Communion Tokens an impressive collection formed over many years and offered here in its entirety. Circa 2,500 pieces reported as being all different. Accompanied with six books Comprehensive Directory of World Communion Tokens Nadin Davis Ottawa, Scottish Communion Tokens by Robert Dick, Communion Tokens of the Presbyterian Church in Canada by Bowman, Australia New Zealand Communion Tokens, Communion Tokens of the Church and Scottish Communion Tokens by Kerr and Locke
Tokens an impressive collection in an album (149) includes Halfpennies18th Century (116), many rare pieces included with HalfpennyCumberland Low Hall 1797 DH1 A/UNC, believed to be only 200 minted, Very Rare. Berkshire - Windsor 1795 Obverse: Stag lying under a tree, Reverse: Windsor Halfpenny Token 1795, Edge : SKIDMORE HOLBORN LONDON DH1a A/UNC with traces of lustre, very rare and desirable. Derbyshire - Buxton 1796 Crescent DH3 A/UNC and attractively toned. Gloucestershire - Badminton 1796 DH32 Obverse: Ship, Reverse: Legend in 10 lines, GEF. Monmouthshire - Abergavenny 1795 Obverse: A cask, JAMES POWELL IMPORTERS/ Reverse: J.POWELL/WINE & BRANDY/ MERCHANT/. ABERGAVENNY DH1 EF with a hint of lustre, scarce. Northumberland - Newcastle 1790 J.Spence Slop-seller DH15 UNC with hints of colourful tone, Very scarce, Rutland - County Obverse: COL. NOEL OF THE RUTLAND FENCIBLES etc. in 7 lines, Reverse: WHOSE EXAMPLE IN LIFE CONSISTS IN BEING BRAVE HUMANE, NOBLE & GENEROUS in 6 lines. DH1, GEF with traces of lustre, Very Rare and desirable. Gloucestershire - Brimscombe Port 1795 Obverse: A barge with plain sails, THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL, Reverse: The entrance into a tunnel, Edge: PAYABLE AT BRIMSCOMBE PORT, DH60, GEF with traces of lustre, Very Rare, Buckinghamshire - Aylesbury 1796 Obverse: William III/Reverse: A cap of Liberty on a pole, DH7 A/UNC toned, the obverse with usual weaker strike on the bust. USA/Lancashire Starry Pyramid Halfpenny, Lancashire DH59c, Breen 1156, edge reads LANCASTERLONDON (No space between) due to slipped collar, GVF, Rare. The vast majority of the tokens in the 18th Century group are EF, representing a wide spread of counties and types, the remaining group includes Farthings 17th Century, Farthings 18th Century, 19th Century, Spitalfields shield-shaped, many of the 18th Century Halfpenny group in EF, the remaining group in mixed grades to GVF
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 81 Town Arms within a beaded inner circle. THE ARMES OF GLOVCESTEr weighs 299 grammes, the tokens issued in 1669, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
18th and 19th Century Tokens Pennies to Farthings a collection in an Abafil case (220) many in high grade the vast majority VF-EF some with lustre traces and/or prooflike fields, viewing recommended
Die for Farthing17th CenturyGloucester Williamson 83 Nags Head facing three-quarters left. AT THE NEGSHEAD, as far as we have been able to establish, no 17th Century token dies have been offered for sale or auction. A highly important and significant item of considerable local interest, excessively rare.
Tokens 18th to 20th Century a wide ranging group (253) in an aluminium case includes issues from GB, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, includes many useful pieces, in mixed grades
A collection (139) mostly Australia and New Zealand 19th century Pennies and Halfpennies in collectable grades (average VF) no obvious duplication so unusual to see such a wide variety
Coronation of James I 1603 with right facing laureate bust obverse armoured and draped IAC:I:BRIT:CAE:AVG:HAE:CAESARVM CAE.D.D. crowned rampant lion reverse holding beacon and wheatsheaf Eimer 80 EF with an even tone
19th Century, A superb collection of 102 British copper unofficial Farthings, all clearly identified, many ex Pardoe Collection. Generally very fine to extremely fine including R to RRR examples.
