Unofficial Farthings, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Josiah Blackwell, 1851 (UFS 320; Allen 120), Edwin Cottrill (UFS 360), H. & C. Grove, 1836 (UFS 460), Alexander Jefferys (UFS 610), Thomas Pope & Co (3, UFS 820, 830, 840; Allen 50), T. Underwood, 1851 (UFS 1010; Allen 65) [8]. UFS 360 and 460 extremely fine, UFS 1010 good fine, others generally very fine but UFS 840 pierced, some very rare £70-90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Tokens formed by the Late David Pottinger.

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Provenance: UFS 320 bt Format February 2001; UFS 360 bt J. Whitmore May 1985; UFS 460 bt Format September 1996; UFS 610 bt S.H. Monks March 1998; UFS 820 bt J. Whitmore June 1979; UFS 830 bt J. Whitmore November 2003; UFS 840 bt J. Whitmore May 2002; UFS 1010 bt Format February 2001).

Josiah Blackwell, linen draper, 84 Snow Hill, fl. 1849-55; Edwin Cottrill, die-sinker, 52 St Paul’s square; H. & C. Grove, tea dealers, 9 Dale end; Alexander Jefferys, tea and coffee merchant, 96 Great Hampton street; Thomas Pope & Co, die-sinkers and coining press manufacturers, 56 St Paul’s square; T. Underwood, lithographic printer and draughtsman, Union passage