Catalogue
British Legion Club, tokens, Abertillery, in aluminium (18mm), threepence, pierced hole at top, obverse, denomination in centre, above, "Abertillery / British", below, "Legion / Club", reverse, denomination; Brynmawr, in brass (25mm), sixpence, obverse, "Brynmawr / British / Legion / Club", reverse, denomination; Eastleigh, in silvered nickel (23mm), obverse, around, "Eastleigh. British. Legion.", reverse, "Bung / Club", below, impressed no.29; Nantyglo, in bronze (22.5mm), sixpence, obverse, "Nantyglo / Ex / Service / Men's / Club", reverse, denomination; Accrington, in aluminium (25.5mm), pierced hole at top, obverse, design of the King's Silver War Badge, reverse, "British Legion / Treat. / Accrington / Branch" inside wreath. Very fine - good very fine. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Soldiers' Institute Canterbury, in bronze (32mm), obverse, Royal crest, around, "Soldiers' Institute" at top, at bottom, "Canterbury", reverse, "Novr. 5th" across centre, above, "Opened", below, "1858", pierced hole at top left of centre; two white plastic tokens, penny (34mm), threepence (29mm), uniface with denomination impressed and blackened. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Worcester City Rifles Club, token in brass (26mm) for one game of bagatelle, 1874, obverse, crowned bugle with "39" in centre. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Young Womens Christian Association, tokens in plastic (20mm), WWII, penny (red), twopence (blue), sixpence (white), obverse, "Lister's" in centre, around, "Y.W.C.A. Canteen", reverse, denomination (not recorded). Extremely fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $70
Church of England Hut 1, token in plastic (22mm), one penny (blue-grey) (Yarwood MMT077); W.V.S. (Women's Voluntary Service) Darlington, token in aluminium (25mm) (2), obverse, "Darlington" at top, "W.V.S." at bottom, reverse, plain, one has initials "AS" impressed on reverse; another but (28mm) with pierced centre hole and wide border; National War Front, check piece in brass (26mm), obverse, hand holding raised sword with multiple rays emanating from centre of blade, around, "National / War Front", reverse, plain; Guernsey, spurious German Occupation Red Cross token issued c.1970, in zinc (32mm), obverse, Red Cross symbol in centre, around, "Guernsey" at top, "Channel Islands" at bottom, around edge, "International Red Cross Parcel", reverse, plain. Fine - good very fine. (6)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Salvation Army, tokens in zinc, halfpenny (28mm), one penny (34.5mm), sixpence (oval 30mm x 47mm), uniface, obverse, denomination in centre, "F" and "S" at sides of penny and sixpence, at top, "The Salvation Army", at the bottom, "Social Work" on halfpenny and "Social Wing" on penny and sixpence. The penny token is very good, the other two are fine - very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $50
Military Masonic mark pennies, Connaught Army & Navy, bronze (24mm); Naval and Military Royal Arch Chapter No 302 S.C., bronze (23mm); Lodge Queen's Edinburgh Rifles (The Royal Scots) No.1253, bronze (26mm) (2, one with impressed characters in reverse centre) (Yarwood BMT171). Very fine - extremely fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Royal Artillery Clothing Department, check in silvered nickel (?) (34mm),obverse, Imperial crown in centre circle, around "Royal Army Clothing Department", reverse, impressed no.1185 (Yarwood MMT045); The Regiment Weekly, token in silver (11mm), one penny, obverse, Imperial crown above crossed sabres, around, "2 Southampton Street.W.C", reverse, denomination in centre, around, "The Regiment Weekly" (Yarwood