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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 1975

Estimate: 70 GBP
Price realized: 180 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, John Fielding, warehouseman, Manchester , Copper Halfpenny (7), obv a building, EAST INDIA HOUSE, rev grocer's arms and supporters, 1792, HALFPENNY above (2), edge PAYABLE AT I. FIELDINGS MANCHESTER (Conder p.59, 38; Pye p.36, 8; Atkins p.63, 76; D&H Lancashire 127), edge LONDON BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.63, 76a; D&H Lancashire 127a); obv grocer's arms and supporters, 1793, MANCHESTER PROMISSORY HALFPENNY, wide date, tip of right Griffin's wing lines with first limb of A of HALFPENNY, rev East India Co, Tea Mark, PAYABLE AT IN . FIELDINGS GROCER & TEA DEALER, centre point of shield touches first limb of V, edge plain (Atkins p.63, 77; D&H Lancashire 128); obv tip of right Griffin's wing lines with second limb of A of HALFPENNY, edge plain (D&H Lancashire 130); obv narrow date, tip of right Griffin's wing lines with first limb of A of HALFPENNY, tufts of the tails formed of two distinct lines, rev centre point of shield nearly touches second limb of V, tail of & turns down, edge plain (Atkins p.64, 78; D&H Lancashire 131); obv tails solid and point outward, edge plain (Conder p.59, 39; Pye p.36, 9; Virt p.110; Atkins p.64, 79; D&H Lancashire 133); obv tails solid and point downward, rev centre point of shield clear of V, tail of & turns down, edge plain (D&H Lancashire 134). D&H 127 with edge bruises, otherwise extremely fine, the others generally extremely fine or better, D&H 130 and D&H 134 scarce. (7)

D&H 133 ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 16 September 1906 for 6d

Estimate: £70-90
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