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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2009

Estimate: 200 GBP
Price realized: 260 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Jelly & Arnott, John Jelly, lawyer and proprietor of the Bath Botanic Garden, and David Arnott, proprietor of the Spa House, Holt, Copper Halfpenny mule (4), obv wheatsheaf, letter A below, RELIEF * AGAINST * MONOPOLY * * * around, rev TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DUKE OF BEAUFORT THE FRIEND OF MANKIND & HIS WORTHY TENANTS WHO REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR WHEAT TO 9s PR. BUSHEL A.D. 1795 beneath a portcullis and between sprigs of laurel and oak, edge plain (Conder p.302, 395; Atkins p.33, 33; D&H Gloucestershire 45); rev pair of scales within a circle, THE SALE OF CORN BY WEIGHT PROPOSED 1796 around (Conder p.302, 398; Atkins p.367, 78; D&H Gloucestershire 46); rev pair of scales 3½lb, 1s WORTH OF BREAD 1795.96 . GOOD LORD DELIVER US . around (Conder p.302, 396; Atkins p.367, 79; D&H Gloucestershire 47); rev pair of scales 6½lb, BREAD FOR 1s APRIL 1796 + GOD BE PRAISED + around (Conder p.302, 397; Atkins p.367, 80; D&H Gloucestershire 48). Generally good extremely fine and scarce. (4)

Estimate: £200-300
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