Description
1879 London, Camden, Edinburgh Castle Museum, Thomas Middlebrook, Silvered Brass Ticket, W.3051, D&W 69/178
A nice example of this scarce advertising token issued by a numismatist, publican and museum proprietor. Middlebrook was landlord of the Edinburgh Castle public house where he displayed his collection, including five auks’ eggs, the Chesapeake flag and the Balaclava bugle. Apparently unrecorded in silvered brass. Worn but reasonably well detailed with much silvering remaining. Presented with old collector’s envelope.
O: EDINBORO CASTLE IMPLEMENTS OF WAR around Edinburgh Castle.
R: FREE MUSEUM / WELL WORTH / A / VISIT / T G MIDDLEBROOK / 1879 / COINS MEDALS / MORNINGTON ROAD / REGENTS / PARK.
This token is listed in Withers, The Token Book 3 as W.3051 and in Davis & Waters, Tickets & Passes of Great Britain & Ireland as D&W 69/178. I would grade this token Good Fine (Sheldon VF35) but I have provided high-resolution close up photos so you can decide on a grade for yourself.
For uncertified coins I provide a grading opinion using both the UK descriptive system and the Sheldon scale (based on ANA Grading Standards and/or PCGS Photograde) which will be better known to my US customers. I offer a grading opinion as a courtesy, but please examine the high resolution close up photos carefully and decide on a grade for yourself.
