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Irish Tokens from the Collection of the late Barry Woodside

Barry Woodside

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№ 486

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30 September 2021

Hammer Price:
£50

Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co DUBLIN, Dublin, [The Big Tree Tavern], M[ichael] McCann, brass Twopence by Parkes [1865-72], 24mm (Rice 246; Todd 169); The Fingal House, Free Drink/Rain Check, brass, 29mm [2]. First excavated but rare, second very fine
£40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Tokens from the Collection of the late Barry Woodside.

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Provenance: First F.E. Dixon Collection, bt E. Szauer 1989; second bt 2016.

Michael McCann, innholder, The Big Tree Tavern, 1A Dorset street lower, 1856-63, then Jane McCann 1864-5. See Rice p.66 for a possible explanation of the timeline for the striking and issuing of McCann tokens