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Auction: 8017 - Important British 18th Century Tokens
Lot: 254

Ayrshire, Col. W. Fullarton, pattern Shilling in copper, bust of Adam Smith, rev. female mourning, shields, battleaxe and spears behind (DH.7), a few dark spots and minor obverse rim nicks but good extremely fine, traces of lustre, rare Estimate £ 150-180 PROVENANCE: Bought 1906 Identified as a pattern Shilling by Dykes (BNJ 2002, pp. 151). The flaw apparent on the reverse of this issue is also discussed by Dykes (BNJ 2002, pp. 152, 158-9); the present specimen has every appearance of being an early striking

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