Auction Catalogue

6 October 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 540 x

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£90

Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Admiral Gardner Election token, 1796, Gardner in naval uniform standing in front of a cannon, rev. obelisk at left, fox standing on three blocks, no majesty but that of the people, etc, 22.82g/6h (DH 226; BHM 411). Very fine
£40-50

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

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Provenance: Bt M.Z. Gerson May 1980.

See lot 1003 for another Gardner-related piece