Auction Catalogue

2 October 2019

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World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

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Lot

№ 174

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2 October 2019

Hammer Price:
£40

Gibraltar, Columpios Anglo-Hispano, amusement ride token, c. 1920’s 1930’s (?); obv. COLUMPIOS ANGLO-HISPANO around 1D, rev. 1D, brass, 22mm (Lyall 1217). Very fine, some minor surface staining £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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bt. 1991

It is thought the token was issued and sold or given away for a ride on a swing at the annual Gibraltar fair. The Anglo-Hispano Company commenced trading in Gibraltar in 1892 dealing in the wines of La Palma del Condado area of Huelva