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LOT 3622
England. Holborn AE Halfpenny Token. 1649-1672.
London (Holborn) mint. Richard Underwood, issuer. ✿ IN HOLBORN • POVLTERER, hare running to left / RICHARD UNDERWOOD HIS • HALFE ✿ PENNY ✿ • R V E • in five lines. Dickinson 1475. Fair.(0.70gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Found on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector (collector's ticket included).
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Condition as seen.
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