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Auction 61  11 Jun 2022
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Lot 213

Estimate: 100 GBP
Price realized: 260 GBP
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Cumberland, colliery tokens, 18th century (15): Maryport, Ewanrigg Colliery, Arms of Ewan Christian, rev. cipher EB forward and backward, 1750 (F7.95); Moresby, Brougham family arms, rev. MOR/RESBY, in copper (4 – DW.113; F.7.59c, two with x engraved on reverse, one with +), in brass (4 – DW.114; F.7.59b, one with 8 and 12. punched on obverse, one tinned); Whitehaven, Lowther family arms, rev. cipher JL forward and backward, in copper (F.7.70b), in brass (2 – F.7.70a, 7.71b); Lowther family crest, rev. LOWTHER monogram (DW.109), in copper (F.7.79c), in brass (2 – F.7.79b); Location unknown (4): monogram conceivably containing letters L, A, H, M, I, K and S, revs. similar (2 – DW.184, 185); G. C., pay check(?), arms between initials, 364 below, all punched, copper, oblong, cut corners (F.7.101); figure 3 dividing punched R G, crowned WB between, rev. plain, I B punched, F.7.70b and 7.71b as struck, with almost full original colour, F.7.70a poor, the rest fine to nearly extremely fine (19)
*ex Baldwin's vault.
The G. C. piece (ex-Fletcher) was listed by Farthing under the heading 'Miscellaneous, associated with Cumbrian mining'.
(Estimate: 100-150 GBP)
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