Suffolk. Bury St Edmunds, Halfpenny token. Michael Apseys
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£145.00
Michael Apseys, Halfpenny, undated,
Obverse. Shield of Bury St. Edmunds, wolf on crest, legend around, toothed border. PAYABLE AT MICHAEL APSEYS
Reverse. A tea kettle and Bath stove surrounded by legend.SUCCESS TO TRADE
Michael Apsey was an ironmonger and brazier in Bury St. Edmunds with a shop in the Butter Market and produced this undated halfpenny in around 1795. It has the marvellous legend of ‘SUCCESS TO TRADE’, which sadly was a forlorn hope in his case, as he is recorded as being declared bankrupt a couple of years later in 1797 ! It took eight years before his stock and shop were eventually sold off.
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**Spinks. 6/24. the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals