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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2285

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (7), all Vulcan reverse, 1792, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to second limb of N of IOHN, rev figure of Vulcan seated, HALFPENNY above (5), edge BRIGHTON CAMP HALFPENNY MDCCXCIV (Atkins p.234, 300b; D&H Warwickshire 451b); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Conder p.57, 17; Atkins p.234, 300c; D&H Warwickshire 451c); edge PAYABLE BY I SIMMONS STAPLEHURST (Atkins p.234, 300e; D&H Warwickshire 451e); edge WARLEY CAMP HALFPENNY MDCCXCIV (Atkins p.234, 300f; D&H Warwickshire 451g); edge plain (Atkins p.234, 300g; D&H Warwickshire 451h); obv stop in line with the centre of the R, edge PAYABLE AT NUNEATON BEDWORTH OR HINKLEY (Conder p.172, 111; Atkins p.235, 301; D&H Warwickshire 452); obv coat without collar, upper tie of queue points to O of IOHN, edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEA LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Conder p.7, 46; Atkins p.235, 302; D&H Warwickshire 453). D&H 453 with a little corrosion, otherwise fine, others generally better than very fine, D&H 451g very 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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