London (City), St Dunstan in the East [The Tower], T.C.C. the lock and sheers, Farthing, 1649, 1.07g/6h (N 7569; BW. 2478); St Helen’s Gate [Bishopsgate], P.E.S. at the red lyon, Farthing, 0.64g/6h (N –; BW. 2516); St Martin le Grand [Aldersgate], John Fullerton, Farthing, 0.93g/12h (N 7588; BW. 2636), F.M.S. the harow, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N –; cf. BW. 2655), R.A.T., Farthing, 1658, 0.79g/6h (N –; D –), N.E.W. at the holey lame, Farthing, 0.76g/6h (N –; D 2660A), Edward White, Halfpenny, [16]69, 1.99g/6h (N –; BW. 2661) [7]. N 7588 very fine, BW. 2655 fair, others generally fine, third with edge chip and D 2660A with flan bent, many very rare £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens Formed by the Late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: N 7569 found in the R. Thames at Thomas More Street, Bull Wharf, bt Baldwin; *N 7588 and BW. 2661 bt Spink; BW. 2516 Baldwin Auction 52, 25 September 2007, lot 751 (part); BW. 2655 found in the R. Thames at Billingsgate, bt Baldwin; D 2660A bt Baldwin 1991; fourth found in the R. Thames at Queenhithe East Corner, bt Baldwin