British Tokens

FIFE-SHIRE, Inverkeithing, John Meiklejon, Farthing, sugar-loaf above thistle, rev. sailing ship, edge plain, 2.39g/11h (DH 7). Weakly struck as always, an early issue from the unflawed reverse die, fine for issue, very rare £30-£50

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: M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 372 (part); N.G. Brodie Collection, DNW Auction 55, 8 October 2002, lot 158