Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Jetons, Medals and Books

Germany, AUGSBURG, Kaminkehrer [Chimney sweep], 1551, copper, 26mm (Neumann 6652), Messerschmitt AG, zinc Cantine beer checks (3), for Half-Litre and Quarter-Litre (2, different), 28 and 25mm, Scheffelmarke [Beer token], 1624, copper, 18mm (Forster 446), Schlaehtkucke [Slaughterhouse], uniface copper, 21mm (cf. Neumann 6645); BERLIN, Kunowski Bridge, 7-sided Zollmarke, copper, 18mm; BUSENDORF, Lothringen Walzengiess, octagonal zinc 10 Pfennigs, 21mm; COLOGNE, City, tin Ratszeichen [Council token], 1730, copper plug, 20mm (Noss 617); DORTMUND, Dortmunder Actien Brauerei, encased 10 Pfennig postage stamp, 32mm; DRESDEN, B. Feller, brass, 27mm; DÜREN, Stadt, white metal Half-Mark, 1919, 27mm; DÜSSELDORF, Josef Houven, brass 5 Pfennigs, 17mm, Leo Kropp, encased 5 Pfennig postage stamp, 32mm; FRANKFURT, Eschenheimer Tor, uniface copper Klippe Einlass [Admission tickets] (2), both 24mm (J. u F. 1705), Fam. Verein, brass 10 Pfennigs, 23mm, Heddernheimer Kupferwerk, octagonal zinc 50 and 5 Pfennigs, 22 and 19mm, Merz-Werke, encased 10 Pfennig postage stamps (3, different), all 33mm [22]. First about fine, others generally very fine £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Coins and Tokens from the Collection formed by Allan Vayle.

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Provenance: Kaminkehrer bt J. Schimmel April 1986; Schlaehtkucke Joseph Lepczyk Auction 52 (Lansing, USA), 22 April 1983, lot 2169; Cologne Joseph Lepczyk Auction 49 (Lansing, USA), 29 October 1982, lot 1521; Dresden bt T. Gordon November 1983; Eschenheimers bt December 1986 and R. Milcarek December 1992