Coins, Paper Money, Tokens and Historical Medals

Penrice Flower Show, 1901, a silver award medal by Vaughton, engraved (Edward Parsons & Co, Swansea, Prize Seeds), named (Capt. Hopkins), 51mm; British Roller Canary Club, a silver award medal by O. Oertel, named (Club Show Dec. 1908, awarded to G.R. White for 1st Prize in Novice class), 31mm (cf. DNW M12, 104); Society of Border Leicester Sheep Breeders, a silver award medal by Fenton, Russell & Co, un-named, hallmarked Birmingham 1908, 38mm; Hemel Hempsted (sic) Horticultural Society (Est. 1860), a bronze award medal by A. Fenwick, named (E.J. Pratt, for Sweet Peas, Cottagers’ Section, 12th July 1911), 38mm; The Worshipful Company of Carpenters, a silver-gilt award medal after A. Wyon, named (Colonel Sir John Dalton, Master, 1945-46), 47mm (Garnett pl.ii, 8); The Polo Pony Society, a silver award medal by Mappin & Webb, un-named, 44mm; together with other award medals (2, one in silver) [8]. Generally extremely fine £100-150

Provenance: First and fifth J.N. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M7, 1 July 2008, lots 2182 (part), 2216; third Baldwin Auction 33, 6-7 May 2003, lot 1373.

Sir John Cornelius Dalton, Kt (1885-1959), barrister, Holmwood, Dorking; served in World War I with Royal Engineers, rising to rank of Captain; Hon. Col. Royal Corps of Signals 1941; chairman of the Public Utilities Coal Committee and Regional Fuel and Power Controller for London and the south-east during World War II