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WORCESTERSHIRE, Netherton, James Griffin & Sons, Trial Penny, unsigned [perhaps by J. Sheriff], in copper, interior of Withymoor Scythe Works, unfinished detail in centre including no floor patterning or date below value, rev. scythe and knives, crossed spades below, edge centre-grained, 23.61g/6h (W 1219, this piece). Extremely fine with chocolate-brown patina, of the highest rarity and believed UNIQUE £600-£800

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: Bt Baldwin October 1924, ‘unique’