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LOT 2658
Tokens - Warwickshire - Birmingham 1788 - Plated Brass Halfcrown Work Token Dated 1788 A.D.
Obv: a female seated, giving alms to an old man and a boy, a child kneeling by her side. Rev: a cypher B W H, 1788 over it, with TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE legend. Good very fine, scarce.(19.13 grams, 35 mm.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2658
Tokens - Warwickshire - Birmingham 1788 - Plated Brass Halfcrown Work Token
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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