British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Gloucester, King John Inn, C. Leech, brass Twopence-Halfpenny by E. Cottrill, rev. value, wreath below, eg, 23mm, 4.58g/12h; King’s Arms Hotel, brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 26mm, 4.60g/12h; King’s Head Inn, G.J. Wilkes, brass Twopence-Halfpenny by T. Pope, rev. value, eg, 27mm, 5.78g/12h, Ben Smith, brass Twopence-Halfpenny by T. Pope, rev. value, eg, 27mm, 5.99g/12h, J.W. Sherwood, brass Threepence by T. Pope & Co, rev. value, countermarked g on rev., eg, 23.5mm, 3.93g/12h; a George III Penny, 1797, rev. countermarked w. lane gloster, pipe and heart at side, 27.60g/6h (Scott 13.5) [6]. Last fair, others about very fine (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway.

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Provenance:
Second bt Format September 1993
Fourth from Habgood by exchange October 1987
Sixth from J.G. Scott by exchange June 1998.

Third only illustrated. King John Inn, Quay street; King’s Arms Hotel, Hare lane; King’s Head Inn, King street; William Lane, cutler and toy dealer, fl. 1820-51, Westgate street, later Bell lane and London road