18th Century, Warwickshire, Warwickshire, Coventry, E. Percy, Penny, 1801, bust of Philemon Holland three-quarters left, rev. view of interior of Free School, boys playing marbles in foreground (DH 42). Brilliant mint state, most attractive patina, extremely rare (£4,000-5,000)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Joel Spingarn Collection.

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Provenance:
‘Coventry Collector’, Glendining Auction, 1 February 1984, lot 209 (part);
M Z Gerson Collection;
W J Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction [Melbourne], 7-8 July 1998, lot 955 [from Gerson, 1985].

6 struck. Illustrated on the back cover