The Parker Family Collection of Irish Communion Tokens

Co Londonderry, Londonderry, Fourth Presbyterian Church (B 1937); Strand Presbyterian Church (B 1938); First Derry, 1860 (B 1939); James’s Street Church, 1837 (B 3429); L·D (B 4169, this piece illustrated), L.D (B 4170), L·D (2, B 4171, 4172); LD 1760 (2, B 4178, 4179); Reformed Presbyterian Church, Waterside, 1846 (2, both B 4438); Strand Presbyterian Church (B 6638) [13]. First three extremely fine, others fine to very fine, a good city group £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Parker Family Collection of Irish Communion Tokens.

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Provenance: B 1706, 1707, 3429, 4178, 4179 and one 4438 A.T. Macmillan Collection [1706 and 1707 from Kirkwood March 1987, 3429 and 4438 from A.D. Hamilton May 1986, 4178 from A.D. Hamilton March 1985, 4179 from D. Cavanagh July 1986], Simmons Mailbid Sales 40, 19 February 2007 (347-9, 351), 42, 2 October 2007 (229); B 1939, 4171 and other 4438 Norweb Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part III, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 64B (Melbourne), 11 July 2000, lot 195 (part); B 4169 and 4172 L.M. Burzinski Collection; B 6638 A.T. Macmillan Collection [from H. Brown April 1994], Simmons Mailbid Sale 40, February 2007 (352), DNW Auction 138, 12-13 December 2016, lot 3168 (part)