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17th century Derbyshire, Derbyshire, Melbourne, Nathan Smedley, Halfpenny, 2.24g/12h (Preston-Morley and Pegg, BNJ 1981, p.184 and pl.xxiii, B, this piece; cf. BW. 106). A late 19th century forgery, fine or better, interesting (£30-40)

Provenance:
H. Pegg Collection;
P. Preston-Morley Collection [from H.P. October 1978].

This piece is one of an apparent series of forgeries of Derbyshire tokens, all by the same maker, and thought to have been made at the end of the 19th century