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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2278

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 100 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (7), forge reverse, 1793, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to W of WILKINSON, stop after R in line with centre of R (5), rev man working at a forge, sloping top to 1 and 7, no pivot or bands to hammer, large date (4), edge M. ABEL S PRENTICE S DELL, middle name upside-down (Conder p.241, 265; Atkins p.231, 278a; D&H Warwickshire 395a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.57, 18; Atkins p.232, 278c; D&H Warwickshire 395c); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR DUBLIN (Atkins p.232, 278e; D&H Warwickshire 395e); edge MASONIC TOKEN I. SCETCHLEY FECIT 1794 (Atkins p.232, 278f; D&H Warwickshire 395f); rev with pivot and bands to hammer, large date, edge PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SLEAFORD (Atkins p.232, 279; D&H Warwickshire 397); obv two buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to OH of IOHN, no stop after R, rev flat top and base to 1, rounded top to 3, edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM BRIGHTON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.164, 28; Atkins p.232, 281; D&H Warwickshire 399); obv ribbed coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to HN of IOHN, edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM BRIGHTON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.164, 28; Atkins p.231, 277c; D&H Warwickshire 400). D&H 395a fine for issue, others very fine to extremely fine, D&H 395a and 400 rare. (7)

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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