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18th Century Tokens, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 34.36g/6h (DH 9; Watkin 14). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Staffordshire Tokens formed by the late Edward Watkin.

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Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 843 [from Spink 1987]; D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1684 [from R. Gladdle]; R.S. Bole Collection, DNW Auction T1, 15 December 2005, lot 2080