Hertfordshire
Lot 196 18TH CENTURY COPPER TOKENS Hertfordshire
Estimate $20,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60,000
SAWBRIDGEWORTH, R. Orchard, penny, 1801, full facing bust in ultra high relief/book lying below tree, church in distance (D&H 1). Red and brown, finely lacquered, practically as struck, good extremely fine and excessively rare, a classic rarity and the highlight of the 1st century series.
Ex Glendining's sale 18-19 April 1923 (lot 59) W.Longman (lot 69) and T.A. Jan (lot 96) collections.
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