Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Thomas Worswick & Sons, Copper Halfpenny (13), all edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOS. WORSWICK & SONS . X ., 1791 issues (7), obv bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER *, centre of crown between D and U of DUKE, point of star to left edge of ermine, rev shield, LANCASTER HALFPENNY 1791, lower point of shield between 7 and 9 (Atkins p.55, 4; D&H Lancashire 9); obv centre of crown to U of DUKE, point of star to centre of ermine, rev line of shield just after C of LANCASTER and through E of HALFPENNY (D&H Lancashire 13); obv centre of crown between U and K of DUKE, point of star left of centre of ermine, rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and to centre of E of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.55, 6; D&H Lancashire 14); obv bust removed from I of IOHN, rev line of shield to C of LANCASTER and E of HALFPENNY, lower point of shield over 7 (D&H Lancashire 15); obv star close to bust and point of star near centre of ermine, rev line of shield just after C of LANCASTER and through E of HALFPENNY, lower point of shield between 7 and 9 (Atkins p.55, 7; D&H Lancashire 16); obv centre of crown under first limb of K of DUKE, point of star to right edge of ermine, left edge of ermine between I and O of IOHN, rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and to centre of E of HALFPENNY (Pye p.26, 2; Atkins p.56, 8; D&H Lancashire 18); obv point of star to right edge of ermine, left edge of ermine to I of IOHN, rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and just above E of HALFPENNY (D&H Lancashire 20); 1792 issues (6), obv bust of John of Gaunt left, centre of crown to right edge of D of DUKE, left point of crown to U of GAUNT, rev shield, LANCASTER HALFPENNY 1792 around, line of shield to C of LANCASTER and P of HALFPENNY, lower point of shield over 9 (D&H Lancashire 21); rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and P and E of HALFPENNY, lower point of shield slightly to left of 9 (Atkins p.56, 9; D&H Lancashire 22); obv centre of crown to centre of D of DUKE, left point of crown to first limb of N of GAUNT, rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and P and E of HALFPENNY, top point of shield midway between R of LANCASTER and H of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.56, 10; D&H Lancashire 23); obv centre of crown between D and U of DUKE (Atkins p.56, 12; D&H Lancashire 25); obv left point of crown to first limb of N of GAUNT, rev line of shield to C of LANCASTER and P and E of HALFPENNY, lower point of shield above the 9 (D&H Lancashire 26); obv centre of crown to first limb of K of DUKE, left point of crown to T of GAUNT, rev line of shield between C and A of LANCASTER and P and E of HALFPENNY, top point of shield midway between R of LANCASTER and H of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.56, 13; D&H Lancashire 28). Generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 26 rare, D&H 13 very rare. (13)

D&H 9, D&H 21, D&H 28 ex Hamer Collection

D&H 16, D&H 25 ex Lincoln Collection

D&H 20, D&H 22, D&H 23 ex Dalton Collection
Thomas Worswick (1728-1804), silversmith, watchmaker and jeweler, New Street, Lancaster, later bank founder and treasurer of the Lancaster Canal Navigation Company; Alexander Worswick (1765-1814), banker; Richard Worswick (1769-1819), banker. Alexander and Richard were the sons of Thomas Worswick, with the business on Church Street under the name of Thomas Worswick & Sons.

Estimate: £200-300