19th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late Francis Cokayne (Part III)


914


Provenance: Bt Baldwin October 1905 GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge centre-grained, 23.52g/6h (W 568, this


piece illustrated). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and very rare £80-£100


915


GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge centre-grained, 22.04g/4h (W 571). Virtually as struck with brilliant reflective fields and attractive brown patina, rare


£100-£150


916


GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Pattern Penny, 1812, by P. Wyon, in copper, BRITISH COPPER COMPANY in wreath, SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE around, rev. lion walking left, above value and date, ROLLING MILLS AT WALTHAMSTOW around, edge centre-grained, 23.33g/7h (W 574, this piece; Sharp, p.193, no.3, this piece). Trifling marks, otherwise virtually as struck with red-brown patina, UNIQUE; by far the most important early 19th century Welsh token extant, only 4 owners from new


£1,000-£2,000


Provenance: Gift of the artist, Peter Wyon, at 2 Nassau street, Soho square, London, to Sir George Chetwynd, 2nd Bt (1783-1850), between 1812 and 1822; Sir George Chetwynd Collection, Christie’s Auction, 30 July-2 August 1872, lot 46 (part); W. Norman Collection, Sotheby Auction, 27-8 June 1905, lot 188.


Although present-day terminology would render this a pattern, Sharp and previous cataloguers have used Sharp’s nomenclature ‘fine proof’. If it is accepted as a pattern, one could argue that it should appear at the head of the series, but to avoid confusion it has been retained here in line with the Withers enumeration


917


GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence, 1811 (6), 8.50g/5h (W 591), 9.00g/5h (W 592), 9.65g/5h (W 600), 9.46g/6h (W 601), 9.92g/6h (W 604), 8.64g/6h (W 607) [6]. W 591 good fine, W 600 about fine and double- struck, others generally very fine, W 600 and 604 very rare


£60-£80 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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