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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2011

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 280 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Thomas Jennings, (1737-1820), ironmonger and stationer, Holbeach, Copper Halfpenny (4), 1794, obv Britannia standing, facing left, small lion above, ships in the background, SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN around, rev cypher T. I. in a shield between sprigs of flowers, crest a demi-lion, SPALDING HALFPENNY 1794 around, tail of the demi-lion some distance from H of HALFPENNY, outer leaf to left points to centre of S of SPALDING, edge PAYABLE AT T. IENNING'S SPALDING & HOLBEACH - X - (Conder p.63, 3; Pye p.45, 3; Atkins p.68, 4; D&H Lincolnshire 4); obv Britannia standing, facing left, small lion below, ships in the background, SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN around (3), edge PAYABLE AT T. IENNING'S SPALDING & HOLBEACH - X - (Pye p.45, 4; Atkins p.68, 5; D&H Lincolnshire 5); edge plain (D&H Lincolnshire 5a); rev tail of demi-lion nearly touches H of HALFPENNY, outer leaf to left extends past S of SPALDING, edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.69, 6e; D&H Lincolnshire 6e). Generally extremely fine or better, D&H 4 and 5a scarce, D&H 6e very rare. (4)

Estimate: £100-150
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