(c.1790) Tk 1/2D DH-1039b Middlesex, Slave, BN MS(PCGS#572443)
(c.1790) Tk 1/2D DH-1039b Middlesex, Slave, BN MS (PCGS#572443)
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- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 73514
- 等级
- AU58BN
- 价格
- 2,203
- 详细说明
- GREAT BRITAIN. Trade Tokens. Middlesex. Lutwyche's Copper 1/2 Penny Token, ND (ca. 1795). PCGS AU-58. D&H-1039B. Edge: PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL. Clearly plucked from circulation early, this token shows only the slightest hints of wear on the high points of the design. Chocolate brown patina adorns hazel surfaces, while a bold to sharp strikes articulates even minute detail. The kneeling slave motif used on this piece and others was initially designed by William Hackwood for Josiah Wedgewood and was immediately popular with the many abolition movements in both Great Britain and the United States. Though results were not immediate at the time this token was issued in 1795, it did aid (in Great Britain) in the passing of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, banning the trading of slaves within the British Empire, and the Reform Act of 1833, banning the practice outright, while (in the United States) in the passing of the Act of 1807, banning the importation of slaves [though not the domestic trade], and the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)/Thirteenth Amendment (1865), ultimately banning the practice outright. Estimate: $150 - $300. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.