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This specimen was lot 74839 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Spence's Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1793. NGC MS-64 Brown. Edge: Plain. A an obverse die variant of the popular 'hangman' type, this near-Gem dazzles with far more brilliance and eye appeal than is generally encountered."
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This specimen was lot 74839 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Great Britain|GREAT BRITAIN]]. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Spence's Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1793. NGC MS-64 Brown. Edge: Plain. A an obverse die variant of the popular 'hangman' type, this near-Gem dazzles with far more brilliance and eye appeal than is generally encountered." Numista comments, "The token satirizes contemporary English political activist Thomas Paine, known as the Godfather of the American Revolution, who became a much-hated figure in [Georgian] Britain due to his advoca[cy] for the abolition of monarchy. The book depicted on the reverse is a parody of ''The Rights of Man'', a book written by him and published in 1791. Varieties exist. The date on the open book refers to the date Louis XVI was executed in France."
  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
 
''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.  
  
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''Specification:'' copper.  
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''Specification:'' copper, 6.91 g, 29.5 mm diameter.  
  
 
''Catalog reference:'' D&H-834.  
 
''Catalog reference:'' D&H-834.  
  
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
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* Conder, James. ''An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size.'' Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
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* Conder, James. ''An arrangement of Provincial Coins, [[Conder tokens|tokens]], and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size.'' Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
 
* Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. ''The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century''. 1910-1917. reprinted 2015 by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
 
* Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. ''The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century''. 1910-1917. reprinted 2015 by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.
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* [[Inverness 1793 half penny token D&H-1A]] Mackintosh Inglis & Wilson
 
* [[Inverness 1793 half penny token D&H-1A]] Mackintosh Inglis & Wilson
 
* [[Middlesex 1793 half penny token D&H-833a]] Spence's
 
* [[Middlesex 1793 half penny token D&H-833a]] Spence's
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* [[Middlesex (1793-96) half penny token D&H-836]] William Till "End of Pain"
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* [[Middlesex 1793 half penny token D&H-1106a]] Spence's "End of Pain"
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* [[Middlesex 1793 farthing token D&H-1160]] Isaac Newton
 
* [[North Wales 1793 farthing token D&H-15a]]
 
* [[North Wales 1793 farthing token D&H-15a]]
 
* [[North Wales 1793 half penny token D&H-72]]
 
* [[North Wales 1793 half penny token D&H-72]]

Latest revision as of 07:28, 25 September 2025

Stack's Bowers February 2024 Collector's Choice sale, lot 74839
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This specimen was lot 74839 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2024), where it sold for $660. The catalog description[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Spence's Copper 1/2 Penny Token, 1793. NGC MS-64 Brown. Edge: Plain. A an obverse die variant of the popular 'hangman' type, this near-Gem dazzles with far more brilliance and eye appeal than is generally encountered." Numista comments, "The token satirizes contemporary English political activist Thomas Paine, known as the Godfather of the American Revolution, who became a much-hated figure in [Georgian] Britain due to his advoca[cy] for the abolition of monarchy. The book depicted on the reverse is a parody of The Rights of Man, a book written by him and published in 1791. Varieties exist. The date on the open book refers to the date Louis XVI was executed in France."

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: copper, 6.91 g, 29.5 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: D&H-834.

Source:

  • Conder, James. An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size. Ipswich: G. Jermyn, 1798.
  • Dalton, Richard, and Samuel H. Hamer. The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century. 1910-1917. reprinted 2015 by Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, PA.
  • [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2024 World Collectors Choice Online Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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