Auction Catalogue

14 February 2012

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World Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 1003 x

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14 February 2012

Hammer Price:
£520

Antigua, ST JOHN’S, Hornel & Coltart, Farthings (3), all 1836, similar, obvs. countermarked 1, 3 and 4, perhaps as communion token substitutes, all 21.5mm, 4.15g/12h, 4.25g/12h, 4.10g/12h (Lyall 3, 4 this piece, 5) [3]. Generally fine, a scarce group £80-100

Provenance: First bt I. Rudman 1977 [from T. Uhl]; others R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lots 5, 6