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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: 1321

SUFFOLK, Beccles, FSU (unknown issuer) Halfpenny, 1795, south porch of the church, rev. bridge over the Waveney, PAYABLE AT BECCLES SUFOLK / * / * / */ on edge, 6h, 11.18g (D&H 16); Blything, Loyal Suffolk Yeomanry Halfpenny, 1794, mounted yeoman, sword to L, rev. castle within crowned Garter, GOD SAVE THE KING AND CONSTITUTION . X X . on edge, 12h, 11.33g (D&H 19); Bungay, Halfpenny, 1794, Bigods castle, rev. Justice standing, plain edge, 6h, 10.15g (D&H 22); Bungay Halfpenny, 1796, Bigods castle, rev. Justice standing, PAYABLE BY SAMUAL PRENTICE . X . X . on edge, 6h, 10.79g (D&H 24); Bury, undated, shield of arms of Bury, rev. PAYABLE AT JAMS. GOERS IRONMONGER BURY, plain edge, 6h, 9.35g (D&H 27); Bury, Halfpenny, undated, arms and crest of Bury, rev. kettle and stove, obliquely milled edge, 6h, 10.55g (D&H 28); NORFOLK, Norwich, Halfpenny, (1792), bottle, rev. Hope standing, RICHARD DINMORE & SON NORWICH. X X X X . on edge, 12h, 9.81g (D&H 23), the last weather worn and green, bolder fine, the rest all with pleasing brown and red surfaces, many with a handsome glass-like lustre in the fields, very fine to extremely fine (7)

Provenance

The Tony Abramson Collection

i) Taylor, by private treaty, May 1989 - £8

Baldwin's, by private treaty, February 1972

ii) Taylor, by private treaty, May 1989 - £8

iii) Taylor, by private treaty, May 1989 - £8

iv) Taylor, by private treaty, May 1989 - £8

Baldwin's, by private treaty, February 1972

v) Taylor, by private treaty, May 1989 - £8

vi) Mike Edrich, by private treaty, 2011, ticket reads 'found in old butter churn left by previous owner - from Norfolk (but in France)'




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Sold for
£120

Starting price
£50