Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

19th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 19th Century Tokens, Wales, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Merthyr Tydfil, Morgan’s imitation Shillings, 1811 (2), 3.10g/12h (D 7), 3.18g/12h (D – [7 rev., different obv.]); Morgan’s mule Shilling, 1811, arms of Bristol, bristol medal, etc, rev. wales and bristol, etc, 3.45g/12h (D Somerset 46) [3]. Varied state, all very rare, especially the last £150-200

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

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Provenance: D 7 bt A. Judd; D 7 var bt Baldwin January 1988; D Somerset 46 bt S.E. Schwer September 1981.

The obverse of the second coin may be distinguished from that of D 7, and others in the series, by the distinctive roof line and by the bent upright pillar to the right of the foundry building