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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2289

Estimate: 120 GBP
Price realized: 380 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Uncertain Issuer, Scalloped-edge Tokens (9), all bust of George III right, obv W. A. & CO. below bust, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, third leaf in laurel below numerals, rev crowned shield with WORCESTER . AUGUST . 6 . 7 & 8 inscription, M . B . F . ET . H . REX . F . D . B . ET . L . D . S . R . I . A . T . ET . E . 1788 (Conder p.179, 14; Atkins p.247, 30; D&H Worcestershire 33); obv third leaf in laurel between first and second numeral (D&H Worcestershire 34); obv third leaf in laurel points to first numeral (D&H Worcestershire 35); obv third leaf in laurel points to second numeral (D&H Worcestershire 36); obv I. B. below bust, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev crown radiated above musical instruments, WORCESTER AUGUST . 6 . 1788 (Conder p.179, 15; Atkins p.248, 31; D&H Worcestershire 37); obv C. I. below bust, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, first leaf in laurel after third numeral, rev crown above a cornucopia, musical instruments and book, WORCESTER AUGUST . 6 . 1788 (Conder p.318, 17; Atkins p.248, 36; D&H Worcestershire 42); obv first leaf in laurel between second and third numeral (D&H Worcestershire 43); obv I. H & CO below bust (D&H Worcestershire 44); obv all leaves in laurel above line of legend and after the numerals (D&H unlisted with a scalloped edge, noted as D&H Worcestershire 45a). All struck in brass, obverse of D&H 45a with a silver or tin wash, generally very fine to good extremely fine, D&H 35, 35, 42 and 44 rare, D&H 45a extremely rare, the only example traced. (9)

D&H 43 ex Lincoln 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: £120-150
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