Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Tokens, AYRSHIRE, Ayr, William Fullarton, Pattern Shilling, 1799, by J. Milton, in silver, similar, no flaws, edge plain, 5.06g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.154, fig. 5; DH 5 bis II; cf. DNW T14, 527). Virtually as struck and attractively toned, rare, an original striking £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

View
Collection

Provenance: Christie’s Auction, 7-8 May 1980, lot 582.

Four other original strikings in silver have appeared on the market in the current decade (Spink Auction 202, 25 March 2010, lot 192, 4.95g; Davissons Mailbid Sale 32, 6 June 2013 (279), 4.39g; DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 469, 5.15g; DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 527, 5.32g), which suggests that the specimen in the BM (Banks collection, E 2834, 4.42g) is at the lower end of the weight range for such pieces (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.154, 158), although other specimens at c. 4.4g are known