A large and impressive collection covering a wide range of themes with Tokens 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, Checks, Medals, Communion Tokens with other paranumismatic issues many hundreds of items, generally base metals though a cabinet contains two European unidentified issues presumed gold
Four Shillings and NinepenceDerbyshire, Cromford countermarked on a Mexico City 1774 8 Reales, Manville 104, countermark VF, host coin NF, these were used to pay the workers at Richard Arkwright's Massons Mill from 1771-1784, Very Rare
18th CenturyMiddlesex Political and Social series Halfpennyundated DH209, Obv: TOMMYS RIGHTS OF MAN , A TREE IS KNOWN BY ITS FRUIT Rev: MAY THE TREE OF LIBERTY EXIST TO BEAR TOMMY'S LAST FRIEND, struck in white metal approaching EF and with some remaining lustre, compares favourably to the Dalton plate example
Tokens an interesting mixed group includes Australian, Canadian and New Zealand issues, GB 18th and 19th Century Pennies and Halfpennies, Hard Times tokens (2), one ancient bronze, Bermuda Halfpenny 1793, and a GB Halfpenny 1718, includes many useful pieces with some VF to EF
Coronation of Charles I 1626 crowned and draped bust obverse CAROLVS.I.D.G.MAG.BRITAN.FRAN.ET.HIB.REX, reverse with arm emerging from clouds DONEC.PAX.REDDITA.TERRIS, Eimer 106 pleasing even blue grey tone nearer EF than VF with some light haymarks
19th Century (28) a small collection comprising Eighteen Pence Northamptonshire - Peterborough 1811 Obverse: West front of Peterborough Cathedral, Reverse: Peterborough Bank Token GVF, Shillings (22) Yorkshire (6) Bridlington 1812 Cook and Harwood Davis 5 VF toned Leeds 1812 Reverse: Arms with owls as supporters Davis 30">Davis 30 NEF toned, Doncaster Mirfin and Parker 1812 Obverse: Lion holding a standard, Reverse: Seated female, D over the 1 in the date, with H on the bale, Davis 8 VF, York 1811 Cattle and Barber, Letter Y on last palm blade over the last digit of the date, Davis 62 GEF and lustrous, Bradford 1812 James Laycock Davis 3 VF, Yorkshire County - West Riding 1811 Davis 1 GVF toned, Norfolk (3) Diss 1811 Muskett & Sons Davis 7 NEF and nicely toned, Yarmouth (2) 1811 F.R.Reynolds Davis 15 NVF, 1811 J.Hunton's Davis 13, VF/GVF with a few tone spots, Warwickshire - Birmingham 1811 The Workhouse Davis 8 EF and lustrous, Staffordshire - Bilston 1811 Rushbury and Woolley Davis 2 GVF, Dorset (2) Poole 1812 W.B.Best Davis 8 Toned VF, Blandford 1811 H.Ward Davis 2, VF, Gloucester 1811 Arms of Gloucester between two sprigs of olive, crest a cap of maintenance Davis 5 VF or better, toned, Devon County - undated, Obverse: Arms, Reverse: Devon Silver Token, Davis 2 Fine, Somerset (2) Bristol 1811 Obverse: Arms without supporters, Reverse: BRISTOL SILVER TOKEN 12, Davis 18 GVF toned, Bath 1812 Davis 17, C.Culverhouse, I.Orchard and J.Phipps, no Periods after C,I, and J Davis 17 VF toned, Rare, Northumberland - Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1812 Obverse: Arms PAYABLE BY ALEXr KELTY NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Reverse: View of a colliery Davis 7 EF and lustrous, Hampshire - Andover 1812 Seven Acorns inside left of wreath, Davis 17 VF, Buckinghamshire - High Wycombe 1811 Town Hall-James Gomme Davis 1 VF Toned, Lancashire - Liverpool Shilling 1812 Obverse: The Arms of Liverpool. Thos. Wilson, Reverse: A female seated on a bale, Davis 2 Near VF, nicely toned, Non-Local undated Bees and Beehive/Britannia Davis 7 VF, Cheshire - Stockport 1812 G.&R. Ferns and T.Cartwright, Bees and Beehive/Female seated, 15 bees, No H on the bale Davis 5 VF, Penny Birmingham and Swansea 1811 Rose Copper Company Davis 95 GVF, Halfpennies (3) Non Local, Trade and Navigation 1813 Davis 43 NEF, Non Local 1815 Genuine British Copper, Britannia left, 4 Leaves in the olive branch Davis 73 VF, Penny Countermarked on a 1797 Penny ROBINSON CUTLER, AVERY ROW, LOWER GROSVENOR STREET LONDON undated, Near Fine, USA Hard Times Token 1837 Executive Experiment GVF
19th CenturyShillingDerbyshire - Derby undated, Obverse: West view of Peterborough cathedral, Reverse: DERBY, LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON AND RUTLAND LICENSED SHILLING SILVER TOKEN within inner circle Davis 3, A/UNC and lustrous with slight weakness in the centre of the reverse, Very Rare, Ex-DNW 3/10/2012 Lot 14, Ex-Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne) 7-8 July 1998, Lot 1642, Ex-Spink Auction 35, 11/4/1984, Lot 404, W.J.Noble Collection
Halfpenny19th CenturyLondon William Till 1834 in silver, Penny sized, Obverse Figure of Time finding a collection of coins, Reverse shield Wm TILL MEDALLIST.17 GT RUSSELL ST. COVENT GARDEN. LONDON. UNC or near so with light cabinet friction, scarce especially so in high grade
Farthings 17th Century (3), Halfpennies18th Century (47), Farthings 18th Century (2), Pennies 19th Century (7), Halfpennies 19th Century (2), Farthing 19th Century (1), in mixed grades NF to GVF some with accompanying cigarette cards and attribution labels
19th CenturyHalfpennies (47, two holed) in mixed grades a couple GVF, 19th Century Pennies (16), Twopence 1797 VF with P scratched in the reverse field, Halfpennies (4) 1799 (3) VG-Fine, 1872 NF, Farthings (3) 1754 GF, 1822 GF, 1830 F, plus an additional group of mainly tokens 19th Century (52) in mixed circulated grades