British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books including the David Griffiths Reference Library of Token Books

Central London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (11), elephant, the James-signed die (6), revs. lion and dog, 3.22g/6h (DH 1064), two-headed cow (2), edge grained, 3.17g/6h (DH 1065), edge plain, 5.98g/5h (DH 1065a), cockatoo (2), edge grained, 3.39g/6h (DH 1067), edge plain, 3.43g/6h (DH 1067a), pelican, 3.59g/8h (DH 1068); elephant, unsigned die, rev. two-headed cow, 2.88g/12h (DH 1066); lion and dog (2), revs. beaver, 3.58g/6h (DH 1069), monkey, 3.72g/6h (DH 1070); beaver, rev. pelican, 3.58g/6h (DH 1072); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.68g/6h (DH 1073) [11]. DH 1064 good fine, DH 1065a and 1066 very fine, former very rare, others about extremely fine and better, several attractively patinated £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 1064 bt R. Gladdle September 1990; DH 1065 bt P. Flanagan July 1983; DH 1065a bt F. Seymour September 1994; DH 1066 bt 1979; DH 1067 bt M.Z. Gerson October 1978; DH 1067a bt M.Z. Gerson March 1982; DH 1068 T. Hill Collection, P.C. Deane Collection [from Seaby], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 689 (part); DH 1069 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 360 (part) [from Seaby 1964], J.A. Bobbe Collection, bt J.A.B. September 1994; DH 1070 T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 360 (part), bt J.A. Bobbe January 1984; *DH 1072 bt J.A. Bobbe September 1994; DH 1073 bt J.A. Bobbe December 1982