MMT001). Good very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Factory tokens, Fison Industries, in pinkish white plastic, halfpenny (25mm), one penny (rectangular 33mm x 21mm), threepence (32mm), obverse and reverse identical, "F.I. / (denomination) / Canteen" (Yarwood MMT002, 003); Munition Makers' Canteen, brass (29mm), uniface, penny (Yarwood MMT007); No 3 NAF (National Aircraft Factory) Aintree, canteen token in zinc, sixpence, obverse, denomination in centre, around, No 3 NAF Aintree Canteen, reverse, three concentric circles (not recorded); tool check, brass (scalloped edge 29mm), obverse, Imperial crown, reverse, "ORD." (cf. Yarwood MMT060); M & F / Canteen / Tea Token / 1 1/4d, brass (32mm), uniface; ICF - PER token in cupro nickel (19mm), centre hole, reverse, around, "Canteen Token", "1" at bottom; threepence token, brass (25mm), obverse, "C.C.", reverse, denomination inside beaded circle, closed wreath around. The halfpenny and threepence F.I. Canteen tokens have been broken and repaired with tape, the rest are fine - good very fine, some scarce. (9)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Nottingham National Shell Factory, WWII, uniface plastic tokens, halfpenny, penny and twopence (Yarwood MMT004, 005, 006). Very fine and scarce. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Filling Factory, Georgetown, WWII, halfpenny (brass 22mm) (3, Scottish, one, normal; one with CB in diamond impressed on obverse and reverse; one with plain reverse and centre hole), penny, brass (29mm) (3), threepence (19mm) (3, one normal; one with centre hole; one with plain reverse and centre hole), obverse, denomination in centre, around, "S.F.F. Georgetown", reverse, large letter "S". Very fine. (9)
Estimate $70
SOLD $40
The National Shell Filling Factory, Chilwell, check in brass (39mm), pierced hole at top, obverse, Imperial crown above interlocking Cs, counterstamped, "The VC Factory / 1915 1918", reverse, across the centre, "Chilwell", above, impressed no. 1237, around, "The Property Of The National Shell Filling Factory No.6" (Yarwood MMT023). Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Ordnance groups, tool check in copper (34mm), obverse, in centre is impressed no.205, at top, "R.S.A.F." (Royal Small Arms Factory), below, "Enfield", reverse, in top half, small letters, "WD" with arrow above pointing upwards (Yarwood MMT052); tokens in brass, halfpenny (22mm), penny (28mm), obverse, large letter, "S", reverse, denomination in centre, around top, "S.F.F.Georgetown" (Scottish Filling Factory) (Yarwood MMT019, 020); token in brass, halfpenny (26mm), obverse, "D.N.S.F. / Canteen" (Dundee Naval Shell Factory), reverse, denomination inside circle, wreath around (Yarwood MMT026); checkpiece in brass (25mm), pierced hole at side edge, obverse, at top, "N.S.F. LDS" (Naval Shell Factory Leeds), at left side, "DIA / DEP", at right, "N54 / L535 / N505 / L495", impressed "S over L" at right edge, at bottom, "S/16" and above this, "A.Leonard & Co / Croydon", reverse, in centre, "SX / 8 7 / DIA & DEP / BORE / FOR", around, "100 FUZE Mark II Greze Pellet", all details impressed; check in bronze (30mm), obverse, impressed "933" at top, "O.S.D." (Ordnance Shell Dump) at base, upward pointing arrow between, reverse, plain; tokens in plastic (25mm) (2, one brown, one light green). obverse and reverse identical, "North Road / Canteen" (WWII munitions factory ?). Very fine - good very fine. (8)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Chesterfield Kit Bag Club, token in black fibre (25mm), penny, obverse, "Kit / Bag" in the centre, around, "Chesterfield Club", reverse, denomination (Yarwood MMT034). Very good and scarce.
