Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, William Lutwyche, (1754-1801), toymaker, later token manufacturer, Temple Row and St Philip churchyard, White Metal Halfpenny, obv man in chains, kneeling to the right, AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER around, head under AN of AND, rev two hands joined, MAY SLAVERY & OPPRESSION CEASE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD * around, small letters in legend, OPPRESSION correctly spelt, rosette between M of MAY and D of WORLD, edge milled (Atkins p.375, 146c; D&H Middlesex 1039c). Nearly extremely fine and exceedingly rare.

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