Unofficial Farthings, Cambridgeshire, March, John Thurbon, 1827 (UFS 3670); London, Holborn, Short & Co (UFS 2780); Old Jewry, Joseph Schlesinger & Co, 1851 (UFS 2770; Allen 160); Strand, Robert Warren (UFS 2980); Middlesex, Uxbridge, School (2, UFS 4960 and variant dated 1790 in white metal; D & W 277/553; MG 990); Norfolk, Norwich, George Bagshaw, 1851 (UFS 3910), John Barnard, 1852 (UFS 3920), Thomas Parker, 1852 (UFS 4030); Uncertain locality, R. Hoare (UFS 7740), ‘Hot Roles’ (UFS 7760) [11]. UFS 2780 and 3920 extremely fine, others generally very fine, one or two better
£60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: UFS 2770 bt J. Whitmore November 2000; UFS 2780 bt Format September 1991; UFS 2980 and 3910 bt J. Whitmore May 1998; UFS 3670 bt J. Whitmore May 1993; UFS 3920 bt J. Whitmore June 1979; UFS 4030 bt S.E. Schwer April 1981; UFS 4960 bt J. Whitmore January 1975; UFS 4960 variant bt J. Whitmore October 1975; UFS 7740 bt S.E. Schwer September 1988; UFS 7760 bt S.E. Schwer May 1989).

John Thurbon, grocer and brewer; Short & Co, booksellers and stationers, 8 King street; Joseph Schlesinger & Co, wholesale stationers and banknote printers, 8 Old Jewry; Robert Warren, boot blacking manufacturer, 30 Strand; George Bagshaw, game dealer and fishmonger; John Barnard, game dealer and fishmonger, Wensum street; Thomas Parker, game dealer and fishmonger, St Stephen’s street