Tokens from the late David Griffiths Collection (Part VIII)
961
(W 3081 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5/A6 mule; D & W 346/69). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and toned, extremely rare
£300-£400
Provenance: Bt S.H. Monks November 2001 LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, silver, arms, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 18.17g/12h
962
Provenance: P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 53, 13 March 2002, lot 918 [from Seaby September 1970], recté 12.46g LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.46g/12h (W
3081 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5/A6 mule; cf. D & W 346/68-9). Usual die flaw on obverse, graze by RUSSELL, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare
£100-£150
963
LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1839, silver, arms, rev. legend in wreath, edge plain, 29mm, 13.03g/12h (W 3078 [not seen]; D &W346/61). Usual flaw on reverse rim at 8 o’clock, virtually as struck and deeply toned, extremely rare
£240-£300
Provenance: K.S. Collinson Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 527 (part); P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 53, 13 March 2002, lot 915
964 965
LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1839, copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 11.71g/12h (W 3078 [not seen]; D & W 346/60). Usual flaw on reverse rim at 8 o’clock, about extremely fine, rare
£70-£90
LONDON, Holborn, William Taylor, 1851, copper (2), MEDALLIST BY APPOINTMENT TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION, etc, revs. coining press, MEDALS COINS & TRADESMEN’S TOKENS STRUCK, both 30mm, 10.33g/12h, 10.20g/12h (W 3072; D & W –); together with a brass Fourpence, 28mm, 7.87g/6h [3]. Last good fine, others extremely fine and scarce Provenance: First bt S.E. Schwer October 1980; last bt J. Whitmore May 1982.
£70-£90
William Joseph Taylor (1802-85), medallist, die-sinker, engraver and dealer, apprenticed to Thomas Halliday in 1818, moved to London in 1829. His business addresses were 49 Queen Victoria street (1830-1), 4 Charles street, Covent Garden (1831), 5 Porter street, Soho (1832-6), 13 Conduit street (1837), 3 Litchfield street, Soho (1837-44), 33 Little Queen street, Holborn (1845-67) and 70 Red Lion street, Holborn (1868-85)
966 967
LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, gilt-copper, by W.J. Taylor, female seated right, holding cornucopia from which coins fall, no books at left, coin cabinet at right, shield in field, rev. BN monogram, 17.67g/12h (cf. W 3055; Bell, 1966, A4; cf. D & W 345/51). Small die flaws on rims, brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare
£100-£150
LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, copper, by W.J. Taylor, from the same dies as previous, 12.01g/12h (W 3055; Bell, 1966, A4; D & W 345/51). Brilliant mint state
£50-£70
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