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№ 438

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11 December 2002

Hammer Price:
£190

17th Century Tokens, Leigh, George King, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.08g/6h (N 1311; BW. 223); Joseph Lamb, Farthing, 1664, 1.25g/6h (BW. 224) [2]. First fine but with some surface verdigris both sides, second about very fine, both rare (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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BW. 224 illustrated. George King (†10 January 1690/1), mercer and woodmonger, wife’s name Alice (†26 December 1689); Joseph Lamb (†1713), mariner and merchant, also owned land and property in Prittlewell and Ilford and stock in the East India Company