1322
ST THOMAS, Nordside Grocery, plastic Food Stamp tokens by Personalized Plastic Co (5), c. 1976-8, pink 50 Cents, red 25 Cents, blue 10 Cents, green 5 Cents, black Cent, ST. THOMAS NORDSIDE GROCERY VIRGIN IS., revs. similar, all 28.5mm, 1.11g/1h, 1.16g/9h, 1.10g/11h, 1.14g/10h, 1.12g/1h (Sømod 24.786, 787, 788, 789, 790; Tankersley 440; Lyall Sale –) [5]. Extremely fine
£20-30 Nordside Grocery, 13-A Dorothea, Charlotte Amalie 1323
ST THOMAS, Tri-Mart Convenience Centers, plastic Food Stamp tokens by Personalized Plastic Co (5), c. 1976 -8, pink 50 Cents, red 25 Cents, blue 10 Cents, green 5 Cents, black Cent, logo, revs. similar, all 28.5mm, 1.07g/3h, 1.13g/1h, 1.22g/7h, 1.16g/5h, 1.12g/6h (Sømod 24.816, 817, 818, 819, 820; Lyall Sale 909) [5]. Extremely fine £20-30
Tri-Mart Convenience Centers, at Barbel Plaza, Sight Garden Mall and Fort Mylner in Charlotte Amalie
Miscellaneous 1324
Uncertain attribution, England, George II, Halfpenny [1746 -54], obv. countermarked ST:P. raised within a rectangular indent with rounded ends, 7.36g (Zay 63; cf. Howland Wood p.112; cf. Mazard 94). Coin worn smooth, countermark fine or better
£20-30
Provenance: H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1821.
This and the following lot are attributed to the town of St Pierre, Martinique; if that is the correct location (and these pieces do occur in commerce in England) it is likely this is a private issue of some kind, perhaps used for lighterage from ship to shore
1325
Uncertain attribution, a copper blank, rev. countermarked ST:P. raised within a rectangular indent with rounded ends, from a different punch to previous, 27mm, 6.52g (Zay 63; cf. Howland Wood p.112; cf. Mazard 94). Coin worn smooth, countermark fine or better
£20-30
Provenance: Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection; DNW Auction 72, 13 December 2006, lot 1330 (part)
1326
Uncertain attribution, England, George II, Halfpenny [1746 -54], obv. stamped 1 STAM[––], 29mm, 8.50g; P. & Co, uniface cupro-nickel One Shilling and Threepence, value divides sideways 1 and P&CO, 31mm, 4.88g (Lyall 528, this piece; Byrne 1192, this piece; Rulau Trinidad 36); SAN FERNANDO, W.J., cupro-nickel Réal, SAN FERNANDO W.J, rev. value, 23.5mm, 3.26g (Byrne 1188, this piece; Rulau Trinidad 6), cupro-nickel Half-Réal, W.J., rev. value, 18mm, 1.86g/6h (Byrne 1189, this piece; Rulau Trinidad 7); together with Colonial Police Services, silver miniature medals (2), GVIR, EIIR [6]. Last two extremely fine with clips and rings for suspension, others in varied state
£50-100
Provenance: First H.D. Gibbs Collection, Hans Schulman Auction (New York), 18-19 March 1966, lot 1939; second, third and fourth R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78, 13-14 June 1975, lots 1188, 1189, 1192; last two R.J. Ford Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 719 (part)
1327
Uncertain attribution, E.T.B., copper, E.T.B. COROZAL, rev. MITAD, 22mm, 3.42g/6h (Rulau Colombia 5); Esteban de Leon, brass 3 Réales, ESTEBAN DELEON BELIZE around quatrefoil ornament, rev. value, 5.95g/6h [2]. Very fine and better
£30-50
Provenance: First bt R.A. Byrne 1967; second bt H. Christensen 1973.
Although both tokens have been ascribed to British Honduras in the past, current thinking favours Colombia for the former and Guatemala for the latter
Additional lot images may be found on our website
www.dnw.co.uk 1331
Brass weight for silver coins used as bullion, 1749, by J. Kirk, bust of Queen Elizabeth left in ruff, rev. TWO SHILLINGS& SIX PENCE WEST INDIA WEIGHT [1749], 28mm, 11.34g/12h (Withers 1602, this piece illustrated). Fair, very rare
£100-200 Provenance: Bt J. Schimmel 1981 1330
TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE EDWARD ROEHRS 1328
Uncertain attribution, brass 20 (Cents?), DOMINICA above numeral and rose both sides, 20mm, 2.80g/6h; brass 10 (Cents?) (2), similar, both 17.5mm, 2.15g/6h, 2.11g/6h (Prid. p.158) [3]. Very fine and better
£40-60
Provenance: First W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 279; second R.A. Byrne Collection, Jess Peters Auction 78 (Los Angeles), 13-14 June 1975, lot 449.
It is thought highly unlikely these have anything to do with the island of Dominica, rather that Dominica is an estate name in South America
1329
Uncertain attribution, B.S., brass tallies (4), all stamped B. S., backs stamped 86 (or 98, round), 96 (octagonal), 97 (shield shape), 1899 (heart-shape), 21mm, 2.56g, 19mm, 2.71g, 19 x 17mm, 2.27g, 27 x 23mm, 4.03g (Lyall 529-32, these pieces) [4]. Pierced as issued, fine and better £40-60
Provenance: Hans Schulman/Abner Kresiberg Auction, 18-20 June 1971, lot 1713A; R.J. Ford Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 79, 15 October 1990, lot 689; W. Tankersley Collection, Baldwin Auction 18, 12-13 October 1998, lot 384.
Said to be from St Lucia; possibly work tallies, but the numbers may be dates, in which case they could be license discs of some kind
Uncertain attribution, coins of the World, jetons, etc, in silver (3), copper (9), all variously countermarked, including C and anchor, GG, IB·S·, L·C in toothed indent, crowned H, heart and D, SD (several), etc [12]. Varied state; all with tickets with interesting suggestions for attribution £70-100
Provenance: Several A. Mangones Collection, Harmer Rooke Auction (New York), 8 April 1976, lot 250 (part)
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