Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Tickets and Passes, Theatre, uniface oval silver, john kirkby proprietor, stamped No. 21, 43 x 31mm, 9.28g (W –; D & W –). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Sheffield Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by Tim Hale.

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Sheffield’s Theatre Royal opened in 1773 and was destroyed by fire in December 1935. The present-day Crucible Theatre is located near the original site