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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 660

HAMPSHIRE, Basingstoke Canal, John Pinkerton, Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], BASINGSTOKE CANAL, barge sailing left, date in exergue, rev. IOHN PINKERTON, wheelbarrow and tools, VALUE ONE SHILLING in two lines in exergue, engrained laureate leaf edge, 6h, 13.37g (D&H 1), minor surface friction to chocolate-red toned surfaces, most minor residual lustre, extremely fine

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)




These tokens are said to have passed current among the workmen engaged in the making of the Basingstoke Canal. John Pinkerton was the Secretary, and doubtless several of the early impressions would have be given to shareholders and other interested parties, who would have naturally been interested in the undertaking and also in the novel local currency.

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£250

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£5