Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Politics, Lambeth, Sir George Cook, Prattent’s Halfpenny, [17]96, standing figure of George Cook, smoking pipe and holding a mug and a keg, sr. george cook mayor of garrat elecd. augt. 24 96, rev. sr. g · cook fruiterer green grocer & oyster merchant stangate lambeth in 7 lines, vegetables around, edge plain, 9.32g/6h (DH Surrey 11). Extremely fine, patinated £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: F.W. Lincoln Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 February 1936, lot 314 (part); Fawcett/Litman Collection; D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1718 (part).

‘Sir’ George Cook, merchant, Stangate, Lambeth, was one of two elected mayors of Garrat Green, Wandsworth, on 24 August 1796 (Gladdle, CTCJ February 1997, pp.26-8).