19th Century Tokens, Marlborough, Stephen King, John Gosling, William Tanner and Robert Griffiths, Shilling, 1811, t of tanner over space in beading, 3.54g/12h (D 3 var.; Waters p.15), Sixpence, 1811, 1.53g/12h (D 5); Staverton, John Jones, Wyon’s Penny, 1811, 17.65g/6h (W 1110) [3]. First very fine, second extremely fine, both toned, last fair but very rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Wiltshire Coins, Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by the late David Ward.

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D 5 only illustrated. John Jones (†1812) proprietor of the Staverton Super-fine Woollen Manufactory, which he erected at the turn of the century. The mill was said to house the very latest in textile technology, and hostilities between Jones and local wool shearmen who feared for their livelihoods reached a peak when Jones was attacked and shot in the face in an incident in 1808. His offer of a £500 reward for the capture of the culprits was never claimed. Jones was declared bankrupt in November 1812 and died within weeks. The mill as depicted on the token, engraved by Thomas Wyon, burnt down in 1824, but was rebuilt the following year and, many years later, was acquired by Nestlé, the food processor