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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2143

Estimate: 80 GBP
Price realized: 160 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, William Mainwaring, (1768-1794), button-maker, Birmingham, White Metal Penny, obv bust of Earl Howe left, ADMIRAL EARL HOWE above, rev THE MEMORABLE VICTORY GAINED OVER THE FRENCH FLEET JUNE . 1 . 1794, thin branch and leaves, trefoil after date, edge plain (D&H Hampshire 7). From the flawed reverse die, minor marks and blemishes, otherwise good extremely fine and retaining much brilliance, rare.

ex Daniels Collection
Mainwaring engraved dies for William Lutwyche and is thought by Pye to have produced a limited number of tokens, as well.

Estimate: £80-100
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