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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2247

Estimate: 300 GBP
Price realized: 260 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (17), 1792, obv bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER *, rev shield, LANCASTER HALFPENNY (8), edge PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER - X - (Conder p.55, 6; Atkins p.56, 14; D&H Lancashire 29); edge PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER . X . (D&H Lancashire 29a); edge CAMBRIDGE BEDFORD AND HUNTINGDON (Conder p.56, 7; Atkins p.56, 14a; D&H Lancashire 29b); edge PAYABLE AT CLOUGHER OR IN DUBLIN (Atkins p.56, 14b; D&H Lancashire 29c); edge PAYABLE IN HULL AND IN LONDON (Atkins p.56, 14c; D&H Lancashire 29d); edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Atkins p.56, 14d; D&H Lancashire 29e); edge milled (Atkins p.56, 14e; D&H Lancashire 29f); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.56, 14f; D&H Lancashire 29g); obv centre of crown to end of K of DUKE, rev line of shield to A of LANCASTER and E of HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER - X - (Atkins p.56, 16; D&H Lancashire 30); obv centre of crown between D and U of DUKE, rev line of shield to C of LANCASTER and E of HALFPENNY (2), edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.56, 9; Atkins p.56, 17; D&H Lancashire 31); edge plain, rounded (Atkins p.56, 17a; D&H Lancashire 31a); obv centre of crown to first limb of K of DUKE, rev line of shield between A and S of LANCASTER and F and P of HALFPENNY, edge plain (D&H Lancashire 32); obv centre of crown to centre of K of DUKE, edge plain (Atkins p.56, 15a; D&H Lancashire 33); obv centre of crown to last limb of K of DUKE, rev wide date, edge PAYABLE AT CLOUGHER OR IN DUBLIN (D&H Lancashire 34); obv centre of crown between U and K of DUKE, rev line of shield to A of LANCASTER and between F and P of HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN CORK OR DERBY (D&H Lancashire 35); obv centre of crown to last limb of K of DUKE, rev line of shield to A of LANCASTER and P of HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE AT CLOUGHER OR IN DUBLIN (D&H Lancashire 37); obv centre of crown to centre of K of DUKE, rev line of shield to second limb of A of LANCASTER and first limb of E of HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR BALLYMURTAGH (D&H Lancashire 38bis). D&H 32, 34, 35 and 38bis softly struck as usual, generally very fine for issue, others extremely fine, D&H 29a and 33 with original colour, D&H 29a, 32, 34 and 35 rare, D&H 31 and 38bis very rare, an excellent group. (17)

D&H 29 ex Dalton Collection, D&H 37 ex Dalton Collection, acquired by F S Cokayne 19 January 1912 for 1/6

D&H 29c, D&H 29d, D&H 29f, D&H 29g, D&H 30, D&H 32, D&H 34, ex Hamer Collection

D&H 29e ex Weight Collection
A good many of the imitation tokens and mules listed can likely be traced to the shop of William Lutwyche. However, at this point it is purely conjecture so, for the time being, they remain listed as having uncertain origin.

Estimate: £300-500
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