St Eustatius, LOWER TOWN, Herman Gossling, brass One Bitt [after 1781], value, rev. grazing goose, 23mm, 2.09g/12h (Lyall 452; Prid. p.263, fig. 45; Scholten 1432). Verdigris spot on reverse, otherwise better than very fine £120-150

Provenance: Bt J. Ortiz 1976.

The date 1771 on the Gossling tokens most likely refers to the establishment of the business, as the nature of the tokens suggests a British denominational issue after the capture of St Eustatius by Rodney in 1781 (see Lyall p.146 for an expanded explanation)