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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2287

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 160 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny (7), all Vulcan reverse, 1793, obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER around, plain coat with collar, two buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to the H of IOHN, no stop after R, rev figure of Vulcan seated, HALFPENNY above (2), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.235, 303; D&H Warwickshire 458); edge plain (Atkins p.235, 303b; D&H Warwickshire 458b); obv name misspelt WILKISON, four buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to N of IOHN (2), edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM BRIGHTON OR LIVERPOOL (Atkins p.238, 325b; D&H Warwickshire 459a); edge PAYABLE AT BIRMINGHAM OR LIVERPOOL (D&H Warwickshire 459b); obv stop after R, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, the N's retrograde (Atkins p.238, 325a; D&H Warwickshire 460a); obv three buttons on coat, upper tie of queue points to O of IOHN, stop after R (2), edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL, the N's retrograde (Conder p.7, 51; Atkins p.238, 326; D&H Warwickshire 461); edge plain (Conder p.242, 245; Atkins p.238, 326b; D&H Warwickshire 461c). D&H 458 and 458b fair for issue, others generally very fine to extremely fine, D&H 458b and 459b rare, D&H 458 extremely 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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