The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens

19th Century, Lancashire, Manchester, J. Chorlton; R. Cooper (2); Falkner Bros (3); G. Grantham; Grasshopper Tea Warehouse; J. Humble; J. Kay; Labrey, Entwisle & Co (2); Mitchell & Co; T. Nash & Co; J. Nuttall (3); W. Scott & Co; W. Shaw (3); H. Smithson & Co; J. Stelfox; R. Watson, 1851; Wilkinson Bros, 1849; M. Woolliscroft (UFS 3210A, 3230 [2], 3270, 3280 [2, lettering varieties], 3300, 3310, 3360, 3380, 3400, 3410, 3460 [brass], 3480, 3490 [3, dies 1+A and 3+C (2)], 3530, 3550 [3, one with larger bust], 3560, 3570, 3590, 3600, 3640). [26]. One UFS 3230 fair, 3380, 3570, 3590 and 3600 fine, remainder mostly very fine, a few better, an excellent group of this city, some scarce (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The R C Bell Collection of British Trade Tokens.

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UFS 3210A = Bell, UF p.53; better UFS 3230 = Bell, UF p.54; UFS 3270 = Bell, UF p.55; UFS 3280 with small letters and 3300 = Bell, UF p.56; UFS 3310 = Bell, UF p.224; UFS 3360 and 3380 = Bell, UF p.57; UFS 3400 and 3410 = Bell, UF p.58; UFS 3460 = Bell, UF p.59; UFS 3490 1+A and better 3+C reverses only = Bell, UF p.60; UFS 3530, better 3550 and 3552 = Bell, UF p.61; UFS 3560 and 3570 = Bell, UF p.62; UFS 3590 and 3600 = Bell, UF p.63; UFS 3640 = Bell, UF p.64.

The specimen of UFS 3360 is not one from the hoard discovered c.1970