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Lot of 4x Copper Tokens and Passes issued by Liverpool Docks by Private Merchants.
1. Liverpool Seamen's Friendly Society 1820, Bust of Nelson by Vaughton "For those in Peril in the Sea" 37mm diameter and AU grade, RARE
2. Liverpool Docks "Load of Stone" Bronze Token (D&W 290/102) ½d. size VF/GVF RARE
3. Liverpool Docks "Load of Ballast" Bronze token Penny sized, GVF with a die flaw on obverse and some edge bumps RARE
4. Liverpool Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Sixpence Tally in Gilt Bronze, extremely fine with usual hole at top 36mm diameter, RARE (In 1852 the company gained a contract for British Government mail to posts in western South America. Two direct routes were also established - Liverpool to Callao in 1868 and London to Sydney in 1877. In common with its contemporaries, the company lost a number of ships in its early decades. They included Tacna, which exploded in 1874 killing 19 people, and Atacama, which ran aground in 1877 killing 102 people.)
All represent a unique insight into the History of early shipping and are indeed quite rare.
1. Liverpool Seamen's Friendly Society 1820, Bust of Nelson by Vaughton "For those in Peril in the Sea" 37mm diameter and AU grade, RARE
2. Liverpool Docks "Load of Stone" Bronze Token (D&W 290/102) ½d. size VF/GVF RARE
3. Liverpool Docks "Load of Ballast" Bronze token Penny sized, GVF with a die flaw on obverse and some edge bumps RARE
4. Liverpool Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Sixpence Tally in Gilt Bronze, extremely fine with usual hole at top 36mm diameter, RARE (In 1852 the company gained a contract for British Government mail to posts in western South America. Two direct routes were also established - Liverpool to Callao in 1868 and London to Sydney in 1877. In common with its contemporaries, the company lost a number of ships in its early decades. They included Tacna, which exploded in 1874 killing 19 people, and Atacama, which ran aground in 1877 killing 102 people.)
All represent a unique insight into the History of early shipping and are indeed quite rare.