Watch List notes:

BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, William Lutwyche, (1754-1801), toymaker, later token manufacturer, Temple Row and St Philip churchyard, Copper Halfpenny mule, obv shield of arms of the borough of Shrewsbury, 1794 above, SHREWSBURY HALFPENNY around, letters of legend widely spaced, rev woolpack, SALOP WOOLEN MANUFACTORY * around, six-pointed star, top right corner of woolpack points to N, edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN OR BELFAST. X X . (D&H Shropshire 25i). A little weakly struck up in the centres, otherwise nearly very fine for issue and exceedingly rare, the only example traced.

ex F S Cokayne Collection, acquired 10 June 1926 for 10/-
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: £150-200