World Tokens

Danish West Indies, Merchant Tokens, O. Ffrench & Co, uniface oval brass 10 Cents, c. 1887, name above value, back countermarked mxslr over a decorative line raised within a rectangular indent, 33 x 18mm, 3.96g (Sømod 4604; Higgie 423). About very fine, extremely rare £300-400

Provenance: Bt R. Goldstone.

Higgie notes that the early tokens of Oscar Ffrench were later countermarked on the backs as current for the equivalent value in Mexican silver and used to pay workers at the docks