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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 1934

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 380 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Richard Bacon, (1745-1812, originally an appraiser, auctioneer, and brandy merchant; later a printer and stationer, 12 Cockey Lane, Norwich), Copper Halfpenny (8), 1794, obv a castle and bridge, NORWICH CASTLE, stop after CASTLE touches the shrubs on bridge (5), rev hanging fleece, GOOD TIMES WILL COME . MDCCXCIV, edge PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER -:--:--:- (Atkins p.151, 13a; D&H Norfolk 12a), edge PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER .X. (Atkins p.151, 13b; D&H Norfolk 12b), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.151, 13c; D&H Norfolk 12d), edge milled (Atkins p.151, 13d; D&H Norfolk 12e), edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.151, 13e; D&H Norfolk 12f); obv stop after CASTLE some distance from the shrubs (3), edge PAYABLE AT SOUTH SHIELDS AND LONDON . X (Conder p.119, 12; Pye p.40, 2; Virt p.37; Atkins p.151, 14b; D&H Norfolk 13b), edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.151, 14c; D&H Norfolk 13c), edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.151, 14d; D&H Norfolk 13e). D&H 12e likely wiped at some time but mostly re-toned, D&H 12b very fine, the others extremely fine, D&H 12b rare, D&H 13b and 13c very rare, D&H 12a, 12e and 12f extremely rare. (8)

D&H 12b, D&H 12d ex Levine Collection, noted as unique, ex Longman Collection

D&H 12e ex Levine Collection, ex Atkins Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 22 October 1927 for 42/-

D&H 13c ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 23 April 1912 for 5/-

D&H 13e ex Levine Collection, noted as one other known

Estimate: £150-200
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