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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2252

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 95 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (7), 1793, 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, bowsprit nearly to last limb of Y, rev shield and bird, bull-rushes either side of shield, DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT around, straight 1 in date, inner rush-heads slightly above top of shield, edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEA LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.58, 27; Atkins p.61, 59; D&H Lancashire 105); obv mainmast above base of legend and touches last limb of L of LIVERPOOL (2), edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEA LONDON OR BRISTOL (D&H Lancashire 106); edge LONDON ///// ANGLESEA ///// OR ///// BRISTOL (Atkins p.61, 57a; D&H Lancashire 106a); obv mainmast close to H of HALFPENNY, oak branches under ship, rev stop after legend (4), edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.58, 26; Atkins p.61, 58; D&H Lancashire 107); edge PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.61, 58a; D&H Lancashire 107a); edge milled to left ///// (Pye p.27, 6; Atkins p.61, 58b; D&H Lancashire 107b); plain, not in collar (Atkins p.61, 58c; D&H Lancashire 107c). D&H 106 fine, others extremely fine, D&H 107b with faded colour, D&H 106, 106a and 107 rare, D&H 107c very rare. (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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