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Monthly Auction 241441 30 October 2014
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Warwickshire. Birmingham - Diva Britanniae bronzed Penny Token 1800 MS63 Brown NGC, DH-19. E: BY GEORGE BARKER BIRMINGHAM MDCCC. Among the most desirable of all the tokens in The Marshall Collection, with only 24 struck; 12 in the present copper and 12 in white metal. The present specimen remains very well preserved with noticeably reflective fields and a strike that confidently rendered the design. Some gold and blue iridescence meanders the surfaces and a partial fingerprint fragment becomes evident in front of the bust when closely inspected. Engraved by 9 year old prodigy John Gregory Hancock.Ex. McKivor
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Warwickshire. Birmingham - Diva Britanniae bronzed Penny Token 1800 MS63 Brown NGC, DH-19. E: BY GEORGE BARKER BIRMINGHAM MDCCC. Among the most desirable of all the tokens in The Marshall Collection, with only 24 struck; 12 in the present copper and 12 in white metal. The present specimen remains very well preserved with noticeably reflective fields and a strike that confidently rendered the design. Some gold and blue iridescence meanders the surfaces and a partial fingerprint fragment becomes evident in front of the bust when closely inspected. Engraved by 9 year old prodigy John Gregory Hancock.Ex. McKivor
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD