NumisBids
  
Baldwin & Sons
Auction 102  4 October 2016
View prices realized

Lot 2286

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 170 GBP
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (9), all Vulcan reverse, 1792, obv bust right, IOHN WILKISON IRON MASTER around, name misspelt WILKISON, plain coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to second limb of IO of IOHN, rev figure of Vulcan seated, HALFPENNY above (3), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, the N's retrograde (Conder p.7, 50; Atkins p.237, 321; D&H Warwickshire 454); edge PAYABLE IN BEDWORTH HINKLEY OR NUNEATON (Atkins p.237, 321a; D&H Warwickshire 454a); edge PAYABLE AT LONDON OR ANGLESEY (Atkins p.237, 321b; D&H Warwickshire 454b); obv upper tie of queue points to N of IOHN (4), edge PAYABLE X AT X CRONEBANE X OR X IN X DUBLIN (Conder p.198, 27; Atkins p.237, 322; D&H Warwickshire 455); edge PAYABLE ////// AT ///// LONDON ////// OR ////// ANGLESEY (Atkins p.237, 322a; D&H Warwickshire 455a); edge PAYABLE AT LONDO OR ANGLESEY (D&H Warwickshire 455b); edge PAYABLE AT ANGLESEA LONDON OR BRISTOL (D&H Warwickshire 455c); obv upper tie of queue points to I of IOHN, small letters in legend (2), edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.238, 323; D&H Warwickshire 456); edge PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL (Atkins p.238, 323a; D&H Warwickshire 456a). D&H 456a fair, D&H 455a and 455c with a little corrosion, otherwise very fine, others generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 454 and 454a very rare, D&H 454b extremely rare. (9)

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
Question about this auction? Contact Baldwin & Sons