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Lot 1001

ST JOHN’S, Hornel & Coltart, Farthings (2), both 1836, palm-tree, revs. value in wreath, different dies, both 21.5mm, 4.28g/12h, 4.24g/12h (Lyall 1; Prid. 1; KM. Tn1) [2]. Fine and better £20-30

Sold for £110

Lot 1002

ST JOHN’S, Hornel & Coltart, Proof Farthing, 1836, in copper, similar, edge plain, 21.5mm, 4.28g/12h (Lyall 2; Prid. 1A; KM. Tn1). Extremely fine and very rare £120-150

Sold for £400

Lot 1003

ST JOHN’S, Hornel & Coltart, Farthings (3), all 1836, similar, obvs. countermarked 1, 3 and 4, perhaps as communion token substitutes, all 21.5mm, 4.15g/12h, 4.25g/12h, 4.10g/12h (Lyall 3, 4 this piece, 5) [3]. Generally fine, a scarce group £80-100

Sold for £520

Lot 1004

ST JOHN’S, Presbyterian Church, octagonal white metal communion token, 1842, legend both sides, 26 x 19mm, 4.90g/6h (Lyall 6; Burzinski 398; Noble III, 398, this piece). Tin pest in lower right corner of reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £200-250

Sold for £310

Lot 1005

East End Transportation Co, cupro-nickel check, east end transportation company around one fare aruba n.w.i. on both sides, 16.5mm, 1.96g/12h; Victoria Bottling Co, cupro-nickel check, vbc aruba on patterned background, rev. good for one drink, 20mm, 3.58g/12h [2]. About very fine £20-30

Sold for £140

Lot 1006

ABACO, The Bahamas-Cuban Co Ltd, aluminium One Dollar 20 Cents, legend, rev. value, 35mm, 3.28g/12h (Lyall –; Prid. –). Edge nicks and unofficially pierced, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare, perhaps the only known specimen £400-500

Sold for £620

Lot 1007

ABACO, The Bahamas Timber Co, aluminium 6 Cents, c. 1910, 23mm, legend, rev. value, 1.04g/12h (Lyall 8, this piece illustrated; Prid. –). Obverse good fine, reverse stained, extremely rare; only two specimens known £300-400

Sold for £520

Lot 1008

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, uniface gold One Key, c. 1946, cat on key, back engraved with ewj monogram, stamped 10k lgb (L.G. Balfour, Attleboro, Mass.), 38mm, 22.70g. A pocket piece; better than very fine, with loop and ring mount, unusual and presumably a one-off £250-350

Sold for £400

Lot 1009

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, aluminium-bronze One Key, Half-a-Key (2), all c. 1946, cat on key, revs. water tower and value, 38 and 30mm, 21.89g/12h, 9.08g/12h, 8.87g/12h (Lyall 11, 15; Prid. 4, 5; Spink Tn6a) [3]. Good very fine £50-70

Sold for £150

Lot 1010

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, piédfort lead One Key, bronze Half-a-Key (2, second with re-engraved banana tree in front of house), all c. 1946, similar, 38 and 30mm, 29.46g/12h, 10.41g/12h, 8.96g/12h (Lyall 14, 15; Prid. 5; Spink Tn6) [3]. First very fine but with surface tin pest, others better £40-50

Sold for £30

Lot 1011

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, bronze Quarter-Key, c. 1946, similar, 24mm, 5.01g/12h (Lyall 21; Prid. 6; Spink Tn5). Very fine, rare £60-80

Sold for £220

Lot 1012

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, restrike silver One Key, Half-a-Key and Quarter-Key, all c. 1967, similar, 38, 30 and 24mm, 28.35g/12h, 15.50g/12h, 7.80g/12h (Lyall 13 var, 17 var, 20 var; Spink Tn5b, 6c, 7a) [3]. Unworn but surfaces oxidised, particularly the reverses, very rare; believed 3 sets known £80-100

