18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection
Lot 185
Date of Auction: 5th October 2011
Sold for £2,900
Estimate: £3,000 - £3,500
Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1793, stag lying under tree, rev. snail on river-bank, tree and bridge in background, edge plain, 9.06g/6h (DH 35). Usual die cracks and flaws on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare; only one other specimen [Cokayne’s] offered at auction since 1944
£3,000-3,500
£3,000-3,500