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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2251

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 160 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (6), 1792, obv ship under sail to right, LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY above, mainmast above base of legend and to centre between L of LIVERPOOL and H of HALFPENNY, small dot below stern lamp, rev shield and bird, DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT around, inner rush-heads slightly above top of shield, upper flag to right points between F and C of FECIT, edge CURRENT EVERYWHERE (Conder p.58, 24; Atkins p.61, 56a; D&H Lancashire 102); obv mainmast above base of legend and to right of centre between L of LIVERPOOL and H of HALFPENNY, no stern lamp, rev upper flag to right points to C of FECIT (5), edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.61, 55; D&H Lancashire 104); edge PAYABLE * AT * CRONEBANE * OR * IN DUBLIN * * * (Conder p.57, 23; Atkins p.61, 55a; D&H Lancashire 104a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.61, 55b; D&H Lancashire 104b); edge PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK BATH OR MANCHESTER (Atkins p.61, 55c; D&H Lancashire 104c); edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE . X . X . (D&H Lancashire 104d). D&H 104c nearly fine, D&H 104a wiped at some time, very fine, others very fine to extremely fine, D&H 104a and 104b rare, D&H 104c and 104d very rare. (6)

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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