Glamorganshire, Neath, H. Rees and D. Morgan, Shillings (2), both 1811, tower, payable at h rees’s & d morgan’s around, rev. neath silver token, 12 pence 1811 in centre, 3.83g/12h and 3.86g/12h (D 10, 12); Sixpence, tower, rev. value in wreath, 1.88g/12h (D 16) [3]. Fine, first brightly cleaned, second rare (£50-70)

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

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Provenance:
D 16 bt F. Jeffery.

Issued jointly by Hopkin Rees, draper, and David Morgan, ironmonger; the site of the latter’s premises is now the Neath Working Mens Club. Morgan was several times mayor of Neath