6 Pence - Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores (1910–1963)
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1910–1963 |
| Denomination | 6 Pence |
| Face value | 2.5p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Circulation | Non-circulating |
| Demonetised | Yes |
| Composition | Tin clad iron |
| Weight | 1.200g |
| Diameter | 30.0mm |
| Shape | Oval |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Denomination within inner ellipse, legend around.
Other side of the
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The 1910 6 Pence - Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores is a collector 6 pence coin issued from 1910 to 1963, struck in tin clad iron. It weighs 1.2g and measures 30mm across. Reverse design: Other side of the.
It is no longer legal tender, so its value is to collectors only.
Common questions
How much is the 1910 6 Pence - Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores worth?
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What is the Williams Brothers sixpence token?
A sixpence token issued for Williams Bros. Direct Supply Stores Ltd, a grocery firm with many shops in north and east London. The Fitzwilliam Museum describes its example as a shop token stamped from tinned iron. It was never official currency.
How old is the Williams Brothers 6d token?
The Fitzwilliam Museum dates its sixpence to the 1920s or 1930s. The site's range of 1910 to 1963 matches the date the London Museum gives a 24 mm tin token whose record also discusses the firm, so it may not apply to this piece.
Where were the Williams Brothers shops?
The 1929 Post Office London Directory, quoted by the London Museum, lists the firm as grocers on Holloway Road, Caledonian Road, Hackney Road, Seven Sisters Road, Bethnal Green Road and Old Kent Road, with hardware dealers, oilmen and bakers at other sites.
What is the Williams Brothers token made of?
Tinned iron. The Fitzwilliam Museum records its sixpence as stamped from tinned iron, and a dealer listing describes an undated example as iron, 30.5 mm across and weighing 1.12g. The site's entry of tin clad iron agrees.
How do I identify the 1910 6 Pence - Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores?
Check the weight 1.2g and diameter 30mm and the metal (tin clad iron) against the specification table on this page. The reverse design is described above.
History and design
This is a shop token, not a coin. It was issued for Williams Bros. Direct Supply Stores Ltd, a London grocery business, and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, which holds an example given in 1996, catalogues it as a shop token with a face value of sixpence. It was a private issue of the firm, not of the Royal Mint.
The business was large. The London Museum quotes the 1929 Post Office London Directory, which lists Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores Ltd as grocers at two sites on Holloway Road, two on Caledonian Road and two on Old Kent Road, and on Hackney Road, Seven Sisters Road and Bethnal Green Road, with hardware dealers, oilmen and bakers elsewhere. The company was still trading in 1957, when it appeared in the Court of Appeal over land it owned in Fore Street, Edmonton. What the tokens were used for is not documented, and no number made is recorded.
The Fitzwilliam Museum describes its sixpence as stamped from tinned iron and dates it to the 1920s or 1930s. A dealer's example, described as undated and iron, measures 30.5 mm and weighs 1.12g. The site describes the value set within an inner ellipse with a legend around it.
Collecting notes
Check the surface of the tinned iron for corrosion and lifting, and make sure the value and the firm's name can be read, since they are what identify the piece. Comparing the weight and size with the dealer example of 1.12g and 30.5 mm is a useful check.
Williams Brothers tokens are collected as London shop tokens. The London Museum holds a 24 mm tin token, dated 1910 to 1963, whose record also discusses the firm, but its record does not make clear whether that piece is a Williams Brothers issue.
Sources
The history, design, varieties and collecting notes on this page are drawn from these sources. Prices come from recorded sales, not from them.
- Williams Bros. Direct Supply Stores Ltd, sixpence (CM.33-1996), The Fitzwilliam Museum (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Trade token, co-operative token (88.381a), London Museum (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Coin Great Britain Williams Brothers Direct Supply Stores 6 Pence, NumisCorner (read 10 Oct 2026)
- Williams Brothers Direct Supply Ltd v Raftery [1957] EWCA Civ J1115-2, vLex (read 10 Oct 2026)
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