A DISTINGUISHED CABINET OF BRITISH TOKENS, THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted yeoman riding left, WARWICKSHIRE YEOMANRY, etc, rev. fasces and branch above PROMISSORY PENNY TOKEN ISSUED BY THOMAS WELCH SECOND TROOP 1799, edge ARMED TO PRESERVE OUR LIVES PROPERTY AND CONSTITUTION AGAINST FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ENEMIES, 25.69g/6h (DH 28). Light spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, of the highest rarity
£800-1,000
Provenance: W.J. Davis Collection, Sotheby Auction, 11-15 March 1901, lot 347; S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 378; W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1722.
4 struck
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WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Alston’s Halfpenny, 1796, in brass, frontal elevation of the Workhouse, rev. bee-hive and bees, edge plain, 8.69g/12h (DH 63a). Circular halo on reverse caused by the token’s lengthy association with an old coin ticket at some time, otherwise extremely fine, very rare
£90-120 Provenance: Bt Spink October 1942 341
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s Two Shillings and Sixpence, 1788 (2), in brass, 19.14g/12h (DH 1), in plated brass, stamped W both sides, 18.99g/12h (DH 1a), One Shilling and Sixpence, edge grained, 8.14g/12h (DH 3) [3]. Very fine
£120-150 Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1717 (part)
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Provenance: Bt Spink WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, boy with press, rev. three men hanging,
edge engrailed, 11.04g/6h (DH 55). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare £200-300
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (13), Barracks, 11.13g/6h (DH 177); Blue School, 11.91g/6h (DH 194); Blue Coat Charity School, 12.17g/6h (DH 197a); Free School, 13.36g/6h (DH 200); General Hospital, 11.38g/12h (DH 181); Hotel, 11.26g/6h (DH 208); Library, 11.95g/6h (DH 184a); Navigation Office, 12.55g/12h (DH 210); New Brassworks, 14.12g/12h (DH 202); New Brewery, 11.33g/6h (DH 205); Soho Manufactory, 13.72g/6h (DH 213); Theatre, 14.04g/12h (DH 216); Welch Cross, 14.14g/6h (DH 192) [13]. About extremely fine and better, some with original colour
£150-200 Provenance: Bt Spink October 1942 344
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpence (11), Meeting Paradise Street, 11.91g/12h (DH 167), New Meeting Burnt, 11.47g/6h (DH 164), Old Meeting Destroyed, 14.06g/12h (DH 160), Old Meeting Rebuilt, 13.22g/12h (DH 162), St Bartholomew’s Chapel (2), 11.03g/6h (DH 150), 14.12g/6h (DH 151), St John’s Chapel, 12.85g/12h (DH 153), St Martin’s Church, 11.67g/12h (DH 154), St Mary’s Chapel, 11.22g/12h (DH 156), St Paul’s Chapel, 14.07g/12h (DH 172), St Philip’s Church, 10.92g/6h (DH 174); bust of George III, 8.93g/6h (DH 218) [12]. DH 151 and 174 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, some with original colour but one or two lacquered in the past
£140-180 Provenance: DH 218 bt Spink; others except DH 151 bt Spink October 1942 345
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Buildings, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after MEDALLIST, Barracks, 9.33g/12h (DH 179); Blue School, 9.40g/12h (DH 196); Blue Coat Charity School, 8.97g/12h (DH 199); Free School, 9.08g/12h (DH 201); General Hospital, 8.77g/12h (DH 182) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare
£150-200 346
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Buildings, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after MEDALLIST, Hotel, 9.30g/12h (DH 209); Library, 9.07g/12h (DH 185); Navigation Office, 9.64g/12h (DH 211); New Brassworks, 8.90g/12h (DH 204); New Brewery, 9.43g/12h (DH 207) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare
£150-200 All lots are illustrated on our website
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