439, Lot: 716. Estimate $150. Sold for $305. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TOKENS, Middlesex. Hancock’s. CU Halfpenny (29mm, 10.90 g, 6h). Dated 1798. IOHN HANCOCK UMBRELLA MAKER - N
O 19 LEATHER LANE around, HOLBORN/ LONDON in two lines above three umbrellas in a shield, dividing the date 17 98 / DEALER IN COINS AND MEDALS around, HALFPENNY in exergue, a naked boy holding a coin tray. Edge: Milled. D&H 322. EF, brown surfaces.
From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.