Rare Early Token Listed by Conder

444, Lot: 592. Estimate $75. Sold for $130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TOKENS, Surrey. Southwark. William Mundee, distiller. CU Token (38mm, 15.34 g, 6h). Struck circa 1760. W MUNDEE/ SOUTHWARK/ MAKES BRITISH/ BRANDY/ PLEASANT AS/ FOREIGN within wreath / BY HIS/ MAJESTY’S/ ROYA/ PATENT within ornate frame. D&W 341/5. Near EF, brown surfaces, light deposits. Rare.

From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.

This type is also listed in the appendix of James Conder’s original reference for the series, p. 317, 4, making it of interest to Conder token collectors despite the early date.