Miscellaneous Checks, Somerset, Bath, Crystal Palace, W[illiam] McCoombe, brass, by Heaton & Sons, rev. view of the Palace, eg, 22mm (SPHT 36a variety; Allen 180; Greenaway 1142; Young/Noble 530); Windsor Castle, John Gregory, copper, castle, rev. ball and skittle, 19.5mm (SPHT 122; Courtney p.162; TCC p.347; Greenaway 1151; Young/Noble 535); Young Fox Inn, C[arl] Eckert, brass, rev. fox, 23mm (SPHT 124b; TCC p.348; Greenaway 1151); Frome, Waggon & Horses, T[homas] Parfitt, copper, by H. Smith, rev. coach and horses, obv. countermarked parf, 24mm, 3.60g/12h (SPHT 200a; Greenaway 1158; Young/Noble 538); Twerton, White Hart, copper, rev. stag, 24mm (SPHT 296; Courtney p.168; Greenaway –); Wincanton, Greyhound Hotel, J[ohn] Bailey, brass Three-Halfpence, 1857, obv. greyhound, 22mm (SPHT 347; Greenaway 1169; Young/Noble 542); Yeovil, James Petter & Sons Ltd, uniface brass, obv. nautilus shell, back stamped 246, 32mm (Minnitt/Young 232) [7]. First about fine, others about very fine and better, last pierced as issued £70-100

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: First bt Format February 2001; second bt S.E. Schwer July 1987; third bt Format March 1992; *fourth bt M. Eden October 1990; *fifth bt M. Eden September 2001; sixth bt S.E. Schwer March 1991; seventh bt R. Gladdle January 1996 Crystal Palace, 10 Abbey green, proprietor William McCoombe 1874-93 [see SPHT p.40 for a photo of McCoombe]; Windsor Castle, Upper Bristol road, proprietor John Gregory 1837-46; Young Fox Inn, Old Orchard, Holloway, proprietor Carl Eckert 1870-83; Waggon & Horses, Gentle street, proprietor Thomas Parfitt 1855-61; White Hart, 49 High street, the obv. initials could equally refer to a bowling saloon or a benefit society; Greyhound Hotel, Market place, proprietor John Albin Bailey 1830-72; James B. Petter & Sons Ltd, proprietors, Nautilus Works