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BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833. <br />
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Pictured: This Harold II Penny has an estimate of £2,000. <br />
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An 'exceptional' collection of British coins which was amassed by a dedicated wool dealer 240 years ago is tipped to sell for £60,000.<br />
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Samuel Birchall lived in Leeds but frequently made the 400-mile roundtrip to London to visit his trusted dealer to bolster his collection.<br />
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He was known in coin circles as a 'prompt payer' so contacts would save valuable specimens for him.<br />
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Birchall's collection, which has been split into 148 lots, is going under the hammer with London-based auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb.

BNPS.co.uk (01202) 558833.
Pic: DixNoonanWebb/BNPS

Pictured: This Harold II Penny has an estimate of £2,000.

An 'exceptional' collection of British coins which was amassed by a dedicated wool dealer 240 years ago is tipped to sell for £60,000.

Samuel Birchall lived in Leeds but frequently made the 400-mile roundtrip to London to visit his trusted dealer to bolster his collection.

He was known in coin circles as a 'prompt payer' so contacts would save valuable specimens for him.

Birchall's collection, which has been split into 148 lots, is going under the hammer with London-based auctioneers Dix Noonan Webb.