Estimate $80
SOLD $40
National Aircraft Factory, Croydon (airport) Surrey, England, set of four uniface tokens in plastic, halfpenny (white), penny (red), twopence (pink), and threepence (blue), the first item not recorded in Yarwood and the last item struck on blank reverse of a previously struck twopence token (Yarwood MMT041, 042, 043). Very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $70
Aircraft Factories, tool check in bronze (32.5mm), hole pierced in top half, obverse legend, "Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Co. Ltd", in centre, impressed no.7982, reverse, plain; canteen token in dark blue plastic (31mm), obverse, at top in white lettering, "B.A.Co." (Bristol Aircraft Company), in centre, "W.H.M.", at bottom, "Canteen", reverse, plain; tool check in brass (24mm), pierced hole at top, obverse, centre circle with "No." at top, below, impressed no.3, around, "Universal Aircraft Ltd", reverse, plain (Yarwood MMT051, first two not recorded). Very fine. (3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Royal Navy Mess, Maidstone, tin (50mm), uniface, obverse, "Willet & Robinson Ltd / Royal Navy / No. / Mess / Maidstone" (not recorded); V.A. Ltd (Vickers Armstrong), brass (25mm), uniface, obverse, "V.A. Ltd / Naval / Yard", impressed in top half, "F / 1041" (Yarwood MMT044); B.B. Co, brass (32mm), uniface, centre hole, shilling, obverse, "B.B. Co. Canteen / Crockery / 1/-"; one penny, brass (20mm), uniface, obverse, "Canteen / 1d / Sale & PM"; halfpenny, tin (hexagonal 21mm), uniface, obverse, "C.F.S.M. / 1/2d / (impressed no.1444)". The last item has some surface rust, fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Royal Navy,tool check in brass (square, rounded corners, 21mm), obverse, Imperial crown,reverse, "R.N."; Navy Day pass or souvenir in aluminium (square 22mm) obverse, badge of Kent, below, "H.M.S.Kent", reverse, plain (Yarwood RNT09); William Miller, RN contractor, tokens in white plastic (33mm), penny and twopence, obverse, denomination in centre, at top, "William Miller, Limited", at bottom, "Portsea", reverse, plain; uncertain origin, in brass (20mm), obverse, "N.A / S.C", reverse, plain; another, in cupro nickel (23mm), obverse, "6" in centre, above, "Canteen", below, resting anchor, reverse, plain (these last two, Yarwood Mystery # 14 and 17, the others not recorded except for item two). Fine - nearly extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Assortment of tokens and tool checks, mostly unnamed and unidentified, checks, "R arrow L" impressed no.6243, two opposing crowns at base, in brass (32mm), uniface; another identical but no impressed number; deliberately holed crowned crest; canteen tokens, one penny in brass (21mm), another for one penny halfpenny (hexagonal 22mm), both uniface; penny token in brass (23mm), "BSAP" and denomination on obverse, reverse, plain; uniface check in brass (18mm), "C.A.C" on obverse; another in brass (17mm),"A.A.C." on obverse and reverse; another in brass (20mm), obverse "W.L.C.", reverse, "Good For 5c In Trade"; another in aluminium (20mm), obverse, "Good In / Canteen / Only", reverse, "Good For / 5c / In Trade"; token in aluminium (16mm), crown on obverse, "4" on reverse; French token in brass (octagonal 22mm), ten centimes, obverse, denomination in centre, around "Les Foyers / Du Soldat", reverse, denomination; token in brass (21mm square with scalloped corners), uniface, obverse, "Ville De Cambrai" above crest, at base, "1913"; another, five pence in brass (30mm), uniface, obverse, "G.I.F." above denomination; another in brass (23mm), "IF" on both sides; another in steel (17mm), uniface, impressed "1" on obverse; another in tin (24mm), uniface, "2/-" on obverse; another in fibre (24mm), uniface, obverse, "50 / Centimes"; another in brass (20mm), "1c" on both sides; another in bronze (23mm), obverse "RAC", reverse, "1d"; France, allied military currency, two francs, 1944 (KM.905). Fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $100
SOLD $50
Worker's Exemption check, in bronze (23.5mm), obverse, field artillery gun in centre, around top, "Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd", at bottom, "Special War Service", reverse, plain. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Identification checks, in brass, Infantry Hall (28.5mm), uniface, impressed no.206; Perham Military Camp (30mm, pierced hole at top, uniface, impressed no.905; Q.F.C.F.4, sixpence (29mm), uniface, impressed no.548; Home Office, disc (31mm), pierced hole at top, obverse, "HO / Bath / Ward / 2", reverse, "East". Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, POW tokens in zinc plated iron, one franc (32mm), fifty centimes (octagonal 26mm), ten centimes (24mm), obverse, "P. of W. / Token / B.E.F.", reverse, denomination (Yarwood MMT071, 072, 073). The first and last items have most of the zinc plating still intact, the second item has some rusting, overall good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $110
