THE COLLECTION OF STAFFORDSHIRE TOKENS FORMED BY THE LATE EDWARD WATKIN
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Stafford, William Horton & Co, Pennies (3), 1801 (2), 19.48g/6h (DH 3), 20.02g/6h (DH 4; Watkin 10, and pl. ii, this piece), 1803, 19.53g/6h (DH 5; Watkin 11), Halfpence, 1797 (4), 9.81g/6h, 9.64g/6h (both DH 20), 9.16g/6h (DH 21; Watkin 12) [6]. DH 4 and one DH 20 about extremely fine and better, both with original colour, DH 3 fair, others fine to very fine
£120-150 DH 4 only illustrated
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Stafford, William Horton & Co, Halfpenny, 1797, arms, rev. WH cypher above Staffordshire knot, edge PAYABLE BY HORTON AND COMPANY, 10.11g/6h (DH – [obv. of 21, rev. unpublished]; cf. Watkin 12). Minor flan flaws on obverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare
£100-150
The differences between the reverse dies common to both DH 20 and 21, and the present piece, are noticeable upon close examination, most notably the larger central loop between H and C in the monogram and a shorter final lower loop to the C
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Provenance: Fawcett/Litman Collection; D.L. Spence Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 67, 28 September 2005, lot 1681 Stafford, William Horton & Co, Westwood's Farthing, 1797, arms, rev. WH cypher and Staffordshire knot, edge
grained, 4.92g/12h (DH 30; Watkin 13). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare 265 £120-150
Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. FB cypher, edge plain, 14.42g/12h (DH 23; Watkin 15). Scrapes on obverse, otherwise about extremely fine, rare
£60-80 72 struck
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Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge PENNY TOKEN PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF IOHN HARDING CALICO PRINTER TAMWORTH, 34.36g/6h (DH 9; Watkin 14). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare
£400-500
Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 843 [from Spink 1987]; D. L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1684 [from R. Gladdle]; R.S. Bole Collection, DNW Auction T1, 15 December 2005, lot 2080
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Wolverhampton, Thomas Bevan, Simmons’ Halfpenny, barrel and bunches of grapes, rev. legend, edge plain, 8.09g/6h (DH 26; Watkin 17). Surface damage at 6 o’clock on reverse, otherwise about very fine, rare
£70-90 All lots are illustrated on our website
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