Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 180

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£600

Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1787, similar but no acorn border, rev. value above pm co cypher, edge on demand in london liverpool & anglesey, 20.41g/6h (DH 9a). Extremely fine, reverse with original colour, very rare; the first 18th century trade token struck for circulation in the British Isles £200-250

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

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Provenance: Fawcett/Litman Collection; D.L. Spence Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 70B, 11 July 2006, lot 1852 (part)