Tokens from the late David Griffiths Collection (Part VIII)
995
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, New Birmingham tokens (5), all 1928, new design, similar, revs. Handsworth Church (3), in bright bronze, bronzed and brass, edges plain, all 31mm, 13.88g/12h, 13.83g/12h, 13.93g/12h; revs. King’s Norton Church (2), in bright bronze and brass, edges plain, both 31mm, 14.35g/12h, 13.78g/12h (W 3020; Bell –; cf. DNW T14, 415) [5]. Second brilliant mint state, others extremely fine and better but spotted, all very rare Second only illustrated
£150-£200 996
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, New Birmingham tokens (6), all 1928, new design, similar, revs. Handsworth Church (3), in bright bronze, bronzed and brass, edges plain, all 31mm, 13.79g/12h, 13.72g/12h, 14.03g/12h; revs. King’s Norton Church (3), in bright bronze, bronzed and brass, edges plain, all 31mm, 14.01g/12h, 14.38g/12h, 13.79g/12h (W 3020; Bell –; cf. DNW T14, 415) [6]. Some with spotting but mostly brilliant, all very rare £150-£200
997
WARWICKSHIRE [and LONDON], Birmingham, J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd, aluminium (2), British Industries Fair, 1922, Stand E26A, MANUFRS. OF BADGES, BUTTONS, BUCKLES, MEDALS, etc, rev. crest above aerial elevation of the factory, ESTABD 200 YEARS, etc, edge grained, 38mm, 5.05g/12h; name, LONDON above, BIRMINGHAM below, rev. CHECKS TOKENS ADVERTISING NOVELTIES, etc, edge plain, 27mm, 2.15g/12h [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine, both scarce Provenance: Bt Format.
£20-£30
J.R. Gaunt & Son was founded in 1884 by James Richard Gaunt (1834-1908) and his son, Charles Frederick Gaunt (1864-1939), buttonmakers, who had relocated to Clifford street, Birmingham, by 1888, both being previously associated with Firmin & Son of Birmingham and Whitehorse yard, London. The company was restyled J.R. Gaunt & Son Ltd in 1899 and by 1905 had opened a London office in Conduit street. It was acquired by the Birmingham Mint in 1973 and continued to trade until 1993
998
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ralph Heaton & Son, 1851, copper (2), view of Crystal Palace, rev. blank, 30mm, 9.82g (Allen B205; Sweeny Adv. 1); legend, rev. A COUNTER within wreath, 23mm, 4.24g/12h (W 530; Sweeny Adv. 10); Ralph Heaton & Sons, cupro-nickel, name above THE MINT BIRMINGHAM, rev. large radiant star, 25mm, 4.81g/11h (Sweeny Adv. 13) [3]. Second very fine, others about extremely fine, all rare
£80-£100 Provenance: Second H. Pegg Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 232 (part).
Ralph Heaton & Son, founded by Ralph Heaton II (1794-1862) and his eldest son, Ralph Heaton III (1827-91), acquired the presses and equipment of the Soho Mint on 29 April 1850. The business was restyled Ralph Heaton & Sons when Ralph III’s brother George joined in 1853; faced with the prospect of retirement, Ralph III converted the family business into a publicly-held limited liability company, The Mint, Birmingham, Ltd, on 22 March 1889. It is thought that the third item may have been struck as an experimental piece while courting the government of Paraguay’s agent in Birmingham, Charles Shaw; subsequently Heatons were given the Paraguayan coinage contract in 1870
999
An imaginative advertising piece, probably to promote Heaton’s wares in Latin America, and likely struck in the 1870s WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ralph Heaton & Sons, copper, female bust left, REPUBLICA DE PILOSI around, rev. 2 CUARTOS
CALDERILLA within wreath, edge grained, 29mm, 10.47g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 15). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, very rare
£100-£150 1000
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ralph Heaton & Sons, The Mint Birmingham (4), city arms, revs. COINERS TO THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, nickel, 31mm, 9.94g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 18), bronze (2), and nickel, similar, all 25mm, 5.22g/12h, 4.97g/12h, 4.61g/12h (all Sweeny Adv. 19); similar, rev. centre blank, nickel, 25mm, 4.74g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 20) [5]. Last extremely fine, others very fine and better
£60-£80
Provenance: Second H. Pegg Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 232 (part); third and fourth R.C. Bell Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 July 2001, lot 661 (part).
Struck prior to 1889 1001
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, The Mint, Birmingham, Ltd, formerly Ralph Heaton & Sons (2), arms and supporters, revs. legend, both 26mm, nickel, 5.62g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 24), aluminium, 0.94g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 25); The Mint, Birmingham, Ltd (8), similar, revs. IN SHEETS STRIP WIRE BLANKS, etc (6), all 25mm, cupro-nickel (5), 5.40g/12h, 5.34g/12h (both Sweeny Adv. 29), 5.72g/12h, 5.61g/12h (both Sweeny Adv. 30), 8.74g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 31), aluminium, 1.89g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 32); similar, revs. 20TH CENTURY COINS (2), both 26mm, cupro-nickel, 7.00g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 35), brass, 6.46g/12h (Sweeny Adv. 36) [10]. Very fine and better, particularly the last two
£70-£90
Provenance: Second R.C. Bell Collection, Glendining Auction, 13 July 2001, lot 661 (part). Struck after the incorporation of the Mint as a limited company on 22 March 1889
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