Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 38 26 Sep 2019
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Lundy Island, Martin Coles Harman), bronze puffins (4) and half puffins (2), 1929, bust l., rev. standing puffin or half-length puffin, lettered edge (S.7850-1; KM.Tn.1-2; Sweeney p. 182), some marks but generally extremely fine to uncirculated (6)
The coins were minted by Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham. 50,000 of each penny- and halfpenny size tokens were struck at the cost of 50/9 per 1000 for the larger and 26/6 for the smaller. The fee for preparing the design and sinking the dies was £100. Harman was immediately prosecuted for issuing illegal coinage, found guilty and fined £5 with fifteen guineas expenses. Harman's son, John Pennington Harman was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross at the Battle of Kohima in 1944.
(80-120 GBP)
The coins were minted by Ralph Heaton & Sons, Birmingham. 50,000 of each penny- and halfpenny size tokens were struck at the cost of 50/9 per 1000 for the larger and 26/6 for the smaller. The fee for preparing the design and sinking the dies was £100. Harman was immediately prosecuted for issuing illegal coinage, found guilty and fined £5 with fifteen guineas expenses. Harman's son, John Pennington Harman was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross at the Battle of Kohima in 1944.
(80-120 GBP)