19th Century Tokens from the Collection of the Late Francis Cokayne

SOMERSET, Bath, Samuel Whitchurch and William Dore, Proof Penny, 1811, ram suspended from ribbon, rev. legend in seven lines, edge centre-grained, 18.47g/12h (W – [dies of W 22]). Minor surface marks and a trifle impaired, otherwise extremely fine with glossy surfaces and sharp rims, extremely rare £200-260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 19th Century Tokens from the Collection of the Late Francis Cokayne.

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Provenance: E. Shorthouse Collection, Sotheby Auction, 3-4 August 1916, lot 207 (part); bt Baldwin August 1916