British Tokens from the Collection of the late Bill McKivor

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, LONDON, Golden Square, a Halfpenny-sized blank, engraved ‘Blunt Operator for the Teeth…Golden Square’ (Scott 22.5a); Oxford Street, Sir Samuel Hannay, copper, 27mm (Batty I, 947; Hannah, SCMB 1965, pp.207-8); Southwark, a George II Halfpenny [1746-54], rev. countermarked rules & umbs made & repd whole &c by t coulsell no 29 queen st borough london (Scott 22.10); Upper Thames Street, City of London Brewery Co Ltd, 1869, brass P, 28mm (Cunningham 7); together with George III Pennies (3), variously countermarked for Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper, and an 1862 Penny with the portrait engraved to resemble Kaiser Wilhelm [8]. Second about extremely fine, others in varied state £50-£70

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

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