The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Surrey, Bermondsey, Thomas Keys, Halfpenny, 1789, t. keys bermondsey spa gardens, rev. two clarinets and French horn around flaming heart, edge plain, 10.13g/9h (DH 6; W 1302). About extremely fine, dull patina, very rare
£240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin.

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Provenance: Bt Baldwin October 1989.

The accompanying tickets allude to this piece being at one time in the W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, but the detail on the tickets does not concur with the information in the Waite-Sanderson sale catalogue