Lot 1679

Sale 61 · Important Australian & World Coins, Banknotes & Military Medals, The W.J.Noble Collection of British Tickets, Passes & Tokens

Description

Nigeria, Macgregor Laird, 1/8th penny or 1/400th dollar, 1858, farthing size token in copper (21mm), no smoke emitting from funnel (Die I) (V.7). Weakly struck in places as ususal otherwise attractive brown patina, nearly extremely fine and rare, the rarest of the three die varieties.

Ex Spink Sale 19 Nov 1980 (lot 31) (H.Pegg Collection).

Estimate
$270
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$460