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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2271

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 170 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Specious Copper Halfpenny (15), 1794, obv female seated, BIRMINGHAM COINING AND COPPER COMPANY, rev stork on a cornucopia, HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT (10), edge M. ABEL S. PRENTICE S. DELL (Atkins p.209, 49; D&H Warwickshire 74a); edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.209, 49b; D&H Warwickshire 74c); edge PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING (Atkins p.209, 49c; D&H Warwickshire 74d); edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH (Atkins p.209, 49d; D&H Warwickshire 74e); edge PAYABLE AT IOHN FOLLERS NORTHIAM (Atkins p.209, 49e; D&H Warwickshire 74f); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.209, 49f; D&H Warwickshire 74g); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.209, 49g; D&H Warwickshire 74h); edge BREECHES & GLOVE MANUFACTORY (D&H Warwickshire 74j); edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE .X.X. (Atkins p.209, 49i; D&H Warwickshire 74k); edge milled (D&H Warwickshire 74l); obv point of laurel wreath under and slightly to left of first limb of A of AND, rev head of stork to centre of space between Y of HALFPENNY and P of PAYABLE (5), edge PAYABLE AT BECCLES SUFFOLK / * / * / * / * / (Atkins p.209, 50; D&H Warwickshire 75a); edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH (Atkins p.209, 50a; D&H Warwickshire 75b); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.209, 50b; D&H Warwickshire 75c); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.209, 50c; D&H Warwickshire 75d); edge PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK BATH OR MANCHESTER . X . (D&H Warwickshire 75f). D&H 74l with "G" stamped into the reverse, generally nearly very fine to extremely fine, D&H 74a, 74h and 75f rare, D&H 74j, 74l and 75a very rare, D&H 74c and 74k extremely rare. (15)

D&H 74c, D&H 74h, 75a, D&H 75d, D&H 75f ex Dalton Collection

D&H 74k, D&H 74l ex Dudman Collection

D&H 75c ex Lincoln Collection
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: £150-200
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