BRITISH TOKENS, New Rents, Thomas Fletcher, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (E 747, this piece illustrated; N 4976, this piece; BW. 324); G.E.L. in the new rents, Farthing, 0.97g/6h (E 748; N 4977, this piece; BW. 325); John Loomear, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.79g/12h (E 749; N 4978a, this piece; BW. 326); Henry Lyborn, Halfpenny, [16]69, 2.00g/9h (E 750, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 327); Henry Tharpe, Halfpenny, 2.63g/3h (E 751; N 4979, this piece; BW. 328); Will Thurston, Farthing, 0.71g/4h (E 752, this piece illustrated; N 4980, this piece; BW. 329); Joel Vause, Farthing, 0.57g/12h (E 753, this piece illustrated; N –; BW. 330) [7]. E 750 and 752 very fine, both very rare, E 747 and 749 good fine, E 753 mediocre but the only specimen noted by Everson, others about fine, E 751 struck on a bar-end; an excellent group for the location £240-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Southwark 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: E 747, 749 and 752 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection; E 748 and 751 Norweb Collection [from Spink]; E *750 and 753 J.L. Wetton Collection [753 from Spink]