Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection (Part VIII)
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1900 (2), bright brass and bright aluminium, side view of St John the Baptist, Adel, revs. ars longa, vita brevis, etc, edges i will exchange my token for an approved one and two acorns, both 38mm, 21.50g/12h, 6.66g/12h (W 3037; Bell, 1966, A5) [2]. First with some spotting on obverse, second scuffed in obverse field, otherwise both extremely fine, retaining much brilliance £80-£100
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Provenance: First bt Spink 1982; second bt S.E. Schwer August 1985