19th Century, Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Morris & Sons, Shilling, 1811, cockerel standing left, rev. value, 3 berries in right branch, 3.89g/11h (D 1); Carmarthen Bank, Shilling, 1811, w within border, rev. value in garter, 3.98g/12h (D 3) [2]. Both fine, but first with minor surface knocks (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Welsh Silver Tokens.

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Provenance:
D 1 bt I. Jull.

David Morris (†1805), his sons Thomas and William, and William’s son, also David (1789-1864), had opened Morris & Sons bank in 1791; it remained a family-owned concern until it was taken over by the National Westminster Bank in 1871