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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2249

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 200 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Copper Halfpenny mule (7), obv bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER * around, rev shield and bird, DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT around, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (D&H Lancashire 49); obv centre of crown between U and K of DUKE (2), rev straight 1, stop after legend, edge PAYABLE AT LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Conder p.59, 37; Atkins p.58, 26; D&H Lancashire 50); rev Bishop Blaize, ARTIS NOSTRAE CONDITOR around, edge PAYABLE AT LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Conder p.222, 107; Atkins p.58, 27; D&H Lancashire 51); obv centre of crown to first limb of K of DUKE (2), rev river god reclining, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Conder p.222, 106; Atkins p.58, 28; D&H Lancashire 53); rev Britannia standing, SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN around, edge plain (Conder p.222, 105; Atkins p.58, 29; D&H Lancashire 54); obv shield, HALFPENNY 1794 around, rev bust of the Prince of Wales right, GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES around (2), edge PAYABLE AT LANCASTER LIVERPOOL OR LONDON; LIVERPOOL OR LONDON upside down (Atkins p.58, 30; D&H Lancashire 55); edge PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING (Conder p.240, 253; Atkins p.58, 30a; D&H Lancashire 55a). D&H 55a wiped at some time, now re-toned, others very fine to good extremely fine, D&H 53 with colour remaining, D&H 51 rare, D&H 49, 50 and 55a very rare, a good group. (7)

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: £100-150
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