Auction Catalogue

17 September 1997

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 502

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17 September 1997

Hammer Price:
£110

19th Century, CO.LIMERICK, Limerick, J. Egan, 1832, McArdell & Bourke, 1843, Mont de Piete, 1837, Revington, Higginson & Co, 1846, Scarr Bros, J. Unthank & Sons; Newcastle, F. O’Connell (UFS 6530, 6550, 6560, 6570, 6580, 6590, 6680) [7]

UFS 6580 fine, others generally very fine, first better, mostly rare (£70-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tony Pardoe Collection.

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Collection

UFS 6530 bt. Baldwin Nov. 1983; UFS 6550 bt. May 1992; UFS 6560 bt. Baldwin Mar. 1983; UFS 6570 ex Brunel; UFS 6580 ex Went; UFS 6590 ex Spencer [ Spink Auction 28] (148, part); UFS 6680 ex Spink Auction 28 (399, part; pl. 32, this piece).

Includes the interesting issues of McArdell & Bourke, gun powder merchants, and Florencce O’Connell, who was one of very few females to circulate her own tokens at this time