The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Warwickshire, Coventry, Edmund Percy, Penny, 1801, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. open book propped against two others, quill and ink-stand in foreground, edge penny token payable by e.w. percy coventry, 34.23g/12h (DH 44). Trifling spots on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, extremely rare £600-£800

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: Sotheby Auction, 26 May 1983, lot 134; M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 19 June 1987, lot 272