TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part III)
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Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Barracks, rev. similar, edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 15.19g/6h (DH 284). Brush marks in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine with mottled tone, very rare
£250-300
Provenance: W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 312 (part) [from Baldwin December 1912]; A.W. Jan Collection; Baldwin Auction 46, 4 May 2006, lot 2505
349
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Ford’s Hospital, rev. similar, edge plain, 13.38g/6h (DH 293a). Brightly cleaned, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare
£200-250
Provenance: W.G. Greenwood Collection, Puttick & Simpson Auction, 16 December 1910, lot 28 (part); F.S. Cokayne Collection; bt Spink
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Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, County Hall, rev. similar, edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 13.00g/6h (DH 284). Brightly cleaned, otherwise better than very fine, very rare
£150-200
Provenance: F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Spink February 1932]; bt Spink
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Free School, rev. similar, edge plain, 13.91g/6h (DH 297a). Brightly cleaned, otherwise better than very fine, very rare
£150-200
Provenance: F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Spink February 1932]; bt Spink
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Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Coventry Cross, rev. similar, edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 13.00g/6h (DH 286). Brightly cleaned, otherwise extremely fine, very rare
£200-250
Provenance: Lincoln No. 1 Collection; F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Lincoln April 1934]; bt Spink
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Free School New Front, rev. similar, edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 13.02g/6h (DH 299); together with a copper Halfpenny, 13.21g/6h (DH 299a) [2]. About extremely fine, first brightly cleaned but very rare
£200-250
Provenance: *DH 299 F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Spink February 1932], bt Spink
348
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, in silver, Drapers’ Hall, rev. similar, edge plain, 12.52g/12h (DH 291, edge unlisted). Cleaned in the past, some staining and spotting and partially re-toned, otherwise better than very fine, very rare
£150-200
Provenance: F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Spink February 1932]; bt Spink
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Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, St Mary Hall, rev. similar, edge COVENTRY TOKEN, 13.83g/6h (DH 295). Virtually as struck with steel blue toning, very rare
£300-400
Provenance: A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part I, Mark Rasmussen FPL 8, Summer 2005 (173); R.S. Bole Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 68A, 15 December 2005, lot 2141
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