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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2253

Estimate: 120 GBP
Price realized: 140 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (9), 1794, 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, stern lamp nearly touches branch to left, rev shield and bird, bull-rushes either side of shield, DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT around, straight 1 in date, all rush-heads above top of shield (8), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Pye p.58, 28; Atkins p.61, 60; D&H Lancashire 108); edge PAYABLE IN HULL AND LONDON (Atkins p.62, 60c; D&H Lancashire 108c); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.62, 60d; D&H Lancashire 108d); edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST (Atkins p.62, 60f; D&H Lancashire 108f); edge CELEBRATED FOR PURE AND SEA BREATHING blundered edge (D&H Lancashire 108h); edge BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA (D&H Lancashire 108i); edge plain (Atkins p.62, 60g; D&H Lancashire 108l); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR BRIGHTON (D&H Lancashire 108n); obv mainmast touches foot of L of LIVERPOOL, edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE (D&H Lancashire 109). Generally fine to extremely fine, D&H 109 with faded colour, D&H 108f and 108l rare, D&H 108c, 108h, 108n and 109 very rare. (9)

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: £120-150
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