Worcestershire, Bengeworth, Edward Pittway, Farthing, 1.14g/6h (N 5632; BW. 2); Colman Hill [Cradley], Robert Blooner, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.81g/12h (N 5660; D Shropshire 15A); Evesham, Borough Halfpence (2), 2.24g/6h (N 5670; BW. 44), 1.26g/6h (N 5672; BW. 43), William Rudge, Farthing, 1649, 1.03g/9h (N 5683; BW. 60) [5]. N 5660 fine, dark patina, very rare, the only token of the locality, N 5670 about very fine but flan slightly bent, others in varied state £80-£100

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 5632 bt October 1971; *N 5660 with Seaby 1968, bt March 1975; N 5672 bt December 1975; N 5683 bt I. Fine November 1971.

The incidence of anything other than a 6h die-axis on a Ramage token of 1649 is highly unusual, and might indicate that Rudge’s token is a later striking from the original dies