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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2283

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (9), all Vulcan reverse, 1791, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, ribbed coat with collar, upper tie of queue points between N of IOHN and W of WILKINSON, nose to second limb of M, rev figure of Vulcan seated, HALFPENNY above, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.233, 293; D&H Warwickshire 439); obv nose to MA, edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR AT BALLYMURTAGH (Atkins p.233, 293a; D&H Warwickshire 440); obv upper tie of queue points to second limb of N of IOHN (4), edge PAYABLE AT LONDON + . + . + . (Conder p.91, 181; Atkins p.233, 294; D&H Warwickshire 441); edge MASONIC HALFPENNY TOKEN MDCCXCIV (D&H Warwickshire 441a); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.233, 294a; D&H Warwickshire 441b); edge milled (Atkins p.233, 294b; D&H Warwickshire 441c); obv nose to centre of M (2), edge PAYABLE AT BANBURY OXFORD OR READING (Atkins p.234, 295a; D&H Warwickshire 442a); edge PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK BATH OR MANCHESTER (D&H Warwickshire 442d); obv upper tie of queue points to I of IOHN, edge PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.234, 296bis; D&H Warwickshire 445). D&H 442a struck on a damaged planchet, stained and lacquered, otherwise fine, D&H 441c with a few scrapes, nearly very fine, others generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 441 and 441b with some colour remaining, D&H 439, 440, 441a, 441c, 442a and 442d rare. (9)

D&H 439 ex Valentine Collection

D&H 440, D&H 441a, D&H 441c ex Dalton Collection

D&H 441b ex Lincoln Collection

D&H 442a ex Yeates Collection, ex Spink

D&H 442d ex Given 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: £150-250
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