Milne, Farthing, 2.17g/6h (DH 104); James Mitchell, Farthing, 2.65g/6h (DH 105) [6]. Generally about very fine, last better, DH 100 stained on reverse and DH 104 scratched on reverse, mostly rare £100-150
Provenance: DH *98 and 105 bt J.L. Holman February 2007; DH 100 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 383 (part), A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 651 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1314 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 2000; DH 101 Jeffrey Hoare Auction (Toronto), 9 February 1997, lot 259 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 1999; DH 102 bt R. Gladdle February 1998; DH 104 A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 650 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1314 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 2000.
The Meikle farthing was issued 1812+ and the Melrose farthings were issued 1813-29, but they are retained in sequence here for convenience
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Edinburgh, James Johnston, Farthing, 2.95g/6h (DH 93); William Johnstone, Farthing, 2.53g/6h (DH 92); Kirkwood, Farthing, 2.96g/6h (DH 94) [3]. DH 92 good very fine, others about very fine, all rare
£60-80
Provenance: DH 92 bt R. Gladdle June 1998; DH 93 bt J.L. Holman February 1997; DH 94 A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 650 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 2000
Edinburgh, C. Moncrieff, Farthing, 2.56g/6h (DH 106); David Morton, Farthing, 3.04g/6h (DH 108); D. Nicholson, Farthing, 2.71g/1h (DH 109); Robert Nimmo, Farthing, 3.47g/5h (DH 110); Nivison’s, Farthing, 2.19g/6h (DH 111); A. & J. Paterson, Farthing, 3.34g/5h (DH 112a) [6]. DH 110 extremely fine and attractively patinated, DH 109 in excavated state, others generally about very fine, some rare
£120-150
Provenance: DH 106 and 108 A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 651 (part) [DH 108 from Seaby 1966], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1314 (part), bt R. Gladdle June 2000; DH 109 bt October 2008; *DH 110 bt J.L. Holman February 2008; DH 111 T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 213 (part), W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1314 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998; DH 112a bt Reading CC December 1997.
The Morton farthing was issued 1815-16, but is retained in sequence here for convenience
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Edinburgh, Malcolm McFarlan, Farthing, 2.58g/6h (DH 97); McFarlane, Farthing, 2.48g/6h (DH 141) [2]. First about very fine but with rim faults, second off-centre and stained, otherwise fine, both extremely rare £90-120
Provenance: *DH 97 N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 201 (part) [from R. Pratt December 1988], bt R. Gladdle June 2005; DH 141 bt J.L. Holman March 1999
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