World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Ceylon, Fowlie, Richmond & Co., coffee token, obv. F R & Co. / 1866, rev. JAMPETTY / MILLS, brass, 33mm, (Prid. 35; cf. Ford 270). Fine with some minor stains and very light corrosion, pierced near the edge, rare £80-£100

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

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Provenance: bt. D. Vorley, 1987

Issued between 1866 and 1875 for the Jampetty coffee fills employing about 500 people