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Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1893, a mule in silver, rev. Technical School, 8.42g/12h (Davis –). Brilliant and practically as struck, of the highest rarity, the only specimen known to the cataloguer (£250-300)

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 396

The Davis reference is 885