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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2281

Estimate: 70 GBP
Price realized: 50 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (4), forge reverse, 1793, obv bust right, IOHN WILKENSON IRON MASTER around, name misspelt WILKENSON, plain coat with collar, four buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points between N of IOHN and W of WILKENSON, rev man working at a forge, straight 1 and 7, no pivot and bands to hammer, small date (3), edge BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON (Atkins p.236, 315a; D&H Warwickshire 417); edge PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE (Atkins p.236, 315b; D&H Warwickshire 417a); edge CURRENT EVERYWHERE (Atkins p.236, 315c; D&H Warwickshire 417b); rev without pivot or bands to hammer, edge WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY (Atkins p.236, 315; D&H Warwickshire 418). Generally nearly very fine to extremely fine, D&H 418 very rare. (4)

D&H 417b ex Lincoln 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: £70-90
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