03-14-201203-15-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
March 14, 2012 02:00 PMCalender
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Pewter Rhode Island Ship Token and a Miniature Mexican Tin and Glass Display Box with a Collection of Painted Composition Figures

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$107$90
Auction: Discovery - 2587MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 15, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Pewter Rhode Island Ship Token and a Miniature Mexican Tin and Glass DisplayBox with a Collection of Painted Composition Figures, the token British, c. 1780, "D'Vlugtende Americaane van Rohde Yland Aug. 1778/De Admiraals Flag van Admiraal Howe 1779," pierced and attached to a ribbon.

Note: These tokens were struck by the British and dispersed to the Dutch to discourage them from joining the Treaty of Armed Neutrality with the French, Spanish, Russians, and Swedish.
Estimate $175-225