Lot 202 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 730
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 730, halfpenny struck in copper, 10.24g , 30.54mm. A very politically charged die marriage. Struck on a broad planchet, slightly off-struck, with reflective fields. Attractive, nearly mint state .
O : Press Ganging, dragging away an impressed man, * BRITISH * LIBERTY *
DISPLAYED * , 1795
R : Man fettered with padlock on his mouth, A FREE-BORN ^ ENGLISHMAN 17-96
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £180-£250
Provenance: Manchester Auction 02/02/1999
Winning Bid: £350.00
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