Went To Crewe And District Coin And Medal Society's May Coin Fair

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Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 383 Posts	Posted 05/15/2024 02:57 am And that's where I managed to spend a chunk of my pocket money! The first is a Lutwyche "evasive" halfpenny from 1794. If you got one of these in your change you were stuck with it! It wasn't a forgery as such so it wasn't strictly illegal. Hard times! The other two are tokens issued by the Bank of England because The Royal Mint and the government were still too lazy to do anything about the state of Britain's coinage, even after Matthew Boulton's best efforts! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 05/15/2024 04:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 05/15/2024 07:34 am That Lutwyche "evasive" halfpenny almost looks like a medal, with the level of detail. Thx for posting! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Spyro Valued Member United Kingdom 383 Posts	Posted 05/15/2024 10:30 am Yes. The engraving is rather good, but the whole thing only weighs about six grams so it's pretty thin! All the same, I'm glad it came my way. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 05/15/2024 11:32 am Outstanding! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95647 Posts	Posted 05/16/2024 5:39 pm very nice tokens!! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19150 Posts	Posted 05/16/2024 5:53 pm Nice acquisitions! Report this Post to the Staff
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