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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2753

Estimate: 120 GBP
Price realized: 170 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, IRELAND, Lloyd & Ridley, John Lloyd, button maker, and Joseph Ridley, woollen draper, shared a building at 36 Castle Street, Dublin, Copper Halfpenny (6), 1794, all edge PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR HAROLDS CROSS BUTTON FACTORY *, obv figure of Justice standing, THE LAND WE LIVE IN HALFPENNY, head under WE, hand aligns to the L of LIVE, rev L & R cypher, PRO ME * SI MEREAR * IN ME, sprigs below cypher composed of twelve leaves (3) (Conder p.192, 46; Virt p.1; Atkins p.341, 130; D&H Dublin 338); obv hand aligns to I of LIVE (Conder p.192, 47; Atkins p.341, 131; D&H Dublin 339); obv head under W of WE, hand aligns to L of LIVE (Conder p.192, 48; Atkins p.341, 132; D&H Dublin 340); obv head to left of W of WE (2), rev wreath tied with a triple bow (Atkins p.342, 134; D&H Dublin 342); rev five leaves either side of bow (Atkins p.342, 135; D&H Dublin 343); obv scales to left, rev cypher within oak wreath (Conder p.192, 50; Virt p.4; Atkins p.342, 137; D&H Dublin 345). D&H 342 once wiped at some time, otherwise very fine, others generally very fine to extremely fine or better, D&H 339 rare. (6)

Estimate: £120-150
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