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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2277

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 190 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (9), forge reverse, 1792, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to IO of IOHN, rev man working at a forge, large date (3), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.6, 44; Atkins p.230, 271; D&H Warwickshire 390); edge PAYABLE AT NUNEATON BEDWORTH OR HINKLEY (Conder p.172, 111; Atkins p.230, 271a; D&H Warwickshire 390a); edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (D&H Warwickshire 390c); obv name misspelt WILKENSON, rev large date, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL the N's retrograde (Atkins p.236, 314; D&H Warwickshire 391); obv name misspelt WILKISON, rev small date (5), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.237, 320; D&H Warwickshire 392); edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM BRIGHTON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.237, 320a; D&H Warwickshire 392a); edge PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST (Atkins p.237, 320b; D&H Warwickshire 392b); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESY (Atkins p.237, 320c; D&H Warwickshire 392c); edge plain (Atkins p.237, 320e; D&H Warwickshire 392e). D&H 392a cleaned, otherwise fine, others generally fine to extremely fine, D&H 392c and 392e rare, D&H 390c and 392 very rare, D&H 392b extremely rare. (9)

D&H 390, D&H 391, D&H 392e ex Spink

D&H 392 ex Given Collection

D&H 392c ex Dalton 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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