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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 863

MIDDLESEX, London, Duke's Court St. Martin's, Ratley's Halfpenny, 1795, man holding a picture, rev. shells lying on the seashore, ship at sea, plain edge, 12h, 12.33g (D&H 465), lightly marked, yet hint of red beneath dark and glossy fields, extremely fine

The Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals


The picture dealer P. Ratley was an issuer of this private token, only seventy-two were struck in copper and a handful in silver. This token has also been called the 'Tired Boy' token, as the young man appears to be yawning.


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£320

Starting price
£50