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№ 562

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2 October 2013

Hammer Price:
£1,150

19th Century Tokens, Wiltshire, Staverton, John Jones, Penny, 1811, view of the Staverton factory, rev. ram suspended from ribbon, edge grained, 18.42g/6h (W 1109). Light hairlines on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive light to medium brown patina and reflective surfaces, extremely rare and one of the finest in private hands £600-800

Provenance: From an old American Collection; with F.S. Werner 1973; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1932 [from Spink 1973]; F.W. Gorsler Collection, DNW Auction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 182