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19th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Perry Barr, William Booth, Penny, 1811 [a copy c. 1900], wheatsheaf, rev. value, edge plain, 21.23g/12h (W 956). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
William Booth (1776-1812), the notorious forger of coins and banknotes, was hanged for his trade at Stafford on 15 August 1812
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