Owner Comments:
Kinrosshire
Loch Leven
DH-1
Obverse: A castle in ruins. LOCH LEVEN PENNY 1797 * MARY INPRISONED IN THE ISLE AND CASTLE. A.D. 1567 * Ex. P . K .FECIT
Reverse: A girl tending linen in a tub. ANCIENT SCOTTISH WASHING * HONI . SOIT . QUI . MAL . Y . PENSE *
Edge: Plain (In collar)
Rarity: Rare (Less than 300 pieces)
Reference #1
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V. 18th Century Private Tokens in Silver and Copper
Price given is for the commonest variety (VF)
ST302 Loch Leven, penny. Ruined Castle. R. Girl treading linen in a tub. D&H 1 .... 30 Pounds Stirling
Reference #2
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References:
#1 The Provincial Token - Coinage of the 18th Century Illustrated, By R, Dalton & S.H. Hamer 1910 - 1918, Reprint 2015, The Copper Corner
#2 Seaby's Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Part 4. Coins and Tokens of Scotland Compiled By: P. Franck Purvey. B. A. Seaby LTD, 1972. Seaby's Numismatic Publicatios LTD.