The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens

Trinidad, CUESA, Tuckers Valley Estate, 1 Rod, brass, milled edge, 24mm (Lyall 515). Very fine with dull surface, very rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Tankersley Collection of West Indian Coins and Tokens.

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The business was established by Mr W. Tucker as a coconut estate and first planted with coconut trees about 1885; the tallies were used as labour tallies and the likely period of usage was shortly after 1885 to about 1905.