TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part III)
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Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 14.03g/12h (DH 67a). Brilliant mint state and bronzed, very rare
£250-300
Provenance: J. Spingarn Collection FPL (402) [from J.A. Bobbe]; J. Spingarn Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 1269.
15 struck
295
Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of William Pitt left, rev. PENNY TOKEN FOR EXCHANGE around bee- hive and bees, THEWORK OF JOHN GREGORY HANCOCK AGED NINE YEARS below, edge BY GEORGE BARKER BIRMINGHAM X X, 24.18g/12h (DH 17). Weakly struck in centre due to insufficient striking pressure, usual small die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, obverse edge knocks, otherwise very fine, extremely rare £400-500
Provenance: Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 375. 6 struck
292
Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 10.10g/12h (DH 67b). Light tin pest on rump of lion, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare
£300-350
Provenance: Bt Format February 1985. 12 struck
296
Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, DIVA BRITANNIÆ FAUTRIX ARTIUM around, rev. THE WORK OF IOHN GREGORY HANCOCK AGED NINE YEARS above date, UTILE DULCI above, FOR EXCHANGE below, edge BY GEORGE BARKER BIRMINGHAM MDCCC, 37.13g/12h (DH 19). Trifling mark above U of FAUTRIX, otherwise brilliant and as struck, bronzed, very rare
£500-700
Provenance: T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 86.
293
Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, but reads FACTA ÆQUATO EXAMINE LIBRAT, edge plain, 14.26g/12h (DH 68). Virtually as struck with brilliant fields, very rare £150-200
Provenance: Bt P. Flanagan March 1984. 24 struck
24 struck
297 294 Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Proof
Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 15.44g/12h (DH 68). Practically as struck and richly toned, extremely rare
£600-800
Provenance: A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part I, Mark Rasmussen FPL 8, Summer 2005 (166); R.S. Bole Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 68A, 15 December 2005, lot 2116
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Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms in shield, rev. GB cypher, edge plain, 14.79g/6h (DH 64a). Spot in obverse field and tiny graze in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with original colour, extremely rare
£150-200
Provenance: Fawcett/Litman Collection; D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1742.
33 struck
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