Description
ND Liverpool, Royal Colosseum, AE Ticket. W.735, D&W 8.86, MG.624
A lovely example of this mid 19th century token. The Royal Colosseum Theatre and Music Hall was opened in 1850 by Joseph Heath and operated under that name until 1880. One of three types of different diameters, this being the intermediate 26mm. Well struck with very light wear.
O: ROYAL COLOSSEUM on garter around liver bird.
R: View of a building. Ex: T HEATH.
Listed in Withers, Token Book 3 as W.735, in Davis & Waters, Tickets & Passes of Great Britain & Ireland as D&W 8/86 and in Smith et al, Catalogue Of The Montagu Guest Collection as MG.624. I would grade this medal About Extremely Fine (Sheldon AU55), 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.
