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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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№ 2462

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4 December 2018

Hammer Price:
£110

Victory of 1 June 1794, white metal medals (2), by W. Mossop, bust of Earl Howe left, rev. legend, 34mm, 13.59g/12h (DH Hampshire 6; BHM 384); unsigned, crude bust of Howe left, rev. anchor and cable, 28mm, 7.93g/6h (DH Hampshire 39; BHM 385) [3]. First extremely fine and retaining considerable original brilliance, second nearly so but rubbed in obverse field £100-£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: *DH 6 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 54 (part), A.W. Jan Collection, bt Baldwin July 1991; DH 39 bt Spink March 1993

2 medals in the lot, as described