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Online Auction 20  10-11 Apr 2023
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Lot 1241

Starting price: 45 USD
Price realized: 55 USD
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GREAT BRITAIN: AE halfpenny token, 1794, DH-20a, Earl Howe, Hampshire, Emsworth; EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE, bust left in tricorne hat // KING / AND / CONSTITUTION / 1794 within banners, crown over scepter above, an attractive mint state example, PCGS graded MS62 BN, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG was a British naval officer. At the beginning of the American War of Independence, Howe was known to be sympathetic to the colonists. He had known Benjamin Franklin since late 1774 and was joined in a commission with his brother, General Sir William Howe, head of the land forces, to attempt a reconciliation.

Estimate: 50-75 USD
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