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Sold on 8 November 2017

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A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 263

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8 November 2017

Hammer Price:
£260

18th Century Tokens, LANCASHIRE, Halsall, Col. Charles Mordaunt, Penny, arms of the Earls of Peterborough, rev. value, edge engrailed, 15.93g/4h (DH 1). Virtually as struck with original colour and reflective surfaces, rare with this offset die-axis; arguably the earliest of the late 18th century tokens to be struck £100-150

Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1669 (part)