British Tokens

ANGUS, Arbroath, James Borthwick, Farthing, legend around 39 high st, rev. grocery & tea warehouse, edge plain, 2.61g/12h (DH 37, this piece; W 6993, this piece). Flan dented, otherwise fine, of the highest rarity; perhaps the only specimen known £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Scottish Tokens Formed by the Late Michael Paterson.

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Provenance: L.L. Fletcher Collection, Glendining Auction, 14-15 March 1934, lot 57 (part); Baldwin ‘Basement’ Part III, Baldwin Auction 102, 4 October 2016, lot 2519; bt Baldwin December 2016