Auction Catalogue

24 January 2023

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

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Lot

№ 493

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24 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£800

19th Century Tokens, NORFOLK, Norwich, Robert Dunham and Sir John Yallop, Pattern Halfpenny, 1811, in copper, unsigned, Hope standing right, holding anchor and supporting shield, rev. crest above city arms, relief in distress, etc, linear outer circle both sides, edge neatly grained, 8.75g/12h (W 915). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour and reflective fields, of the highest rarity; only one other traced in commerce £600-£800

The only other specimen seen, formerly in the Levine and Cokayne collections, was sold in these rooms in October 2018