Very Rare Thomas Bates' Watchmakers Liverpool Farthing

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Very rare Thomas Bates' Liverpool (Lancashire) farthing token undated. Obverse: Sailing/steam ship in centre with legend on five lines, the top two and bottom two curved: "T. P. BATES & Co WHOLESALE WATCH MANUFACTORY WORKS • 62 DUKE ST LIVERPOOL".  Reverse: Pocket watch in centre with legend on four lines, the top two and bottom two curved: "T. P. BATES & Co • RETAIL BRANCH 18 EXCHANGE ST E • LIVERPOOL". Plain edge. Listed in Withers' "The Token Book 2" as "RR - VERY RARE". Good collectable condition with a couple of small edge bruises, see photograph.

TB2 No. 2050b. Diameter 23.5mm. (↑↑) VF+. £60.00

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