Selections from the Isaac Rudman West Indies Collection

St Eustatius, LOWER TOWN, Herman Gossling, Bitt, 1771, brass, 23mm (Lyall 452; Prid. p.263, fig. 45; Scholten 1432). Very fine
£300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins, Tokens and Medals of the West Indies from the Isaac Rudman Collection.

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The date 1771 on the Gossling tokens most likely refers to the establishment of the business, as the nature of the tokens suggests a British denominational issue after the capture of St. Eustatius by Rodney in 1781.