Co Durham, Hartlepool, Roger Dobson, Farthing, 1662, 1.15g/6h (N 1072b, this piece; BW. 47); together with an electrotype of the Gateshead Farthing of John Bedford, 0.75g/12h (cf. N 1071; BW. 46) [2]. First about fine, second very fine £50-£70

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

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Provenance: N 1072 Norweb Collection, SNC December 1989 (7119), bt Spink January 1990; second from B.A. Seaby Ltd’s forgery cabinet to C. Denton June 1992, bt R.A. Merson