GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Bristol and South Wales, Proof Penny, 1811, City arms within garter, crest above, tops of 1s in date slope, 6 stays at right of main-mast, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, broken b in bristol, edge centre-grained right, 18.22g/12h (W – [dies of 522a]). Very light spotting, otherwise virtually as struck with much original colour, brilliant fields and sharp rims, extremely rare; by far the finest Bristol and South Wales Penny seen by the cataloguer £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 19th Century Tokens from the Collection of the Late Francis Cokayne.

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Provenance: Bt L. Clements November 1916