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Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, a set of New Centenary tokens (21), all in brass, same types as the previous lot (Davis 837-98) [21]. Several with minor spotting, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare (£500-700)

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

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Provenance:
S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 701
W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 403 (part)
G.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 150
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 390.

Eleventh in the series only illustrated. Only three sets in brass were struck and this is the only one to have been available to commerce within the last 40 years