LOT 3723
Canada, British Colonial. Bank of Upper Canada CU Penny. 1850-1857.
Heaton (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1857. John Pinches, engraver. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. BANK OF UPPER CANADA ❀ 1857 ❀, St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small R.K. & Co. beneath ground line to right / BANK ❀ TOKEN ❀ ONE • PENNY ❀, crown over crossed sword and anchor set on two cornucopiae; Union jack to upper right. Breton 719; Charlton PC-6; KM Tn3. Good Very Fine.(15.77gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
The initials 'R.K. & Co.' are for agent's mark of Rowe, Kentish, & Co., which is the agent that the Bank of Upper Canada used to place their orders.
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LOT 3723
Canada, British Colonial. Bank of Upper Canada CU Penny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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![Group of Three [3] French Tokens.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/229432-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] French Tokens. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Various types. 47.27gr total.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Yorkshire, Whitby. Henry Sneaton AE Halfpenny. Dated 1667.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
★ HENRY • SNEATON • 1667 around, HIS HALF PENY in three lines and four pellets below / ★ IN • FLOWER • GATE • IN • WHITBY around, three ammonite fossils in centre. Dickinson 371; Boyne 327; W 371. 1.29gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Fine. Very rare token that displays three ammonite fossils, reflective of the Arms of Whitby Abbey.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
![Group of Two [2] Coin Cutouts.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/229433s.jpg)
Group of Two [2] Coin Cutouts. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Various types. 3.81gr total.
Near Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
