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Sat, Jun 26, 2021 12:00PM EDT
Lot 588

[COINS/TOKENS] Tom Thumb and English Circus Trade Tokens (4...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[COINS/TOKENS] Tom Thumb and English Circus Trade Tokens (4). Including: Charles S. Stratton Known as Genl. Tom Thumb, white metal, depicts Stratton on a desk surrounded by books and decorative items, on reverse his stagecoach and physical description of Stratton, marked Pub. P.T. Barnum, dated 1844 (diameter 1 ??). ? General Tom Thumb/15 lbs weight, brass, reverse capped bust. ? Lyceum Strand London, The First Equestn. Performance in Europe, copper, and depicts Mercury standing on the back of a prancing horse, reverse a figure balances on a sword tip, text Singing, Dancing, Tumbling & Slack Wire Every Evening. ? Middlesex Heslop ?Can You Do So,? copper, monkey imitating performer, verso advertises Heslop, ?the first shop in London for Natural Curiositys??