245, Lot: 502. Estimate $100. Sold for $60. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TRADE TOKENS, Hampshire. Portsmouth. CU Halfpenny Token (28mm, 10.80 g, 6h). Dated 1791. SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON, helmeted and armored bust of Sir Bevois right / PROMISSORY HALFPENNY, shield bearing royal crown above rose; date above. Edge: PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO. D&H 89. Superb EF, red surfaces.
From the Norman Frank Collection.