World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector

Ceylon, Coffee estate tokens (2); A.P, c. 1866, obv. A.P, rev. P / 1866, copper, 23mm (Prid. 6); Polwatty Mills, uniface, POLWATTY / MILLS, pewter, 33mm (Prid. 8; cf. Ford 264) [2]. First obv. fine, rev. fair; second near fine £40-£60

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. D. Vorley, 1987

No details are available for A.P., but the size suggests the usual task value of 4 1/2d. Baker & Hall are the issuers for the Polwatty token. See the detailed note in Pridmore, pg 115