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Auction 36  22 February 2017
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Lot 436

Estimate: 500 USD
Price realized: 400 USD
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SCOTLAND. Ayrshire 5Bis I. Co. William Fullarton. AR pattern halfcrown. 11.54 gm. 33 mm. W. J. Taylor restrike from dies by J. Milton. 1799. Bust of the Prince of Wales left; GEORGIVS . P . S . C . D . 1799 / British arms in a cruciform configuration; BR. L. PR. E. REG. SC. PR. ET. SEN. COR. DUX. Stainton 31a. Near Extremely Fine; attractive toning that highlights the design.

For detailed discussions of this series, see Stainton, T. "John Milton, Medallist, 1759-1805" in the 1983 edition of the British Numismatic Journal. (Stainton 31a-d lists four denominations, halfcrown, shilling, sixpence and halfpence.) See also Dykes, D. "The Token Coinage of William Fullarton," BNJ 2002. The 2011 volume by Dykes on the provincial coinage also covers the Fullarton issues.

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