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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2288

Estimate: 120 GBP
Price realized: 110 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Imitation Copper Halfpenny mule (9), obv bust right, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER, ribbed coat with collar, upper tie of queue points to between N of IOHN and W of WILKINSON, rev female seated, 1790, edge plain (Conder p.242, 267; Atkins p.235, 304; D&H Warwickshire 462); obv upper tie of queue points to second limb of N of IOHN, rev female seated, 1794, edge plain (Conder p.242, 268; Atkins p.235, 305; D&H Warwickshire 463); obv ribbed coat with collar, upper tie of queue points between N of IOHN and W of WILKINSON, rev figure of Justice, MEDALS & PROVINCIAL COINS, edge plain (Conder p.242, 266; Atkins p.235, 306; D&H Warwickshire 464); obv upper tie of queue points to W of WILKINSON, lower tie to N of IOHN, rev H M Co. cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, edge plain (Conder p.242, 271; Atkins p.235, 307; D&H Warwickshire 466); obv upper tie of queue points between N of IOHN and W of WILKINSON (2), rev female seated, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1792, edge plain (Conder p.242, 270; Atkins p.235, 308; D&H Warwickshire 467); rev harp, * NORTH * * WALES *, edge plain (Conder p.158, 36; Atkins p.235, 309; D&H Warwickshire 468); obv upper tie of queue points to second limb of N of IOHN (2), rev H M Co. cypher, CAMAC KYAN AND CAMAC HALFPENNY, edge plain (Conder p.242, 272; Atkins p.235, 310; D&H Warwickshire 469); rev female seated, INCORPORATED BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT 1792, edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE (D&H Warwickshire 470); obv name misspelt WILKISON, rev female seated, 1794, edge plain (Conder p.164, 29; Atkins p.238, 327; D&H Warwickshire 473); obv upper tie of queue points to I of IOHN, edge plain (Conder p.242, 274; Atkins p.238, 328; D&H Warwickshire 474). Generally very fine or better, D&H 470 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: £120-150
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