Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 42 8 Dec 2021
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Middlesex 909 (R). Whitfield's. Copper halfpenny. 5.94 gm. 29 mm. A bust left; * * LONG * LIVE * THE * KING * / A hand from the clouds holding a balance; PAYABLE AT JOHN WHITFIELDS. Uncirculated; evenly toned over original surfaces (with PCGS MS63BN tag); die polishing evident on obverse.
The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.
Samuel comments on this portrait: "...the effigy is about as ugly as the worst to be found on the spurious tokens of the John Wilkinson type." He has no idea who the image represents.