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Auction T16 2 Oct 2019
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Trinidad, MAYARO, Mayaro Manufacturing, 10 Cents, uniface, incuse legend around 10 CTS, rev. John Robbins, Boston (the maker), copper, 36mm (Lyall 507). Fine or better, doubly pierced (near the edge and probably as issued; centrally and unofficial) the central piercing slightly distorting the token, dark toning and some surface corrosion, extremely rare and likely to be the only recorded specimen £300-£400
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Provenance: Spink Auction No. 79, 15 October 1990, Lot 695, The R.J. Ford coll., Part 1
The company was owned by Friedrich Uhrich and Anselm Gerold and was involved in producing various products from coconuts. The employees were paid on a task basis and there could have been other value tokens for the payment of various tasks
Trinidad, MAYARO, Mayaro Manufacturing, 10 Cents, uniface, incuse legend around 10 CTS, rev. John Robbins, Boston (the maker), copper, 36mm (Lyall 507). Fine or better, doubly pierced (near the edge and probably as issued; centrally and unofficial) the central piercing slightly distorting the token, dark toning and some surface corrosion, extremely rare and likely to be the only recorded specimen £300-£400
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Provenance: Spink Auction No. 79, 15 October 1990, Lot 695, The R.J. Ford coll., Part 1
The company was owned by Friedrich Uhrich and Anselm Gerold and was involved in producing various products from coconuts. The employees were paid on a task basis and there could have been other value tokens for the payment of various tasks