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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2254

Estimate: 200 GBP
Price realized: 240 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Copper Halfpenny Mule (20), obv ship under sail to right, LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY, mainmast above base of legend, rev Britannia seated, BRUNSWICK HALFPENNY, 1795 (3), edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (Atkins p.63, 71a; D&H Lancashire 111a); edge COVENTRY TOKEN and engrailed (Atkins p.63, 71b; D&H Lancashire 111b); edge PAYABLE BY IOHN PILMER CHURCH LANE X X (Atkins p.63, 71c; D&H Lancashire 111c); obv mainmast to right of centre between L of LIVERPOOL and H of HALFPENNY, rev bust of Earl Howe left, 1793, EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE 1795 . HALFPENNY, edge PAYABLE AT SHARP'S PORTSMOUTH AND CALDECOTT'S CHICHESTER (Conder p.59, 34; Atkins p.62, 62; D&H Lancashire 113); obv small dot below stern lamp, rev bust of John of Gaunt left, JOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER *, edge CURRENT EVERY WHERE (Conder p.58, 30; Atkins p.62, 61; D&H Lancashire 114); obv oak branches under the ship, rev Bishop Blaize, ARTIS NOSTRAE CONDITOR, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.59, 36; Atkins p.62, 63; D&H Lancashire 115); obv stern lamp nearly touches branch to left (11), rev female seated, METAL & COPPER COMPANY HALFPENNY, 1795 (2), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.58, 31; Atkins p.62, 65; D&H Lancashire 118); edge plain (D&H Lancashire 118a); rev bust of Earl Howe left, EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE (6), edge BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA (Conder p.59, 33; Atkins p.62, 67; D&H Lancashire 120); edge AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS'D OF ALL NATIONS (Atkins p.62, 67a; D&H Lancashire 120a); edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST (Atkins p.62, 67b; D&H Lancashire 120b); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON CORK OR BELFAST (Atkins p.62, 67c; D&H Lancashire 120c); edge PAYABLE AT SHARPE'S PORTSMOUTH AND CHALDECOTT'S CHICHESTER (Atkins p.62, 67d; D&H Lancashire 120d); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.62, 67e; D&H Lancashire 120f); rev bust of the Prince of Wales right, GEORGE PRINCE OF WALES (2), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.59, 32; Atkins p.62, 68; D&H Lancashire 121); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.62, 68b; D&H Lancashire 121b); rev bishop's head to right, CRONEBANE HALFPENNY, edge BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA (Atkins p.63, 70; D&H Lancashire 122); obv shield and bird, 1791, DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT, rev Britannia seated, BRUNSWICK HALFPENNY, 1795, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON and engrailed (D&H Lancashire 123); rev Bishop Blaize, ARTIS NOSTRAE CONDITOR, edge PAYABLE IN LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Conder p.314, 37; Atkins p.63, 72; D&H Lancashire 124); rev Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA, 1794, edge plain (Conder p.214, 32; Atkins p.63, 74; D&H Lancashire 126). D&H 118a wiped, generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 120, 122 and 123 rare, D&H 111b, 113, 118a, 121 and 121b very rare. (20)

D&H 111a, D&H 111b, D&H 120c, D&H 120f ex F S Cokayne Collection

D&H 111a acquired 20 May, 1905 for 1/-

D&H 120c acquired 5 November 1903 for 3/6

D&H 120f acquired 15 February 1908 for 3/-

D&H 111b ex Hamer Collection, acquired 5 December 1930 for 4/6
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: £200-300
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