British Tokens

Unofficial Farthings and Checks, 1820-1901, Co CORK, Barrackton, John McCarthy (W 5355a); Cloyne, Richard Swanton (W 5630); Cork, Arnott & Co (W 5660), John Arnott & Co (W 5670, 12h), George Beale (2 – both W 5690a, 12h), John Carmichael (2 – both W 5700), Edward Cleburne (W 5710), William Fitzgibbon & Co (4, one in lead – W 5730, 5740a [2], 5740b, not seen), Denis Hegarty (2 – both W 5754), Joseph Helen (2 – both W 5760), James Lyons & Co (W 5780), Edward Mahony (2 – both W 5790), Mont de Piété (W 5720), Ogilvie & Bird (W 5840), William Reardon (W 5850), Ambrose Sheppard (W 5890); Cove/Queenstown/Cobh, Swanton & Co (2 – W 5910, 6710); Macroom, James Welply (2 – W 6630a, 6640); Mitchelstown, Dennis Mahony (W 6660); Skibbereen, George Levis (W 6740), Paul Vickery (W 6750b), Samuel Vickery (W 6760) [32]. W 5740b about fine but extremely rare, others generally fine to very fine, a few better, a good county group, many scarce £300-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward.

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Provenance: W *5355a, 5840 and 6710 bt R. Sharman 1983; W 5630, one 5690a, one 5754 and 6740 bt Colony Coins 1974; W 5660, one 5700, one 5740a, one 5760, one 5790, 6630a and 6760 bt Colony Coins 1973; W 5670 bt Colony Coins 1977; one W 5690a and 5720 bt N.B. Todd 1981; W 5740b bt D. Kaczmarski 2000; one W 5754 bt N.B. Todd 1984; W 5780 bt J. Whitmore 1997; W 5850 bt Colony Coins May 1979; W 5890 bt N.B.Todd 1985; W 5910 and 6660 bt N.B. Todd 1983