The Collection of British Tokens formed by the late Sven Gahlin

Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bristol Commercial Token Bank Co, Shilling, 1811, 4.09g/12h (D Somerset 23); Niblock & Latham, Shilling, 1811, 4.15g/12h (D Somerset 47); Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory, Samuel Guppy, Second issue, Penny, 1811, 18.00g/12h (W 505); issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Penny, 1811, 18.56g/12h (W 416); Cheltenham, John Bishop & Co, Pennies, 1812 (2), 18.79g/6h, 18.60g/6h (both W 673) [6]. Second and last good fine, latter scratched on obverse, others very fine and better, W 416 with diffused original colour £120-£150

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: D 23 bt N. Hobhouse February 1987; W 416 bt Spink April 1987; W 505 bt H. Simmons February 1985; both W 673 F. Gorsler Collection, DNW Auction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 49 [18.79g from W. McKivor 2003, 18.60g acquired 1978]