Baldwin & Sons
Auction 102 4 October 2016
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, John Westwood Jnr, (1774-1850), medalist, die-sinker, and engraver, Copper Halfpenny, 1796, obv cypher P P & W, SHERBORNE TOKEN VALUE ONE HALFPENNY around, rev two-headed eagle, STET FORTUNA DOMUS around, edge plain (Atkins p.23, 10; D&H Dorsetshire 9). A few spots on the obverse and a little verdigris, otherwise well struck and better than extremely fine, rare.
ex Hamer Collection
Son of Obadiah Westwood and nephew of John Westwood, the elder. His name has been linked with various medals of a political nature including those of the Birmingham Association and Greatheed Petition although this is unconfirmed. What is known is that the younger Westwood was responsible for quite a few specious tokens and those made for collectors, including nearly thirty varieties of Half-Halfpennies that Dalton and Hamer distributed among eight separate counties.
Estimate: £60-80
ex Hamer Collection
Son of Obadiah Westwood and nephew of John Westwood, the elder. His name has been linked with various medals of a political nature including those of the Birmingham Association and Greatheed Petition although this is unconfirmed. What is known is that the younger Westwood was responsible for quite a few specious tokens and those made for collectors, including nearly thirty varieties of Half-Halfpennies that Dalton and Hamer distributed among eight separate counties.
Estimate: £60-80