Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, William Lutwyche, (1754-1801), toymaker, later token manufacturer, Temple Row and St Philip churchyard, Copper Halfpenny (20), Prince and Princess of Wales, obv two busts to left, LONG MAY THEY REIGN OVER A GRATEFULL PEOPLE, rev ship under sail right, THE GUARD & GLORY OF BRITAIN (3), edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.365, 54; D&H Middlesex 945); edge milled (Conder p.212, 24; Pye p.52, 3; Virt p.98; Atkins p.365, 54a; D&H Middlesex 945a); edge plain (Atkins p.365, 54b; D&H Middlesex 945b); Prince of Wales (17), obv bust of the Prince of Wales right, GEO . PRINCE OF WALES, rev royal arms and crest, LONDON & MIDDLESEX . HALFPENNY, stop before and after HALFPENNY (2), edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.140, 741a; D&H Middlesex 952a); edge plain (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H Middlesex 952c); obv HALFPENNY below, edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.140, 742; D&H Middlesex 953); obv extent of hairline between the C and E of PRINCE, edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.141, 744; D&H Middlesex 955); obv royal arms and crest, LONDON & MIDDLESEX . HALFPENNY, rev bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER *, star has six points, edge PAYBLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.91, 177; Atkins p.141, 746; D&H Middlesex 957); obv bust of the Prince of Wales right, HALFPENNY . below, GEO PRINCE OF WALES, stop after WALES and after HALFPENNY, rev crest of the Prince of Wales, ICH DIEN. 1795 HALFPENNY below, INDUSTRY IS THE PARENT OF SUCCESS, edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.239, 247; Atkins p.377, 158; D&H Middlesex 961); obv bust of the Prince of Wales right, GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES, no stop after WALES, edge PAYPABLE AT LONDON . + . + . + . + . + (Conder p.240, 251; Atkins p.377, 160a; D&H Middlesex 962a); obv extent of hairline to first limb of E of PRINCE (4), rev crest of the Prince of Wales, ICH DIEN. HALFPENNY, 1795 (2), edge PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.377, 161; D&H Middlesex 963); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.377, 161b; D&H Middlesex 963b); rev stop after HALFPENNY (2), edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST . X X. (Atkins p.377, 162; D&H Middlesex 964); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.377, 162a; D&H Middlesex 964a); obv stop after WALES, rev no stop after HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.377, 164; D&H Middlesex 966); obv extent of hairline between E of PRINCE and O of OF, rev crest of the Prince of Wales, ICH DIEN. HALFPENNY . 1794, no stop after HALFPENNY (5), edge PAYABLE AT W. GYE'S PRINTER BATH X . X (Atkins p.377, 165; D&H Middlesex 967); edge PAYABLE AT IOHN SAWYER'S ROMNEY . X . (Atkins p.377, 165a; D&H Middlesex 967a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.377, 165b; D&H Middlesex 967b); edge plain (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H Middlesex 967d); edge HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY X (D&H unlisted, Davisson as D&H Middlesex 967e). Generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 945, 945b and 967 scarce, D&H 964 and 966 very rare, D&H 967a, 967d and 967e extremely rare. (20)

Lutwyche was active in the production of tokens from 1791 until 1801 and seems to have had more individual commissions for than any other manufacturer. His output of more than 65 tons of "legitimate provincial coins" was exceeded only by that of Thomas Williams, the consortium of Westwood and Hancock, and that of Matthew Boulton. He frequently combined dies then in his possession to produce various mules, concocted numerous specious issues, and has been attributed with manufacturing the bulk of evasions and lightweight coppers that appeared toward the end of the 18th Century

Estimate: £200-300