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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 807

DURHAM, Sunderland, Penny, 1797, IRON BRIDGE NEAR SUNDERLAND SPAN 236 FEET HEIGHT 100 FEET, view of the bridge, OPENED AUGT 9. 1796., in exergue in two lines, rev. PENNY TOKEN, two ships at sea, SUNDERLAND 1797, in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 6h, 17.30g (D&H 2), with a light scattering of pinmarks and hairlines, otherwise with a flashy brilliance to the fields, hints of red to otherwise brown surfaces, extremely fine and scarce

The Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals


The Wearmouth Bridge was completed in 1796 after three years of construction, at the time of its completion it was the biggest single-span bridge in the world standing at a span of 73 metres. It was in fact only the second cast iron bridge to be constructed, after The Iron Bridge in Shropshire. Due to its innovation it was described at the time as a one of the wonders of the industrial age.


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