The Collection of 19th Century Tokens formed by John Akins

Sussex, Chichester, Henry Comper and Benjamin Charge, Five Shillings, 1811, clasped hands, union token, etc, rev. legend, reads comper’s and charge’s, edge grained, 19.27g/12h (KR 301d; D 2). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and retaining much original brilliance, very rare, a most attractive specimen £2,000-£2,600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 19th Century Tokens formed by John Akins.

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Provenance: A Good Series of 19th Century Silver Tokens, DNW Auction 70B, 11 July 2006, lot 2051; bt S.H. Monks August 2009