SOLD $70
British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, POW tokens in zinc plated iron, one franc (32mm), fifty centimes (octagonal 26mm), ten centimes (24mm), obverse, "P. of W. / Token / B.E.F.", reverse, denomination (Yarwood MMY071, 072, 073). All the zinc plating worn off as usual, very good - fine. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70
British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, pisoners of war token in zinc coated iron, ten centimes with centre hole, said to have been used as five centimes (24mm), ten centimes (24mm), one franc (32mm), obverse, "Token" across centre, above, "P. of W.", below, "B.E.F.", reverse, denomination inside a decorative scalloped border (Yarwood MMT071, 073). The last item has a small area of rust on reverse, otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $0
Prisoners of War, British Expeditionary Forces, WWI, iron (octagonal 26mm), fifty centimes, obverse, "P.of W. / Token / B.E.F.", reverse, denomination (Yarwood MMT072); West Yorkshire Yeomanry Band, brass (27mm), twopence, obverse, unit badge "Band" below, reverse, denomination inside wreath (Yarwood BMT070); London Recruiting Depot, brass (26mm), obverse, "London / Recruiting / Depot", reverse, impressed, "Dinners", below, "286" (Yarwood BMT097); 3 Coy / Dinner, brass (27mm), uniface (cf. Yarwood BMT077); white plastic token (34mm) for one penny, uniface (unknown origin). The third item with some verdigris and discolouration, very good - fine. (5)
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Burnham Norton Norfolk, POW camp, penny token in bronze (30mm), obverse, "Penny / Token" across centre in a frame, around, "Prisoners.Of.War.Camp.Bvrnham.Norton.Norfolk.&.Commandant. ", swastika at top, reverse, in centre, "Ten / Dozen Of These / Will Be Exchanged / For Two Florins / E.M.Beloe Capn", around, "Captivorvm Cvstos Captivvs"; another identical but in tin (Yarwood MMT074); medallic token in brass (24mm), obverse, inscription, "All Good / Luck To E.A.Beloe / Wife Of Capt E.M.Beloe / Of / King's Lynn", swastika at left, star at right, sixteen beads around top, fourteen circles around bottom, reverse, framed inscription, "Non Est Tales / Mvlier In As - / Pectv In Pvl / chritvdine Et In / Sensv Verbor. / Judith.XI.21", left "S" above upward pointing symbol, right "L" above downward pointing symbol. Very fine - extremely fine and very rare (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $380
Holyport, prisoners of war camp, WWI, chits, uncut strip of three chits for one penny each, unsigned, undated, the bottom note bearing an oval handstamp in red; set of three POW tokens in iron, sixpence (20mm), one shilling (24mm), two shillings and sixpence (32mm), obverse, initials "P.W." above denomination, reverse, plain. The tokens and strip of chits neatly secured by thread to a display board, it appears that the sixpence and one shilling tokens have been impressed on the reverse with a camp number (not visible while secured to board), fine - very fine, chits are extremely fine and rare. (4)
Estimate $400
SOLD $380
British Prisoner of War, uniface tokens in iron, sixpence (20mm), shilling (24mm), two shillings and sixpence (32mm), ten shillings (octagonal 26mm x 26mm), obverse, denomination with the initials, "P.W." above (Yarwood MMT067, 068, 069, 070), impressed numbers on the reverse are, item 1, "3", item 3, "6", item 4, "3", item 2 has faintest trace of what appears to be "6". Last item has a few rust spots, fine - very fine. (4)
Estimate $160
SOLD $0
Great Britain, POW tokens, WWII, one shilling (iron, 24mm), sixpence (iron, 20mm), halfpenny (white celluloid, 25.5mm) (2), design of first two, obverse, "P.W." above denomination, reverse, plain, design of second two, obverse, denomination, reverse, plain (Yarwood MMT067, 068, 075). Second item has a spot of rust on the reverse, fine - good very fine and scarce. (4)
Estimate $140
SOLD $80
British Prisoner of War, WWII, uniface tokens in white celluloid, halfpenny (25mm), penny (3, 25mm, 29mm, 30mm), obverse, denomination (Yarwood MMT075, 076). Fine. (4)
Estimate $120
SOLD $200