Auction Catalogue
Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bristol Commercial Token Bank Co, imitation Shilling, 1811, arms and crest within Garter, flag on tower above that on mast, tail of serpent nearly touches n of token, rev. legend, reading augt 22, garrett, terrail, edmd bird, gregg, etc, edge grained, 4.00g/12h (D Somerset 33). Softly struck, otherwise extremely fine, olive tone, extremely rare £100-£150
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 19th Century Tokens formed by John Akins.
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Provenance: SNC July-August 1971 (7904); J. O’D. Mays Collection, Spink Auction 207, 23 March 2011, lot 390
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