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

Beggars Badges, Roxburghshire, Cavers, a uniface heart-shaped lead badge, 1729, cavers roxb above date, 58 x 55mm, 59.00g (K & L p.292, and pl.lv, 24; cf. DNW 48, 397). Pierced twice at top for suspension and surface slightly porous, fine, very rare (£100-150)

Provenance:
A. Hannah Collection, CNG Auction 30 (New York), 11 June 1994, lot 673 (part)
DW Auction 23, 29 May 1996, lot 228
W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 853
D.E. Litrenta Collection