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Sold on 24 January 2023

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The Collection of British Tokens formed by Ivor Bridges

Ivor Bridges

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№ 198

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24 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£200

18th Century Tokens, SOMERSET, Bath, William Glover, Halfpenny, legend both sides, blundered edge payable n or london, 9.28g/12h (DH 29). Good very fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare; no specimen in any major token auction since 1930 £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Ivor Bridges.

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Although this token displays the same excess of metal on the obverse rim at 7 o’clock as the DH plate piece, perhaps the specimen owned by Samuel Hamer, striking characteristics show the two tokens are clearly different