British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Bath, Crown Inn, W. Ascott, lead, ep, 22.5mm, 7.82g/7h (SPHT 34), B.W., brass Three-Halfpence, rev. value, eg, 22mm, 4.09g/12h (SPHT 35), brass, rev. BW, ep, 22mm, 4.26g/6h (SPHT 35b); Crystal Palace, W[illiam] McCoombe, brass, by Heaton & Sons, rev. view of the Palace, ep, 22mm, 4.39g/12h (SPHT 36a; Allen 180); Don Cossack, copper, ep, 22mm, 4.08g/12h (SPHT 41) [5]. Fourth very fine, others fine or better (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway.

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Provenance:
First and third bt J.D. Hooper
*Fourth bt November 1987.

Crown Inn, 4 New Orchard street; Crystal Palace, 10 Abbey green, proprietor William McCoombe 1874-93 [see SPHT p.40 for a photo of McCoombe]; Don Cossack, 25 Cornwell buildings