Printed Auction 44 Lot 329

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Printed Auction 44 Lot 329

London (RRR). Augustus Cove. Copper token. 6.59 gm. 28 mm. Circa 1812. BEWARE OF THE GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPY around and text continues in the center—SOME OF WHOSE FRAUD, OPPRESSION, PERJURY & ROBBERY & CA ARE SET FORTH IN / AUGUSTUS COVE'S PUBLICATIONS around and text continues in the center—INTITLED THE TOCSIN SOUNDED OR THE BULL TAKEN BY THE HORNS & C TO BE HAD OF THE BOOKSELLERS. Red and brown Uncirculated. Rare, unusual and fascinating.

The 1999 Withers publication, British Copper Tokens 1811-1820, (p 269) briefly tells of Augustus Cove's mistreatment by the Grand Junction Canal Company. Cove ultimately published a book that ran to 185 pages in the second edition. As Withers notes: "This sorry saga began when Cove took a lease on a wharf at Paddington basin." He was a dealer in china and glass looking to advance his business.

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