BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (6), forge reverse, 1787, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat without collar, upper tie of queue points to O of IOHN, rev man working at a forge, curved 1 and 7, uneven numbers in date, edge ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.6, 43; Atkins p.229, 263; D&H Warwickshire 370); obv no stop after R, edge ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (D&H Warwickshire 371); obv name misspelt WILKISON, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.237, 317; D&H Warwickshire 372); obv upper tie of queue points to I of IOHN, edge ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.7, 47; Atkins p.237, 318a; D&H Warwickshire 373a); obv four buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to H of IOHN (2), edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.237, 319; D&H Warwickshire 374); edge ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.7, 48; Atkins p.237, 319a; D&H Warwickshire 374a). D&H 371 and 374 once lacquered, first cleaned, otherwise fine, others generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 371, 372 and 374 rare. (6)
D&H 370, D&H 374 ex Dalton Collection
D&H 371 ex Given Collection
D&H 372, D&H 373a 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: £120-150