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Image of copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved with image of various tools, name and year. Side one: image of a bottle, a glass and two pipes; also engraved with 'Fine for 5 years in Newgate. John Leross 1775', in capitals. Side two: various…

M155A.jpg
Image of copper cartwheel penny rubbed down and engraved with inscription, initials, date, image of pierced heart, glass and jug. Side one: Engraved in punched style with image of pierced heart, two arrows, glass and "Keepsake from W.B to E.B 1840"…

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Image of copper halfpenny rubbed smooth and engraved on both sides with name, date and image. Side one: engraved with "John Stockbridge Lagd Aug 1797" in Roman block style lettering. Side two: image of a heart pierced with arrows and foliage…

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Image of a copper cartwheel penny, rubbed smooth and pin-pricked on both sides with idiom and initials. Side one: "When this you see remember me and bear me in your mind let all the world say what they will". Side two: "speak of me as you find" and…

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Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with image of a man in chains and idiom.
Side one: man in leg chains wearing hat, jacket, breeches and carrying a torch, with the idiom "An old soke (?) and a bellows" inscribed above, highlighted in…

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Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with names, dates and idiom. Side one: "Thomas Mitchner Cast gany 18 1768 1773" (cast meant "sentenced", in this case to five years).
Side two: initials "M.M.", with idiom "When this you see Remember…

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Image of a copper cartwheel coin rubbed smooth and pin-pricked with names and date and idioms. Side one: inscribed with idiom "Dear Jane When this you See Remember Me when I am far away from thee Feb 10 JC". Side two: "1840 Dear Jane when this I…

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Image of a copper cartwheel coin rubbed smooth and pin-pricked with names and idioms. Side one: engraved with "When this you see think of me when I am far away, The gift is small but love is all G. Abbott to S. Smith" in block style lettering. Side…

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Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with names and outline of a prison hulk. Side one: inscribed with idiom "When this you see Remember me When I am bound To Slavery" above image of a prison hulk, highlighted in white. Side two: "George…

M002a.jpg
Image of a copper coin rubbed down and engraved with names and outline of a ship. Side one: "Forget me note" above image of three masted ship. Side two: "George Shelley to Ann Shelley." Both sides decorated with flourishes. Script style lettering,…
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