Lot 598
Macclesfield, Contemporary counterfeit of a...

Baldwin's - The Deane Collection - Part II | 0110
Auction: 25 May 2023 at 10:00 BST
£216
Description
Macclesfield, Contemporary counterfeit of a Roe & Co. Gilt Halfpenny undated. Draped bust of Charles Roe right, rev. bees and hive over R&C cypher, edge PAYABLE AT W. PARKER’S OLD BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE, 29mm/8.83gm. (DH 62d), good Extremely Fine, gilt with hazy lustre and probably more or less contemporary. Rare.
Ex. F Lincoln No 1 Col; Ex. F S Cokayne Col., his ticket bought 17 Mar. 1924 from FL for 5/-. Acquired AHB c. 1946.

