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Sold on 8 November 2017

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A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 398

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8 November 2017

Hammer Price:
£40

Medals, Lichfield Cathedral Embellished, 1799, copper medals by T. Wyon Sr (2), both 39mm, 26.20g/12h, 25.28g/12h (both BHM 481); The Wreck of HMS Foudroyant, 1897, Fletcher’s bronze medal, unsigned, 37mm, 27.92g/12h (BHM 3613; E 1813) [3]. Very fine and better, but first two with some spotting £30-40

Provenance: First W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1708 (part), recté a medal; second bt in Shrewsbury August 1934