The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

18th Century, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, copper Shilling, 1799, beehive and bees, reverse value and date (DH 5). Good fine and clear, very rare (£30-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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A very elusive token; the only others believed auctioned in recent years were those in the Gerson (lot 259), Cruttwell (lot 631) , Vorley (Glendining 3 xi 1993, lot 68) and Noble (lot 920) Collections