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Guinea trade tokens newspaper cutting

29 Nov 1895

Newspaper cutting from the Hornsey and Finsbury Park Journal referring to the 100,000 guinea trade tokens that changed hands in one week after the opening of the branch at 18-20 Seven Sisters Road,...

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Guinea trade tokens newspaper cutting

Guinea trade tokens

1882-1913

Copper alloy tokens with gold coating. 20 tokens have head profile and inscription ' J. SAINSBURY FOR BEST PROVISIONS' on one side and heraldic shield and inscription 'M.B.F.ET.H.REX...

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Guinea trade tokens

Guinea trade tokens

1882-1913

Copper alloy tokens. All feature heraldic shield and inscription 'M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.D.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E.1798' on one side and profile head and inscription 'J. SAINSBURY FOR BEST PROVISIONS' on...

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Guinea trade tokens

Correspondence and journal article regarding Imitation 'Spade' Guineas

1960-1965

Correspondence regarding Imitation 'Spade' Guineas between Mr R.N.P. Hawkins, Esq., and Mr Salisbury of Sainsbury's. Consists of 6 letters: (1) dated 08.03.60 from Mr R.N.P. Hawkins to Mr...

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Correspondence and journal article regarding Imitation 'Spade' Guineas

Newspaper cutting about spade guineas

26 Mar 1981

Press cutting from Newbury Weekly News featuring an article on spade guineas entitled "Celebratory token".

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Newspaper cutting about spade guineas

Letter and supplement journal article regarding Imitation 'Spade' Guineas

1983-1985

Letter from Mr R.N.P. Hawkins to The Company Secretary dated 6 Mar 1985 enclosing a complimentary offprint of Supplement III to his "Catalogue of the Advertisement Imitations of 'Spade' Guineas and...

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Letter and supplement journal article regarding Imitation 'Spade' Guineas

Advertising tokens

1882-1913

Copper alloy tokens with a gold-coloured surface and a variety of head profiles and inscriptions. For example, some tokens have the inscription 'J.SAINSBURY PROVISION MERCHANT OPPOSITE WEST CROYDON...

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Advertising tokens

Newspaper cutting about guinea trade token

14 Mar 1995

Newspaper cutting describing the confusion experienced by a member of the public when he found a brass replica of a George III coin dated 1798 bearing the name J. Sainsbury. Extract: "John [Clancy],...

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Newspaper cutting about guinea trade token