British Tokens from the Collection of the late David Perry

19th Century Tokens, NORFOLK, Tunstead and Happing, Corporation House, Halfpenny, 1812, 11.64g/12h (W 1141); NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, John Elliott, Farthing, 1814, 3.30g/5h (W 889); WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Union Copper Co, Penny, 1812, 28.44g/12h (W 323); YORKSHIRE, Keighley, anonymous issue, keighley countermarked on Union Copper Co Penny, 1812, 27.27g/12h (W 800); FIFE-SHIRE, Dunfermline, J. Kirk, Farthing, 1817, 2.45g/6h (DH p.439, no. 2; D 1); LANARKSHIRE, Calton, Henry Reid, Farthing, 1815, 3.05g/6h (DH p.439, no. 3; D 8); MIDLOTHIAN, Leith, William Christie, Farthing, 1819, 2.66g/6h (DH p.439, no. 1; D 19); together with other 19th century copper tokens (29), all different [36]. Second extremely fine with original colour, others described very fine and better, remainder fine to very fine £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of the late David Perry.

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Provenance: First bt P. Minns January 1979; second Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 386 (part); third and fourth bt M. Aspey September 1978; sixth M.Y. Carter Collection, DNW Auction 41, 3 June 1999, lot 1534 (part)