Davissons Ltd.
Auction 39 1 Apr 2020
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Lancashire 59. Lancaster (Scarce). Also known to collectors of US colonial coins as the "Kentucky token" Copper halfpenny. 12.29 gm. 28.5 mm. A hand holding an unrolling scroll inscribed OUR CAUSE IS JUST; UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY around / Fifteen stars, radiated, in triangular pattern; each has an abbreviation of one of the 15 states in the United States at the time; E PLURIBUS UNUM around. Edge: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER.... Also listed in the US Coins Redbook, p. 77. Toned Uncirculated; characteristic early die break on obverse.
The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.