Unofficial Farthings and Checks, 1820-1901, LANCASHIRE, Manchester, John Chorlton (2 – W 3210 var, edge plain, 3220); Richard Cooper (W 3230); Robert Crampton (W 3240); Falkner Bros (5 – W 3270 [2], 3280 [3]); George Grantham (W 3300b); John Humble (W 3360); Kirk Bros (W 3390); Labrey, Entwisle & Co (4 – W 3400 [2], 3410a, 3410b); William Mitchell & Co (W 3460); Thomas Nash & Co (W 3480); John Nuttall (W 3490); William Scott & Co (W 3530); William Shaw (3 – W 3550, 3551, 3552); Henry Smithson & Co (W 3560); James Stelfox (W 3570); Robert Watson (W 3580); Alfred Wolfenden (W 3620); Micah Woolliscroft (W 3640) [28]. Generally about very fine, some better, a good city group, W 3480, 3580 and 3620 very rare £250-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward.

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Provenance: W 3210 edge plain bt Seaby 1971; one W 3270, 3530 and 3560 bt Colony Coins 1973; one W 3280, 3300b and 3640 bt Colony Coins 1972; two W 3280s, 3550 and 3551 bt J. Schimmel 1998; W 3360 bt Colony Coins 1977; W 3390 bt M. Fuld 1974; one W 3400 bt R. Sharman 1983; one W 3400, 3410b and 3552 bt Seaby 1972; W 3460 bt N.B. Todd September 2007; *W 3480 and 3580 bt W. McKivor 1997; W 3620 bt N.B. Todd 2002