Auction Catalogue

28 September 2006

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Important British and World Coins

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1152

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28 September 2006

Hammer Price:
£280

British Honduras, Corozal, [William] J[ones and David] Y[oung], Three-Halfpence, 1875, 3.63g/12h (Lyall 131; Prid –; R.J. Ford Sale, –; Batty 2304). Good fine, dark-toned, very rare (£150-200)

Provenance:
Croydon Coin Auction 175, lot 314 (part).

William John Jones (†August 1883, aged 53) and David Alexander Young had retail premises in Corozal; their business is thought to have been founded on 25 October 1875, the date on the token. Both partners had sugar plantations in Corozal (Lyall, p.45)