The Collection of Tokens formed by John Pratt

19th Century Tokens, SHROPSHIRE, Dawley, Gilbert Gilpin, Shilling, 1811, legend around sells chains for pits cranes &c, etc, rev. boar running right, edge grained, 3.89g/1h (D 1; W 718, same obv. die). Tiny reverse edge nick at 3 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare; one of the classic tokens in the series £1,000-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by John Pratt.

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SCMB February 1969; A.C. Fraser Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 375