British Tokens, Eighteenth Century Tokens, Middlesex, John Bebbington, halfpenny, undated, bust r., rev. umbrella above Prince of Wales's crest on shield (DH.254); C. Biggar, halfpenny, 1796, SPRING GARDEN COFFEE HOUSE AND HOTEL etc., rev. BIGGAR'S CORRECTED ARMY MSS: LIST etc. (DH.256); Carter, halfpenny, 1795, shoe, 32 JERMYN STREET, rev. LADIES SHOE MANUFACTORY (DH.275), DH.254 about mint state, pleasingly toned, centre feather on shield weak as usual, DH.256 extremely fine, slight lustre, DH.275 good extremely fine, obverse prooflike, from cracked dies either side (3)
*DH 256 and 275 ex A.W. Jan
the lot ex Baldwin's vault
Estimate: 100-130 GBP