Sold for £480

Lot 1013

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, restrike silver-gilt One Key, Half-a-Key and Quarter-Key, all c. 1967, similar, 38, 30 and 24mm, 25.70g/12h, 14.41g/12h, 6.82g/12h (Lyall 12 var, 16 var, 19 var) [3]. Extremely fine £80-100

Sold for £500

Lot 1014

Cat Cay, Cat Cay Club, restrike silver-plated One Key, Half-a-Key (2, second with brilliant fields), all c. 1967, similar, 38 and 30mm, 20.53g/12h, 9.23g/12h, 9.01g/12h (Lyall 13, 17, –; Prid. 4, 5) [3]. Some spotting on rims, otherwise extremely fine £50-70

Sold for £270

Lot 1015

CLARENCE TOWN, Edwin Rahming, brass check, c. 1880, name, rev. long island, 22.5mm, 3.77g/9h (Lyall 54). Somewhat dirty, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £200-250

Sold for £220

Lot 1016

CLARENCE TOWN, Edwin Rahming, brass check, similar, 15mm, 1.30g/6h (Lyall –; Rulau 29). Good very fine, extremely rare £250-300

Sold for £450

Lot 1017

NASSAU, The British Colonial Hotel, brass checks (2), c. 1935, palm-tree, revs. crown above panel, one with serial number 1 stamped on panel, both 32mm, 11.10g/6h, 10.79g/6h (Lyall 10; Spink Tn3); together with coloured metal badges of the Bahamas (2), one designed by a pair of schoolgirls [4]. Very fine £30-40

Sold for £160

Lot 1018

NASSAU, Dirty Dick’s, octagonal brass check, c. 1920, legend over cornucopiæ, rev. legend around sun, 36mm, 14.43g/6h (Lyall 30; Spink Tn8). Spot of verdigris on lower obverse and many associated surface marks, otherwise very fine £50-70

Sold for £50

Lot 1019

BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface trial for the obv. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, negro head left, edge plain, not struck in collar, 33mm, 3.96g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 1, this piece). Extremely fine; probably the only known specimen £600-800

Sold for £1,100

Lot 1020

BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface cast trial for the obv. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, similar, edge plain, not struck in collar, 33mm, 5.43g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 1). Very fine £200-250

Sold for £130

Lot 1021

BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, uniface trial for the rev. of the Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in white metal, pineapple, edge plain, not struck in collar, 34mm, 5.52g (Lyall –; Prid. –; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 2, this piece). Some light surface discolouration, otherwise extremely fine; probably the only known specimen £600-800

Sold for £880

Lot 1022

BRIDGETOWN, John Arnot & Co, Pattern Penny, 1791, by T. Wyon for M. Boulton, in copper, negro head left, rev. value around pineapple, edge plain, not struck in collar, 32mm, 12.08g/6h (Lyall 73; Prid. 22; Margolis, SNC 1990, p.200, fig. 4; Spink F5). Minor spotting both sides, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity; believed only one other specimen known [R.J. Ford, lot 379] £2,000-3,000

Sold for £3,400

Lot 1023

BRIDGETOWN, [Isreal] Bowen, an England, George III, Penny, 1797, rev. countermarked with a bookplate stamp t. bowen bookseller & stationer barbadoes in oval, 24.46g (Lyall 59, this piece; Prid. 30, this piece; Brunk 50530, this piece). Coin worn flat, countermark very fine; UNIQUE £500-1,000

Sold for £800

Lot 1024

BRIDGETOWN, Thomas Lawlor & Co, copper check [c. 1850], legend both sides, 22mm, 4.29g/12h (Lyall 88; Prid. 29; Spink Tn2); Dockyard, copper bracteate for an employee, stamped h v king 202, 34mm, 4.45g (Lyall –); Dockyard, square copper bracteate boarding pass, stamped 450 and a crown above b, 53mm, 24.73g (Lyall –); together with a black plastic check for use in hotel air conditioning, c. 1982, 28mm, 1.40g [4]. Very fine £60-80

Sold for £360

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