Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary tokens (3), all 1893, in white metal, from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Council House & Art Gallery, edges plain, all 29mm, 9.46g/12h (Davis 841); School of Art, 9.32g/12h (Davis 856); School Board Offices, 6.70g/12h (Davis 859) [3]. Some surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 702 (part); W. Waite-Sanderson Collection, Glendining Auction, 16-17 November 1944, lot 403 (part); G.W. Spencer Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 152; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 391; D.E. Litrenta Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 931.

First only illustrated. Only three complete sets in white metal were struck, although it is possible that these pieces may not be from a broken set