Auction Catalogue

19 March 2009

Starting at 10:30 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 279

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£55

Miscellaneous Checks, Glamorganshire, Swansea, Market Brewery, [Thomas] Rees, copper Twopence, barrel, rev. bottle, glasses and crossed billiard cues, 25mm (Cox 762; Stanton 484; Noble II, 561); Wyndham Arms, C. Wakefield and R. Birt, brass Threepence, 1855, obv. stag’s head, live and let live, 24mm (Cox 802; Stanton 523; TCC p.348; Hawkins p.483; MG 831; Noble II, 561); Paid check, 1832, copper, 18mm (MG 1341) [3]. About very fine, last better £30-50

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 Format March 1995; *second bt J. Whitmore October 1975; third bt J. Whitmore September 1980).

Market Brewery, Waterloo street, proprietor Thomas Rees 1858-71; Wyndham Arms, College street, proprietors C. Wakefield and R. Birt 1856-9