Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Centenary of the Birth of William Roscoe, 1853, a bronze medal by Allen & Moore for Mayer of Liverpool, bust left, reverse legend in wreath, 47mm (BHM 2515); together with Department of Science and Art, Queen’s medal, 1856, bronze, by W. Wyon, named (Louisa A. Perrett, Bath, 1863), 55mm (E 1511; D & W 255/395); Opening of Liverpool Museum and Library, 1860, bronze medal by J. Moore, 45mm (BHM 2690); Blackburn Free Library and Museum Opened, 1874, a white metal medal by Ottley, 45mm (Taylor 195a) [4]. First and last very fine, others extremely fine (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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William Roscoe (1753-1831), Liverpool historian, politician and banker; Sir William Brown (1784-1864), Liverpool benefactor, who gifted the city a free public library and the Derby Museum, opened on 8 October 1860; Blackburn’s free library was opened by the Mayor, John Pickop, on 11 June 1874