? (1783) Wilkinson

Lot 890: Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson,

Name: Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson,
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 47tlo26o2l

Est: £0 GBP - £0 GBPSold:

BonhamsLondon, United KingdomJuly 17, 2007

Item Overview

Description

Three shillings and sixpence 1788, in silver, his bust right / barge sailing left, edge : ‘WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY’ 15.52gm. (D&H Warwickshire 337). Extremely Fine with some mint bloom.

Artist or Maker

? (1783) Wilkinson

Notes

Very rare - Only 100 struck. The silver issue was quickly withdrawn and later given away privately as medals. The boat shown on the reverse is the world’s first iron barge (the ‘Trial’) and was constructed at Wilkinson’s ironworks at New Willey and launched on the 6th. July 1787.

Auction Details

Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Bonhams

July 17, 2007, 12:00 PM EST

Montpelier Street Knightsbridge, London, LDN, SW7 1HH, UK

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