British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward

Merchant checks: LONDON, Finsbury, White Horse & Cross Keys, copper Twopence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (Hayes 351); Fitzroy Square, Lord Nelson, E.J. Ulph, brass Twopence, 23mm (H 291a); Holborn, George & Blue Boar, E[dwards] & J[ones], copper, 23mm (H 121), Southampton Hotel, copper Penny by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 233a); Hoxton, Robin Hood Tavern, zinc Fourpence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 221c); Kensington, Duke of Abercorn, G. Cecil, brass Penny by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 41); Lambeth, Waterloo Arms, C. Marriner, brass Twopence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 231a); Notting Hill, Bramley Arms, J. Empson, copper Twopence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 11a); Pimlico, Grosvenor Arms, J. Chilly, brass Threepence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 181), Lord High Admiral, T. Ashbourn, brass Threehalfpence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 281); Poplar, Ivy House Tavern, E. Tappenden, zinc Twopence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 181); Shepherds Bush, Greyhound, W. Page, brass Penny by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 41); Soho, Jack’s Coffee House, copper Threepence, 1782, 20mm (MG 837); Strand, Cheshire Cheese, copper Penny by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 51a), Strand Music Hall, nickel Shilling, 24mm (MG 606); Westminster, Swan & Horseshoe, S.J. Chew, brass Twopence by W.J. Taylor, 28mm (H 441c); Société Mutuelle des Suisses (Est. 1703), copper Sixpence, 28mm (D & W 192/721; cf. DNW T7, 555) [17]. Second fine, others very fine and better but first pierced; in envelopes identified, with provenances £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward.

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Provenance: Southampton Hotel R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot unspecified; many others bt R. Sharman 1984