19th CENTURY, Yorkshire. Sheffield. Overseers of the Poor. CU Penny Token (34mm, 21.37 g, 6h). Dated 1813. Near EF.

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Lot: 974. Estimated: $ 100

British Tokens, Copper

Sold For $ 140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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19th CENTURY, Yorkshire. Sheffield. Overseers of the Poor. CU Penny Token (34mm, 21.37 g, 6h). Dated 1813. View of the Sheffield work house / Justice standing right on pedestal, holding scales and olive branch. Edge: center grained. Withers 999 (this piece illustrated); Davis 128. Brown surfaces, some marks and scratches. Near EF.

Ex Francis Cokayne (†1945) (Part II, Dix Noonan Webb 155, 16 January 2019), lot 672 (part of); T. Bliss (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 May 1916), lot 950 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 18 October 2023 at 15:24:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.