Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Bank of England, Three Shillings, 1811, type 1, an excellent contemporary plated base metal forgery, probably by William Booth, 13.79g/12h. Obverse much as made, reverse with portions of the base core exposed £30-40

William Booth (1776-1812), the notorious forger of coins and banknotes, was hanged for his trade at Stafford on 15 August 1812. His farmhouse was raided on 16 March 1812 and equipment for counterfeiting, including the type 1 bank tokens, seized. Sold with a related page from the Birmingham Weekly Post, 12 November 1932