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British Tokens from the Collection of the late Bill McKivor

William Jon McKivor

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№ 340 x

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30 September 2021

Hammer Price:
£80

Historical Medals, LONDON, Southwark, William Mundee, a copper medal, unsigned, w mundee southwark makes british brandy pleasant as foreign within wreath, rev. by his majesty’s royal patent within wreath, 37mm, 14.94g/6h (W 2981; D & W 341/5; Conder, 1798, Surrey 4). Obverse fine, reverse very fine, very rare £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of the late Bill McKivor.

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Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 1144 (part) [from R. Gladdle 1985]; bt R. Gladdle.

William Mundee was granted letters patent by George II on 15 July 1748; these pieces are thought to have been made by Kirk in the years after that