Lot 253: 150th Anniversary of Stockton & Darlington

150th Anniversary of Stockton & Darlington Railway, sterling silver proof commemorative medallion, obv half length. bust of George Stephenson, rev. 'World's First Public Railway' around Locomotion No.1 & British Rail High Speed Train, 63.2g, 52mm, limited edition of 2000, in CofI, BU together with Worcester halfpenny token 1788, scalloped edge, commemorates king's visit to Worcester in the summer of 1788 ('August 6' in rev. legend) obv. bust of George III, rev. crown above musical instruments on an altar; sometime lightly gilded, faint scratches on bust o/wise AVF