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Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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World Tokens, the Property of a North Country Collector
St Eustatius, LOWER TOWN, Herman Gossling, One Bitt, legend and 1771 around value, rev. legend around grazing goose, brass, 23mm (Lyall 452; Prid. p.263, fig. 45; Scholten 1432). Very fine, rare £200-£260
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Provenance: Bt. K. V. Eckardt, 1977
The date 1771 on the Gossling tokens most likely refers to the establishment of the business, as the nature of the tokens suggests a British denominational issue after the capture of St. Eustatius by Rodney in 1781. Herman Gossling was a successful trader in spices and sugar and owned various properties in Lower Town, which was the coastal commercial part of the capital town on the island.
St Eustatius, LOWER TOWN, Herman Gossling, One Bitt, legend and 1771 around value, rev. legend around grazing goose, brass, 23mm (Lyall 452; Prid. p.263, fig. 45; Scholten 1432). Very fine, rare £200-£260
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Provenance: Bt. K. V. Eckardt, 1977
The date 1771 on the Gossling tokens most likely refers to the establishment of the business, as the nature of the tokens suggests a British denominational issue after the capture of St. Eustatius by Rodney in 1781. Herman Gossling was a successful trader in spices and sugar and owned various properties in Lower Town, which was the coastal commercial part of the capital town on the island.