Ireland, Dublin, Geale & MacBride, Halfpenny, edge plain, 6.54g/12h (W 1813; DH 309 bis). Fine, very rare (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 19th Century Tokens formed by David Litrenta.

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Provenance:
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 342 [from R. Gladdle 1986].

Geale & MacBride, ironmongers, 17 Westmorland street. The style of this piece, which is perhaps not as rare as the standard references suggest, may well indicate an 18th century issue