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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2275

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 95 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Specious Copper Halfpenny (4), 1794, obv female seated on rock holding a fasces, BIRMING.M COMPANY around, rev stork on a cornucopia, HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT around, edge BIRM. LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (Conder p.162, 15; Atkins p.209, 51; D&H Warwickshire 76); edge LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (Atkins p.209, 51a; D&H Warwickshire 76a); edge PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER the N's retrograde (Atkins p.209, 51b; D&H Warwickshire 76b); edge plain, not in collar (Atkins p.209, 51c; D&H Warwickshire 76c). D&H 76a very fine and rare, D&H 76c nearly extremely fine, others better than extremely fine with colour remaining. (4)

D&H 76c ex Spink
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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