The Collection of Staffordshire Tokens formed by the late Edward Watkin

18th Century Tokens, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 34.36g/6h (DH 9; Watkin 14). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Staffordshire Tokens formed by the late Edward Watkin.

View
Collection

Provenance: W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 843 [from Spink 1987]; D.L. Spence Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 67A, 29 September 2005, lot 1684 [from R. Gladdle]; R.S. Bole Collection, DNW Auction T1, 15 December 2005, lot 2080