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Electronic Auction 431  24 Oct 2018
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Lot 633

Estimate: 1000 USD
Price realized: 600 USD
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TOKENS, Devonshire. CU Twopence Token (41.5mm, 34.99 g, 6h). Dated 1801. Eddystone lighthouse / Spurn Point Lighthouse. Davis 21. EF, warm brown surfaces with hints of red.

This large and popular piece was struck by W. Upcott, a book collector and antiquarian, for sale to collectors. It depicts two famous Devonshire lighthouses, designed by the civil engineer John Smeaton: the 1759 Eddystone Lighthouse and the 1777 Spurn Point Lighthouse.
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