Coins, Historical Medals & Paper Money

LONDON, Holborn, Miss Masterson’s Seminary, 1824, an engraved silver Reward of Merit by G. Knight, legend (…on leaving her Seminary, Angel Court, Skinner St), lady-day and date around, rev. bee-hive and bees, named (Miss Matilda Lovell, Aged 15 Years), hallmarked London 1822, 30mm, 6.40g (Grimshaw p.13, 52, this piece; D & W 240/189, this piece). Good very fine and toned, very rare; with clip and ring for suspension £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Educational Award Medals from the Collection formed by the late T.H. Watts.

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Miss Frances Masterson’s day school, 12 Angel court, Skinner street, near to what is now Holborn Viaduct