Auction Catalogue

6 July 2005

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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№ 919

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6 July 2005

Hammer Price:
£140

Middlesex [incorporating London], Great Russell Street, William Till, Halfpenny-sized private tokens (2), both 1834, edges plain and grained, 29mm (D & W 346/56); Peter Whelan, brass ticket, 1848, 27mm (Hawkins p.728); Queen’s Square, James Henry, private tokens (4), 1879 (3, one bronzed), undated (Bell A1, A2; D & W 345/45, 345/47); Upper Stamford Street, Benjamin Nightingale, private token, 1843 (Bell A3; D & W 345/49) [8]. Extremely fine (£140-180)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 19th Century Tokens formed by David Litrenta.

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Provenance:
Second H.P. Whittle Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 65 (Sydney), 15-16 November 2000, lot 1046 (part)
Whelan Bowers & Merena Auction, 5-6 June 2002, lot 1775
*Bronzed Henry C.W. Peck Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 364 (part) [from Spink 1973]
Last bt J. Bobbe August 1999.

William Till (†April 1844), coin dealer, 17 Great Russell street; Peter Whelan, coin dealer, Great Russell street; James Henry, coin dealer, 48 Devonshire street; Benjamin Nightingale (1806-62), wine and spirit merchant and coin collector, 17 Upper Stamford street, Blackfriars