Auction Catalogue

19 March 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1467

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19 March 2003

Hammer Price:
£560

Great Britain, Football: Aston Villa Football Club, enamelled gold medals by Vaughton (2), Staffordshire Football Association, unnamed, 9ct, 10.32g, in box of issue, lid stamped Aston Villa Football Club League Champions 1899-1900; Birmingham District and Counties Football Association, gold medal, rev. engraved (Senior Cup Winners 1902-3, Aston Villa F.C., W. Garraty), 9ct, 23.37g, in box of issue, lid stamped Birmingham District & Counties Football Association 1902-03 [2]. Extremely fine (£500-600)

William ‘Billy” Garraty (b.1878) scored a total of 111 goals in 256 appearances for Aston Villa FC between 1897 and 1908. He was the club’s top scorer, with 27 goals, in the 1899-1900 season and he ranks ninth in the list of the club’s all-time goal scorers. Both illustrated