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4 December 2018

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The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

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№ 2366

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4 December 2018

Hammer Price:
£6,500

Renfrewshire, Paisley, Robert Boog Jr, Kempson’s Penny, 1798, bishop standing, holding pastoral staff and flanked by two shields, rev. interior of the Abbey Church, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (DH 1). Small rim flaw on obverse at 9 o’clock, virtually as struck, light brown patina, extremely rare; the most charismatic Scottish token in the 18th century series
£3,000-£4,000

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: W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1326 [from Spink 1987]; J. Spingarn Collection FPL (506); R.S. Brown Jr Collection, Part IV, DNW Auction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 1139