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16 January 2019

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 761

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16 January 2019

Hammer Price:
£550

19th Century Tokens, Devon, County series, William Upcott, Twopence, 1801, view of Eddystone lighthouse, reverse view of Spurn Point lighthouse, edge plain, on flan of normal thickness, 35.02g/6h (D 21). An early original striking with no trace of flaw on the Spurn lighthouse; small surface defect in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine with reflective fields, very rare [with PCGS slab tag MS 62 BN] £500-£700

Provenance: ‘Brighton’ Collection, Stack’s/Bowers/Ponterio Auction (New York), 11-16 January 2018, lot 23129