BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, George Hollington Barker, Silver Halfpenny, 1797, obv shield of arms, crest an armed warrior; G H B in ornamental script below, BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY, around, rev figure of Justice standing, within a sunken oval, FACTA AEQUATO EXAMINE LIBERAT MDCC XCVII, around, edge plain (Conder p.318, 7; Atkins p.208, 44; D&H Warwickshire 68). Trifling brush marks, otherwise essentially mint state and attractively toned, exceedingly rare in silver.
ex W J Davis Collection, Sothebys, 11 March 1901, lot 374
ex S H Hamer Collection, 27 November 1930, lot 401
Estimate: £800-1200