BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Charles James, die sinker and medalist, Bow Street, London, White Metal and Gilt-copper Penny, 1789, obv bust of George III in profile left, GEORGIVS III. REX around, rev crown between rose and thistle, radiated sun above, TO TRANSPORT TURN'D A PEOPLE'S FEAR'S on a ribbon, M.DCC.LXXXIX in exergue, edge plain (Conder p.200, 4; Atkins p.360, 7; D&H Middlesex 183). White metal good extremely fine and retaining some brilliance, gilt-copper extremely fine, both extremely rare. (2)
first ex Sotheby's
Responsible for executing the designs for numerous tokens including many of those for Gilbert Pidcock, Robert Orchard, and Thomas Spence.
Estimate: £300-500