British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward

Unofficial Farthings and Checks, 1820-1901, LONDON, High Holborn, Robert Edwards (W 2510), Henry Leath (5 – W 2650, 2660 [2], 2670 [2]), Leath & Co (2 – both W 2675), James Lewis (3 – W 2680a, 2680b [2]); Knightsbridge, George Kibble (W 2630); Lambeth, Maudslay, Sons & Field (W 2713); Lavender Hill, George Logan (W 2685); Lisle Street and Little Newport Street, Foley & Shoyer (6 – W 2520 [2, gilt and plated], 2530 [2], 2532, 2532 var 6h); Ludgate Hill, Thornton & Killick (2 – W 2920, 2924); Mortimer Street, Ebenezer Mannering (W 2710); New Bond Street, Piesse & Lubin (W 2750); New Compton Street, Godfrey Goodman (W 2565); Newington Causeway, Dunn & Co (W 2480); New Oxford Street, Oxford Clothing Co (7 – W 2720, 2720 var plain edge [2], 2720 var unplated, 2728 [2], 2730) [33]. Very fine and better, several rare, especially W 2713 £400-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward.

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Provenance: W 2480, 2510 and 2680a bt Colony Coins 1976; W 2520 gilt and one 2720 plain edge bt S.E. Schwer 1988; W 2520 plated, 2532 and 2532 var bt N.B. Todd January 2004; one W 2530 bt Baldwin 1997; one W 2530 and one 2680b bt Seaby 1972; W 2565 bt Seaby 1980; W 2630, 2650, 2660, one 2670, one 2675, one 2680b, 2710, *2713, three 2720s, one 2728, 2730 and 2750 A.B. Pardoe Collection, DNW Auction 31, 17 September 1997, lot 465 (part), with Pardoe’s sources on the tickets; one W 2660, 2685 and 2924 bt N.B. Todd February 2004; one W 2670 and 2920 bt Seaby 1971; one W 2675 and one 2728 bt Colony Coins 1971