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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2491

Estimate: 150 GBP
Price realized: 540 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, SCOTLAND, Thomas & Alexander Hutchinson, Thomas Hutchison (1744-1812), and his brother, Alexander (1743-1823), merchants, Edinburgh, Copper Halfpenny (8), 1790, all edge PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOS. & ALEXR. HUTCHISON, obv figure of St Andrew, NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT 1790, top right corner of cross points to centre of L of LACESSIT, rev arms of Edinburgh between thistles, crest an anchor, EDINBURGH HALFPENNY, no stop after HALFPENNY, four bands on anchor stock, top leaf on right thistle points to second limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.311, 16; D&H Lothian 23); obv top right corner of cross points to last limb of L of LACESSIT, rev stop after HALFPENNY (Atkins p.312, 17; D&H Lothian 24); obv top right corner of cross points to first limb of A of LACESSIT, rev no bands on anchor stock, top leaf on right thistle points to first limb of second N of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.312, 18; D&H Lothian 25); obv top leaf of right thistle points to stop, rev top leaf on right thistle points to foot of Y of HALFPENNY (D&H Lothian 26); obv top right corner of cross points to centre of A of LACESSIT, rev top leaf on left thistle points to second limb of E of EDINBURGH (Atkins p.312, 19; D&H Lothian 27); obv top right corner of cross points to second limb of A of LACESSIT (2), rev top leaf on right thistle points just above foot of Y of HALFPENNY (Atkins p.312, 20; D&H Lothian 28); rev top leaf on right thistle points to foot of Y of HALFPENNY (Conder p.65, 11 and 12; Pye p.18, 3; Virt p.20; Atkins p.312, 22; D&H Lothian 29); obv top leaf of right thistle points below stop, rev top leaf on left thistle points to second limb of E of EDINBURGH (Atkins p.312, 21; D&H Lothian 30). Nearly good extremely fine to good extremely fine, many with substantial colour remaining, D&H 26 and 29 rare. (8)

Estimate: £150-250
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