BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (6), obv female seated on rock holding a fasces, BIRMINGHAM MINING AND COPPER COMPANY around, 1793, point of laurel wreath to centre of A, right corner of the fasces aligns to right of D of AND, wide date, rev stork on a cornucopia, HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT around, tail of the cornucopia to second limb of B of PAYABLE (2), edge BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (Atkins p.212, 75; D&H Warwickshire 114); edge PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE (Atkins p.212, 75b; D&H Warwickshire 114b); rev tail of the cornucopia to first limb of B of PAYABLE, edge BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (D&H Warwickshire 115); obv point of laurel wreath between G and A, rev tail of the cornucopia to centre of B of PAYABLE (3), edge BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON, the N's retrograde (Atkins p.212, 76; D&H Warwickshire 116); edge BIRM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (Atkins p.212, 76a; D&H Warwickshire 116a); edge plain, not in collar (Conder p.162, 14; Atkins p.212, 76b; D&H Warwickshire 116b). D&H 115 nearly fine, the others extremely fine, D&H 115 and 116a 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: £120-150