Lot 28
Herts. Sawbridgeworth , electrotype copy of the Robert Orchard, Penny, 1801, full-face bust in high relief, Ro…


British 18th and 19th Century Tokens | C25004
Auction: 1 October 2025 at 10:00 BST
Description
Herts. Sawbridgeworth , electrotype copy of the Robert Orchard, Penny, 1801, full-face bust in high relief, Robert Orchard Sawbridgeworth Herts, rev . book lying below tree, village church in distance, Sawbridgeworth penny token, edge plain, 36mm/25.26gm. (DH 1) . An electrotype made in 1984 for Patrick Deane using the Longman/Jan/Noble/Bobbe original, truncation of bust stamped ‘COPY’ Good Extremely Fine.
Only some five specimens of the original are known to exist, as the die broke after only a few strikes. This electrotype represents almost the only possibility of owning the largest token of this eighteenth century series.


