SCOTTISH TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF NEIL BEATON
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Edinburgh, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1796 (4), 8.16g/6h (DH 1; Bell, ST p.145, this piece), 9.17g/6h (DH 2), 8.85g/6h (DH 3; Bell, ST p.213, this piece), 9.70g/12h (DH 4) [4]. DH 1 about extremely fine with original colour, others very fine, last scarce
£70-90
Provenance: DH *1 and 3 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 183 (part); DH 2 bt April 1997; DH 4 D.G. Vorley Collection, N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 187 (part) [from D.G.V. April 1987]
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Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (3), St John’s Church, revs. watermill and trees, FERRIER edge, in copper, 9.20g/6h (DH 4), edges plain [restrikes], in silver, 12.61g/6h, in white metal, 8.59g/6h (both DH 4a) [3]. First about extremely fine but lacquered, second with rims heavily bruised, otherwise good fine, reverse with olive tone, last very fine but scuffed, rare
£150-250
Provenance: *First D. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 141 [from J.A. Bobbe]; second DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 483, bt October 2009; last bt J. Whitmore May 2005
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Edinburgh, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, tower within ornamented oval, rev. buck’s head crest, edge plain, 8.75g/6h (DH 5). Fine, very rare
£100-150 Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle January 2010
Perth, John Ferrier, Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, ancient tower and vessels at quay-side, rev. girl watering cloth, edge plain, 3.90g/6h (DH 11). Extremely fine and bronzed £40-60
Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle February 1997
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Leith, David Grieve, Farthing, 2.90g/5h (DH 147), John White, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 7.75g/6h (DH 58), 8.98g/6h (DH 59), issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 8.65g/6h (DH 60), 9.23g/6h (DH 61); Portobello, Alexander Grieve, Farthing, 2.36g/6h (DH 149) [6]. Fine to very fine, last rare
£40-60
Provenance: DH 58 bt J.L. Holman September 1998; DH 147 bt R. Gladdle February 1998; DH 149 bt Reading CC July 1998; others bt June 1995
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Perth, Patrick Maxwell, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 8.77g/6h (DH 5), 8.65g/6h (DH 7), 9.18g/6h (DH 8), 8.81g/6h (DH 9); David Peters, Halfpenny, 1797, 10.50g/6h (DH 10) [5]. DH 9 extremely fine and patinated, others about very fine and better, DH 7 very rare
£90-120
Provenance: DH 5 bt June 1995; DH 7 N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 214 (part) [from Baldwin October 1991], D. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 144 (part) [from R. Gladdle]; DH 8 bt J.L. Holman April 2004; *DH 9 bt J. Whitmore May 2005; DH 10 bt R. Gladdle December 1997
Perthshire Renfrewshire
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Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence (4), 1797 (2), 10.07g/12h (DH 1), 10.16g/12h (DH – [2 obv., 1 rev.]), undated (2), 10.44g/6h (DH 2), 10.60g/6h (DH 3) [4]. DH 1 about extremely fine with a hint of original colour, DH 2 very fine, others fine and better, second with no die flaw and extremely rare
£120-150
Provenance: DH *1 and 3 bt June 1995; DH 2/1 F.S. Cokayne Collection, DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 480, bt D. Stuart January 2011; DH 2 bt J.L. Holman June 2001
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Paisley, J. Coats & Son, Farthings (2), 2.17g/6h (DH 4), 2.73g/6h (DH 5); Peter Taylor, Farthing, 2.32g/6h (DH 6) [3]. First fine, others very fine, second rare
£50-70
Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1328 (part), bt R. Gladdle August 1998 [DH 4 from J.C. Hardy 1960], additionally: DH *5 and 6 J.R. Farnell Sr Collection, Part II, Sotheby Parke Bernet Auction (New York), 26 May 1982, lot 88 (part)
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