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William Channing, a uniface silver medal, unsigned, bust right, 46mm. Small die flaw in lower field, otherwise extremely fine or better, toned £200-300

Provenance: E. Roehrs Collection [from P. Bosco November 2000]; DNW Auction M11, 13 July 2011, lot 1880.

Dr William Ellery Channing (1780-1842), Unitarian preacher, turned to the subject of slavery in later life and his views were published his book Slavery in 1835. These views evolved following the success of abolition in the British West Indies in 1834