Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18th CENTURY TOKENS, George Barker, White Metal Halfpenny, 1799, obv helmeted bust of Mercury in profile left, FURTUM INGENIOSUS AD OMNE . BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY . around, rev remains of a pyramid and a fallen statue, three hands clasped, FOEDUS above, SIC OMNIA below, MIHI SORTE DATUM MDCCXCIX in exergue, edge plain, in collar (Atkins p.208, 45a; D&H Warwickshire 69a). Some carbon flecking and light brush marks, otherwise good extremely fine and still retaining some brilliance, rare.

Estimate: £300-500