British Tokens

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Farming Monopolies, 1800, a white metal medal, unsigned [by J.G. Hancock for P. Kempson], head left with distended mouth attempting to swallow a globe, rev. Eye of Providence above gloved hand dispensing coins to other hands, 37mm, 16.32g/6h (DH Middlesex 240; BHM 497). Light surface tin pest, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; far superior to the DH plate coin
£250-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part II, Mark Rasmussen FPL 9, Spring 2006 (259)