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8 April 2020

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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№ 356

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8 April 2020

Hammer Price:
£95

Chaffers Jr, W., A Catalogue of Ancient & Modern Coins and Medals…of William Chaffers, Jun., London, 1851, 73pp listing 1,499 items for sale; Sandham, A., Coins, Tokens and Medals of the Dominion of Canada [1869], the Regency reprint, 1962, 72pp, engraved illustrations in text; Henry, J., English Copper, Tin and Bronze Coins from Charles II to Victoria, 2nd edn, London, 1888, 16pp, engraved illustrations in text (Manville 537), title page signed J.H. Daniels Jan [18]91 and with amends by him; [Anon], Description of Electrotypes of British Historical Medals…British Museum, London, 1904, 47pp (Manville –); Head, B.V., The Young Collector’s Handbook of Greek and Roman Coins, London, nd, 32pp, engraved illustrations in text; Heywood, N., Local and Personal Medals Relating to Manchester, Manchester, 1910, 22pp (Manville –), 2pp printed list of Manchester medals, compiled 1920, tipped-in; Davidson, J., The Early Coinage of Scotland, Dumfries, 1912, 5pp, 1 plate (Manville –); Charlton, W., Touch Pieces and Touching for the King’s Evil, Manchester, 1914, pp. 30-6, 1 plate (Manville 737); Heywood, N., The Coins of Brigantia, and their Prototypes, Manchester, 1915, 16pp, 2 plates (Manville –); Heywood, N., Hebrew Coinage, Manchester, 1916, 19pp, 1 engraved plate; Charlton, W., Maundy Thursday Observances and the Royal Maundy Money, Manchester, 1917, pp. 201-19 (Manville 771); Sheppard, T., A List of Yorkshire Medals in the Municipal Museum at Hull, Hull, 1919 [HMP 119], pp.69-87 (Manville 793]; Armitage, T.W., Red Hill near Trent Lock, and its bearing upon recent discoveries at Margedunum on the Fosse Way…1920, Sawley, 1920, 6pp, uncorrected proof, signed by the author to J.H. Daniels; Garside, H., British Imperial Copper and Bronze Coinage 1838-1920, London, 1920, 80pp (Manville –) [14]. Mostly fine and a useful group, some very rare, especially the first £90-£120

Provenance: Henry and Armitage ex libris J.H. Daniels, Brighton.

The first item is particularly interesting in that it may be the first edition of a price list by the dealer and antiquary William Chaffers (1811-92), who operated from 20 Old Bond street, London; Manville (
Encyclopædia IV, p.52) refers to 3rd (1853) and 4th (1855) editions