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Shropshire, Dawley, Gilbert Gilpin, Shilling, 1811, legend around sells chains for pits cranes &c, etc, rev. boar running right, edge grained, 3.78g/1h (D 1; W 718, same obv. die). Obverse field scratched and tooled, reverse also with some scratches, otherwise good fine and toned, extremely rare £700-£900

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: W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1778 (part); DNW Auction T15, 8 November 2017, lot 414