Watch List notes:

Pattern strikes for a series of early 19th Century Newcastle farthingsA group of 15 struck patterns struck in white metal, a uniface die trial, and an incuse image of one of the main design elements, 17 pieces total, all "as made." Reference: W. J. Davis. The 19th Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. (1904 publication that became the standard reference for the 19th century token issues, copper and silver).The tokens (D, Davis number; B, Batty number) Most are rated Rr. D. 31 (As 19 rev/ 29 obv) is listed as Unknown with a line underneath indicating "In the British Museum."•D. 18. (613). O: Arms of Newcastle-on-Tyne. JOHN BELL BOOKSELLER. R: A double-fronted shop, BELL over the door, 1815 under. 8.02 gm. 24 mm.•D. 19. (B. 619). O: As 18. R: NEWCASTLE TOKEN. 1815. 8.74 gm. 24 mm.•D. 20. (B. 620). O: As 18. R: A barge sailing. 9.31 gm. 25 mm.•D. 21. (618). O: As 18. R: ROBERT OLIVER NEWCASTLE around; 1815 in center; DRAPER QUAY around inner circle. 9.20 gm. 23 mm.•D. 21bis. (Cokayne's designation). "Trial proof in vulcanite." Uniface. O: As D 21. .79 gm. Octagonal. 18 mm. "Unique" as noted on Cokayne's tag. (Note: Davis does not list the "bis" varieties.)•D. 22. (B. 616). O: As reverse of 18 (shop). R: FARTHING YOUNGEST SON OF FORTUNE. 9.35 gm. 23 mm.•D. 23. (B. 617). O: As reverse of 18. R: As obverse of 21. 8.98 gm. 23 mm.•D. 24. (B. 615). O: As reverse of 18. R: A PRODDY in a circle of pellets. 7.47 gm. 22.5 mm.•D. 25. (B. -. Note in Davis: "In the British Museum.") O: As reverse of 21 (R OLIVER). R: As reverse of 19. 7.87 gm. 23 mm. (Note on Cokayne tag: "Ex Rare, only one other known in BM.")•D. 26. (B. -). O: As obverse of 21. R: As reverse of 24 (PRODDY). 7.16 gm. 24 mm. (With later tag, probably Baldwin, with notation "Ex Newcastle Roll.")•D. 27. (B. -. "In the British Museum"). O: A Turk's head. R: As reverse pf 24. 7.12 gm. 24 mm.•D. 28. (B. 622). O: As 27. R: COALY TYNE in large letters around. 7.55 gm. 24 mm.•D. 29. (B. -. Davis note: "In Mr Norman's Cabinet") O: A barge sailing. R: As reverse of 28. 8.97 gm. 23 mm.•D. 29bis. (Cokayne's designation). O: As reverse of 28. R: As reverse of 22. 9.46 gm. 24 mm.•D. 30. (B. 621) O: As reverse of 19. R: As reverse of 22 ("FORTUNE"). 8.98 gm. 23 mm.•D. 32. (B. -). O: A rose spray. R: TOKEN 1812. 6.17 gm. 22 mm.•Unnumbered. Turk's head, as D. 27, D. 28,) engraved on a copper flan; accompanying tag, apparently Baldwins, notes "Turks Head, Copy of Newcastle Bell's Private Token." The reverse indicates the exchange in 1984. This piece accompanied the group but was added later.) 7.71 gm. 29 mm.Provenance:John Bell (1783-1864). A Newcastle-on-Tyne resident, bookseller and founder of a numismatic society.D. T. Batty (circa 1825-1896), author of an extensive series of publications on British trade tokens that became Batty's Copper Coinage, a four volume collection of separate individual booklets that began appearing in 1868. (Cited by Davis as his source for the catalog listing.) F. E. Macfadyen of Newcastle, a stock broker and an original member of the British Numismatic Society. Sotheby's sold his substantial collection in July 1907. Apparently F. W. Bowman acquired the group.Francis Cokayne (1871-1945) bought them from F. W. Bowman in 1926 for £45, (a substantial sum at the time). Each piece is accompanied by a tag in Cokayne's hand showing the Davis number on the front and describing the purchase from Bowman on the back. He added to the group, as noted below. (The tags also have either "88" or "89" on them, perhaps a private inventory number?.