BRITISH TOKENS FROM OTHER PROPERTIES
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Birmingham, Thomas Gibson, Penny, 1812, legend, rev. Bradford Street mills, edge centre-grained, 19.38g/6h (W 235). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £60-80
Provenance: F.W. Gorsler Collection,DNWAuction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 174 [from R. Weir 2000]
560
Birmingham, Workhouse, Threepence, 1813, similar, edge centre-grained, 71.55g/12h (W 380). Trifling surface marks and rim partially flattened in striking, otherwise extremely fine with chocolate-brown patina £150-200
557
Birmingham, Edward Thomason, Proof Penny, 1811, bust left in wreath, rev. value, edge grained, 17.81g/12h (W 281a). Obverse field with light scuffing, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, diffused original colour, extremely rare
£300-400
Provenance: F.W. Gorsler Collection,DNWAuction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 175 [from W. McKivor 2007]
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Birmingham, Workhouse, Shillings, 1811 (2), 4.64g/12h (D 8), 4.62g/12h (D 11), Penny, 1812, 28.52g/6h (W 394) [3]. Last very fine, others extremely fine, D 8 with mottled tone, D 11 bright
£60-80
Birmingham, Workhouse, Pattern Penny, 1811, by P. Wyon, in copper, elevation of Workhouse, rev. arms, edge plain, 21.34g/12h (W 390). Minor marks and light staining in fields, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare
£100-150
Wiltshire
559
The largest copper coin ever issued in Great Britain:
Birmingham, Workhouse, Sixpence, 1813, elevation of Workhouse, rev. arms, edge plain, 166.30g/6h (W 375). Two large incisions on obverse, reverse with marks in field most likely caused by the manufacturing process, otherwise about very fine and extremely rare, believed about 10 specimens now known
£1,200-1,500 Provenance: Baldwin Auction 61, 26 May 2009, lot 443.
Illustration reduced. Although referred to in the latest literature as patterns never released for circulation, it seems likely, from the wear on the surviving specimens (of which several have appeared on the market over the years, this being the third example auctioned by DNW since 2007), that these coins did enter circulation for a limited time. Weighing five and a half ounces each, they owe their probable existence to the temporary low price of copper relative to silver at the time (cf. Noble I, lot 1921, note)
Additional illustrations may be found on our web site
562
Staverton, John Jones, Penny, 1811, view of the Staverton factory, rev. ram suspended from ribbon, edge grained, 18.42g/6h (W 1109). Light hairlines on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive light to medium brown patina and reflective surfaces, extremely rare and one of the finest in private hands
£600-800
Provenance: From an old American Collection; with F.S. Werner 1973; W.J. Noble Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 1932 [from Spink 1973]; F.W. Gorsler Collection, DNW Auction T12, 3 October 2012, lot 182
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