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8 November 2017

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

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Lot

№ 403

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8 November 2017

Hammer Price:
£950

19th Century Tokens, DEVON, County series, William Upcott, Twopence, 1801, bronzed restrike by W.J. Taylor, view of Eddystone lighthouse, rev. view of Spurn Point lighthouse, edge plain, thin flan, 30.74g/12h (D 21). An early restrike with ship clear of sea on obverse, minor flaws on the Spurn lighthouse but no flaws in reverse legend; virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £300-400

Provenance: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1765 (part), recté an early restrike