Important British Trade Tokens

Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1800, bust left with four buttons on coat, the work of john gregory hancock aged 9 years around, from a model by i.g. hancock sen. below, rev. to encourage a rare instance of genius this coin was struck for t. welch birmingham and date, edge penny token payable on demand, 37.44g/6h (DH 24). Extremely fine but unpleasant colour due to old cleaning, very rare (£200-250)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Duplicate Tokens from the Collection of David Griffiths.

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Provenance:
Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 376.

36 struck