Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 304

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£270

Unofficial Farthings, LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Dr John Knox Stuart (5), 1840 (BWS 7390), 1841 (4, BWS 7400, 7410, 7420, 7430); Thornhill, 1869 (2, one plated, both BWS 7440); Richard Wathew (2), 1856 (BWS 7460), 1861 (BWS 7470); John Whyte (BWS 7480); Wylie (2), 1869 (BWS 7485), undated (BWS 7487); uncertain issuer (BWS 7450) [13]. Generally very fine, some better, a few very rare £120-150

Provenance: BWS 7390 R.C. Bell Collection, DNW Auction 26, 1 October 1996, lot 281 (part); BWS 7440 plated bt J.G. Scott November 2009; BWS 7440 unplated bt H. Simmons May 2006; BWS 7450 bt B. Hennem April 2007; BWS 7470 bt J.L. Holman; BWS 7487 bt R. Gladdle July 2003; others A.B. Pardoe Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 31, 17 September 1997, lot 493 (part) [BWS 7400 and 7480 from C. Brunel October 1985, 7420 and 7430 from D.G. Vorley February 1990, 7460 from R. Hogarth June 1983, 7485 acquired August 1985], additionally: BWS 7410 Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 399 (part)