19th CENTURY, Worcestershire. Worcester. House of Industry. CU Penny Token (34mm, 17.72 g, 5h). Contemporary counterfeit. Dated 1814. EF.

Electronic Auction 549
Lot: 944. Estimated: $ 100

British Tokens, Copper

Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Go to Live

19th CENTURY, Worcestershire. Worcester. House of Industry. CU Penny Token (34mm, 17.72 g, 5h). Contemporary counterfeit. Dated 1814. Coat-of-arms / Denomination within olive branch and palm frond. Edge center grained. Withers 1263 (this token illustrated); Davis 24. Brown surfaces, scattered marks and scratches. EF. Rare.

Ex Francis Cokayne (†1945) (Part II, Dix Noonan Webb 155, 16 January 2019), lot 655 (part of); W. Norman Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 27 June 1905), lot 261 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 1 November 2023 at 15:14:20 ET.

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