BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, James Lackington, (1746-1815), bookseller, initially at 46 Chiswell Street, Moorfields, later at Finsbury Square and the Temple of the Muses where he issued his tokens, Copper Halfpenny (11), obv bust to left, J. LACKINGTON, 1794, stop after legend, 1 of date to right of lower coat button, upper right of 7 to left of junction of the coat sleeve (4), rev figure of Fame, HALFPENNY OF J. LACKINGTON & Co. CHEAPEST BOOKSELLERS IN THE WORLD o, Y of HALFPENNY between OO of BOOKSELLERS, small figure of Fame, no inner circle between two lines of legend (3), edge milled (Conder p.90, 166; Atkins p.98, 247; D&H Middlesex 351); edge BIRMINGHAM OR IN SWANSEA (Atkins p.98, 247b; D&H Middlesex 351b); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.98, 247c; D&H Middlesex 351c); rev Y of HALFPENNY between O and K of BOOKSELLERS, small figure of Fame, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL . X . (Atkins p.98, 248a; D&H Middlesex 352a); obv quatrefoil after legend, 1 of date directly below lower coat button, rev Y of HALFPENNY nearly to first limb of B of BOOKSELLERS, inner circle between two lines of legend (3), edge PAYABLE I LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.99, 249a; D&H Middlesex 353a); edge HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THE BLACK HORSE TOWER HILL (Atkins p.99, 249b; D&H Middlesex 353b); edge plain (D&H unlisted, noted as D&H Middlesex 353e); obv 1 of date to right of lower coat button, edge PAYABLE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES * / * / * / (Virt p.42; Atkins p.99, 250; D&H Middlesex 354); obv bust right, J. LACKINGTON above, rev Y of HALFPENNY nearly to first limb of B of BOOKSELLERS, inner circle between two lines of legend, edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR DUBLIN . X . X . (Pye p.31, 5; Atkins p.99, 252; D&H Middlesex 356); obv bust right, J. LACKINGTON above, FINSBURY SQUARE 1795 below (2), edge PAYABLE AT THE TEMPLE OF THE MUSES * / * / * / (Conder p.90, 169; Virt p.42; Atkins p.99, 253; D&H Middlesex 357); edge milled to left (Atkins p.99, 253a; D&H Middlesex 357a). D&H 351b weakly struck, otherwise fine for issue, D&H 353b fine, others generally extremely fine, some with original colour, though D&H 354 hairlined, D&H 352a and 353a rare, D&H 351b and 353b very rare, D&H 353e on a large planchet and exceedingly rare, the only example traced. (11)
D&H 353a ex Atkins Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 25 November 1905
D&H 353b ex Daniels Collection
Estimate: £150-200