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

№ 969

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6 October 2010

Hammer Price:
£130

Unofficial Farthings, KENT, Brompton, Alfred Light, 1851 (BWS 1260); Woolwich, Gregory Browne (2, BWS 5160 and obv. variant with no period after woolwich), J. Casson, 1851 (2, BWS 5170, 5172); surrey, Richmond, Robert Innocent, 1821 (BWS 4440); Southwark, John Hayward (2, both BWS 4670, one overstruck on an issue of Thomas Pryce, BWS 4690), Thomas Pryce (BWS 4690), William Tremlett (BWS 4700A), Thomas Williams (BWS 4740); Sydenham, Robert Holt (BWS 7750 and Bell p.225, this piece) [12]. BWS 4440, 4690 and 5172 about extremely fine and better, 4670 regular issue fair, others fine to very fine, some better, but overstruck 4670 with flan crack
£80-100

Provenance: BWS 1260, both 4670s, 4700, 5170 and 7750 A.B. Pardoe Collection duplicates [1260 and regular 4670 from M.J. Dickinson April 1989, overstruck 4670 from D.G. Vorley April 1987, 5172 and 7750 from C. Brunel October 1985], additionally: BWS 1260 and 4670 R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 325 (part)