British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Miscellaneous Checks, Lancashire, Liverpool, Bentley & Sons, brass, obv. pistol and crossed guns, 28mm; Corporation, City Engineer’s Dept, Public Conveniences, copper, rev. liver bird, 31mm; John Duncan Son & Co, uniface brass Shilling, fish, 31mm (Gunstone p.15); H.R. Eagle, brass Halfpenny, rev. eagle, 22mm; Merchant’s Coffee & Dining Rooms, brass Sixpence, rev. liver bird, 19mm; Cha[rle]s Petrie, brass Halfcrown by W. Smith, obv. fish, 27mm; Manchester, Swan with Two Necks Hotel, white metal, swan, rev. deeming’s breakfast dining and coffee rooms, 28mm; Oldham, Swan Inn, D. Wild, plated brass, swan both sides, 31mm (TCC p.341) [8]. Third about fine, sixth fine, seventh fair and pierced but rare, others about very fine and better £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: *First bt J. Whitmore May 1986; second bt J. Whitmore October 1975; third bt J. Whitmore May 1989; fourth bt S.E. Schwer December 1986; fifth bt Token Congress, Crewe, October 1982; sixth bt M. Eden July 1997; seventh bt B. Hennem July 2001; *eighth bt J. Whitmore January 1975).

Bentley & Sons, gunsmiths, 40 Lime street and South Castle street; John Duncan Son & Co, fishmongers, 17 Great Charlotte street; H.R. Eagle, wholesale chandler, 63 Wavertree road and 37 Pembroke place, fl. 1880-95; Merchant’s Dining Rooms, Slaters court, 5 Castle street; Charles Petrie, fishmonger; Swan with Two Necks, Market street; Swan Inn, proprietor D. Wild 1848