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Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1893, a mule in silver, rev. The Exchange, 10.08g/12h (Davis –). Cut on reverse rim at 9 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, of the highest rarity, the only specimen known to the cataloguer (£200-250)

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 702 (part)
W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 403 (part)
G.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 151 (part)
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 395.

This and the next lot are either later strikings or mules as the 1894 obv. was normally used in conjunction with these rev. types

The Davis reference is 882