THREE COLLECTIONS ATTRACT MULTIPLE BIDDERS IN SALE OF COINS, TOKENS AND HISTORICAL MEDALS

Part III, the Final Part of the Collection of 19th century silver tokens formed by John Akins sold for £43,685* in a sale of Coins, Token and Historical Medals by international coins, medals, banknotes and jewellery specialists Dix Noonan Webb on Tuesday & Wednesday, February 1 & 2, 2022.

Comprising 115 lots, the highest price was achieved by an extremely rare halfcrown dating from 1811 showing a view of Staverton Mill on the River Avon in Wiltshire which sold for £3,720. This is one of the classic tokens in the entire series and only the third example to be offered at auction in the past 30 years. It had been estimated at £2,000-£3,000 and was bought by a collector in the USA [lot 995].

The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of South London formed by Quentin Archer realised £27,962. Consisting 123 lots of tokens from Bermondsey, Rotherhithe and Southwark, it was keenly fought over by multiple bidders with the highest price being paid for a fine and very rare heart-shaped halfpenny from St George’s Church, Southwark which sold to a room bidder for £682 against an estimate of £300-400 [lot 888].

Among the Michael Atkin’s collection of Roman coins which comprised 69 lots was a very fine denarius from the Second Triumvirate of Mark Antony and Octavian which sold for £1,116 against an estimate of £300-400 to an internet bidder [lot 684].

Elsewhere, a very rare token of Bury St Edmunds found by a metal detectorist in Tuddenham St Mary in Suffolk in October last year and expected to bring £180 made £1,860 after a bidding battle between two dedicated collectors of Suffolk tokens [lot 1035], and Lord Spencer’s Northampton racecourse silver admission ticket, sold for £1,054 to UK private collector against an estimate of £500-700 [lot 1222]. 

***PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL PRICES QUOTED INCLUDE 24% BUYERS’ PREMIUM***