Very rare Richard Cockerill's Fleet Street, London (Middlesex) farthing token undated. Obverse: Legend on eight lines, the top two and bottom two curved: "RICHARD COCKERILL * TEA & COFFEE DEALER * 92 SHOE LANE FLEET STREET". Reverse: View of the Crystal Palace with legend: "EXHIBITION PALACE LONDON 1851". Plain edge. Listed in Bell's "Unofficial Farthings a Supplement" as "VERY RARE". Good collectable condition, see photograph. Bell No. 2400. Diameter 22mm. (↑↑) VF+. £35.00 e-mail David at d-stuart@d-stuart.demon.co.uk to order. www.abccoinsandtokens.com |