Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway

Birmingham, Edwin Cottrill, brass, head of Queen Victoria, rev. legend, eg, 21mm, 3.71g/12h (Hawkins p.185, no.1A); Ralph Heaton & Sons, copper, arms, rev. legend, ep, 25mm, 5.31g/12h (Sweeny 19); S[amuel] Hiron, brass whist marker, rev. legend, eg, 24mm, 4.72g/6h (H p.298 and pl.17, 1); The Mint, Birmingham Ltd, copper, ep, 25.5mm, 5.76g/12h (Sweeny 24), nickel, ep, 25mm, 5.58g/12h (Sweeny 29), white metal, rev. 20th century coins, etc, eg, 26mm, 4.77g/12h (Sweeny 35), chrome-plated steel, bust of Ray King right, rev. legend, ep, 30mm, 9.60g/12h (Sweeny 60; cf. DNW 53, 911); T[homas] Pope & Co, rev. Crystal Palace, ep, 22mm, 3.85g/12h (H p.411 and pl.19, 1; Allen 110); Howard Ryland, brass, legend both sides, ep, 26mm, 5.70g/12h (H p.439 and pl.19, 10); William Smith, 1876, brass, rev. bust of Queen Victoria, ep, 23mm, 4.16g/12h (H p.461, no.3, and pl.19, 14); Vaughton Bros, whist markers (2, same dies), nickel, ep, 23mm, 3.91g/12h, brass, ep, 23mm, 3.98g/12h; Dudley, S[amuel] Hiron, copper, legend around square and compasses, rev. phoenix, ep, 26mm, 5.93g/12h (H p.562 and pl.22, 6); Leeds, J[ohn] Ardill, copper whist marker, rev. legend in wreath, eg, 22mm, 3.29g/12h (H p.534) [14]. Smith 1876 fine, others mostly very fine or better, a good group (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Barry Greenaway.

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Ryland check only illustrated. Edwin Cottrill, St Paul’s square and Ludgate hill 1854-66; Ralph Heaton & Sons, Bath street, restyled The Mint, Birmingham Ltd in 1889; Samuel Hiron, Dudley and St Paul’s square 1847-51; Thomas Pope & Co, St Paul’s square, Newhall street and Livery street 1851-1952; Howard Ryland, St Paul’s square 1877-91; William Smith, New Meeting street 1862-97; Vaughton Bros, Constitution hill and Livery street 1891-1909; John Ardill, Little Woodhouse street, Buslingthorpe lane and Meanwood road from 1844