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Auction: 8017 - Important British 18th Century Tokens
Lot: 160

Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, bust of Shakespeare to left, rev. THIS IS MY WORK etc., INDUSTRY PRODUSETH WEALTH (DH.143), high parts of portrait not well struck up and first two figures of date weak, otherwise extremely fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,200 PROVENANCE: Norman, Sotheby, 27-28 June 1905, lot 252 (part)

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