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Auction: 8017 - Important British 18th Century Tokens
Lot: 215

Anglesey, Parys Mines Co., unfinished pattern Halfpenny obverse, druid´s bust to left, rev. blank, edge PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL . X . (similar to DH.272), on a large flan, good extremely fine, traces of lustre, probably unique Estimate £ 400-450 PROVENANCE: Lincoln ´No. 1 Collection´´ 1934 Perhaps from the same punch as used for DH.272, but at a different stage of development. Compare also the portrait used for currency issues of 1789, DH.357-61

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