Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Coventry, Edmund Percy, a uniface trial of the unfinished obv. die intended for a Penny, in white metal, bust of Philemon Holland three-quarters left in ruff, right shoulder drapery prominent and no legend under bust, philemon hollond m d, edge plain, 10.27g (DH 39 bis). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity; the first specimen to be sold at auction since 1965 £900-1,200

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

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Provenance: A Collection of 18th Century Trade Tokens, Part I, Mark Rasmussen FPL 8, Summer 2005 (159)