Coins, Paper Money, Tokens and Historical Medals

Pub and Refreshment Checks, Co DUBLIN, Dublin, Mrs [Mary] Connell’s Monster Saloon, copper Threepence-Halfpenny by Parkes [1865-72], 27mm (Rice 90; Todd –). Pierced as issued, very fine and extremely rare £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Neil Todd.

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Mrs Mary Connell’s monster saloon, Crampton court, was almost certainly associated with the Castle Tavern, 8 Crampton court, where she was the proprietor 1864-80 and issued tokens (Rice 74). Dan Lowry took over both premises in 1880 and ran his music hall from there – it is now the Olympia Theatre