Devon, Puddington, William Waller, Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, from the finished die with reworked hair and eye inserted, rev. ship sailing right, edge plain, 8.36g/6h (DH Bedfordshire 5; Dickinson, TCSB September 2008, no.5, this piece). Good fine and patinated, very rare; only 9 specimens attested £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Collection formed by the late David Barry Bailey.

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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 840 (part), recté DH 5; DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1508; bt W. McKivor