The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson

19th and 20th Century Tokens, Essex, Colchester, Colchester & East Essex Co-op Society, brass Halfpenny, value both sides, edge grained, 2.09g/12h; Colchester Transport, celluloid tokens (7), for Threepence-Halfpenny, Threepence (2, different), Twopence-Halfpenny, Twopence, Three-Halfpence and Penny, all 25mm (Smith p.87); Plaistow, W.M.C., uniface brass Twopence, edge plain, 18mm; Walthamstow, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, legend in and around wreath, raised c in copper, rev. lion standing left, edge grained, 22.75g (W obv. –, rev. 562), Halfpence (3), 1811, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated, edge grained, 9.71g/6h (W 599), 1813, lion walking left, rev. similar, edge plain, 8.93g/3h (W 610), undated, head of Mercury left, rev. similar, edge plain, 9.24g/12h (W 631); together with Woolpack [Inn], a uniface iron Twopence check, 32mm [14]. Walthamstow Penny very fine, others fine and better (£25-35)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
The last item was found in Essex and given to Mrs Judson by an antique dealer in November 1970.

Walthamstow Penny illustrated. The British Copper Co, established in 1807, had its rolling mill on the Walthamstow Marshes