Lothian 1790 half penny token D&H-26

Goldberg sale 115, lot 2330

This specimen was lot 2330 in Goldberg sale 115 (Los Angeles, February 2020), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Scotland - Lothian. Halfpenny, 1790. Edinburgh. Hutchison's. St. Andrew and cross. Some mint red. Uncirculated."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper.

Catalog reference: D&H-26.

Source:

• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, John Lavender, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 115: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2020.
• Conder, James. An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size. Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
• Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century. 1910-1917.

Link to:

• Lothian (1790) farthing token D&H-105, Edinburgh, James Mitchell
• Inverness 1793 half penny token D&H-1A Inglis & Wilson's
• Angusshire 1796 half penny token D&H-28, Montrose bridge
• Lothian 1796 half penny token D&H-19, Edinburgh, Harrison's
• Coins and currency dated 1790
• return to Conder tokens