St Lucia, CASTRIES, Barnard, Sons & Company, coaling token, uniface, B (thick var.), brass, 24mm (Lyall 461; Devaux Type 21). Fine, rare £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector.

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Provenance: ex Geest Industries Ltd., 1975

With the break-up of the Barnard Peter partnership, Samuel Barnard established himself in business with his sons in 1891 and his tokens were used until the industry collapsed in 1944