A Distinguished Cabinet of British Tokens, the Property of a Gentleman
BRITISH TOKENS, 18th Century Tokens, STAFFORDSHIRE, Tamworth, John Harding, trial of the finished dies intended for a Penny, in white metal, castle and trees, no legend, rev. Town Hall, no legend, edge plain, 20.47g/6h (DH 8). About extremely fine, reverse better and much as made, of the highest rarity; very few specimens known £1,000-1,500
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Provenance: S.H. Hamer Collection, Glendining Auction, 26-8 November 1930, lot 310 [acquired on 17 June 1927 for £25]; W.L. Gantz Collection, Glendining Auction, 23-7 June 1941, lot 1709 (part)