18th Century Tokens
Warwickshire, Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, seated female, cityscape behind, rev. Georgian house with man leaning from upper window, other windows filled in, edge coventry halfpenny payable by thomas sharp, 16.40g/12h (DH 312). Extremely fine, dusky patina with a hint of original colour, rare; in velvet-lined plated metal shells £200-£260
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Provenance: Bt in Covent Garden market, 1985