Ancient, British and World Coins and Historical Medals

Norfolk, Norwich, Snowdon & Sons, Wholesale & Retail Drapers, unofficial Farthing (Batty 597; Bell 17). About as struck, toned to red and brown, fields with prooflike brilliance (£35-40)

Without question far rarer than Bell suggests; only one specimen seen by him and priced at £30 in Schwer’s guide. In exceptional state for this series of tokens which usually show signs of at least modest circulation, and probably among the finest of the few surviving examples