18th Century, Berkshire, Berkshire, Englefield, Sir Henry Englefield, copper, bust left, reverse HCE monogram, 18mm (D. & W. p.324, no.12b; Bell, TT p.235, this piece). Metal fault in edge, otherwise very fine, rare (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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Bell, TT p.235.

Sir Henry Charles Englefield, Bt (1752-1822), mathematician, classical scholar and antiquarian; descended from an old family who lived at Englefield, near Reading; FRS 1778, FSA 1779, and later Vice-President; friend and confidant of Charles J. Fox