World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

St Eustatius, LOWER TOWN, Herman Gossling, One Bitt, legend and 1771 around value, rev. legend around grazing goose, brass, 23mm (Lyall 452; Prid. p.263, fig. 45; Scholten 1432). Very fine, rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: Bt. K. V. Eckardt, 1977

The date 1771 on the Gossling tokens most likely refers to the establishment of the business, as the nature of the tokens suggests a British denominational issue after the capture of St. Eustatius by Rodney in 1781. Herman Gossling was a successful trader in spices and sugar and owned various properties in Lower Town, which was the coastal commercial part of the capital town on the island.