Birmingham, Charles Pye, Halfpenny, 1797, cp cypher, rev. Moneta seated right holding cornucopia of coins, bee-hive and bees at right, edge plain, 17.12g/12h (DH 223). Some light surface marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£200-250)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by David Litrenta.

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Provenance:
W.H. Aldcroft Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 443
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 314.

36 struck