World Tokens

St Lucia, Coaling Tokens, CASTRIES, James Burness & Sons, uniface brass by Neal (3), james burness & sons (2), both 29mm, 5.05g, 4.92g (Lyall 464; Devaux type 23; Prid. 6 [Sale, lot 336]; Ford 678; Tankersley 375); j.b. & sons, 24mm, 3.36g (Lyall 465; Devaux type 24; Prid. 7 [Sale, lot 337]; Ford 678; Tankersley 375) [3]. Fine to very fine, but last tarnished
£40-50

Provenance: Second bt K. Fischer August 1971; others J.K. McDowell Collection, Coin Galleries Mailbid Sale, 15 November 1989 (1221, part).

James Burness & Sons, headquartered in the city of London, acquired the coaling business of Barnard Sons & Co in the mid-1930s