18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev. fleece, edge payable by samuel birchall, 11.89g/6h (DH 28). Light die flaw by fleece, otherwise virtually as struck with diffused original colour and mirror-like light brown fields, rare £150-200 Footnote Provenance: D. McHenry Collection [from J.A. Bobbe August 1998]; bt D.McH. March 2008. There are two distinct weights for the Birchall-edged tokens; heavier pieces which tip the scales at close to 12g and a lighter issue of between 9 and 9.5g (see next lot); the latter is more frequently met with in commerce
18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev. fleece, edge payable by samuel birchall, 11.89g/6h (DH 28). Light die flaw by fleece, otherwise virtually as struck with diffused original colour and mirror-like light brown fields, rare £150-200 Footnote Provenance: D. McHenry Collection [from J.A. Bobbe August 1998]; bt D.McH. March 2008. There are two distinct weights for the Birchall-edged tokens; heavier pieces which tip the scales at close to 12g and a lighter issue of between 9 and 9.5g (see next lot); the latter is more frequently met with in commerce
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