Auction Catalogue

8 November 2007

Starting at 1:30 PM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 24

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8 November 2007

Hammer Price:
£230

17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Richard Allen, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 421; BW. 11); Jonathan Browne, Farthing, 1.15g/12h (N 369; BW. 19); Will[iam] Bryan, Farthing, 1652, 1.01g/6h (N 371; BW. 20); John Chaplyn, Farthings (3), undated (2, different dies), 1.01g/6h (N 372 rev., different obv.; Gilbert 5:15; BW. 25), 1.14g/6h (N 373; BW. 26), 1667, 0.63g/12h (N 374; BW. 27); Ed Clark, Farthings, 1652 (2, different obv. dies), 0.93g/6h (N 375-6 rev., different obv.; Gilbert 5:18; BW. 29), 1.05g/6h (N 376; BW. 29); Peter Collins, Farthings, 1656 (2, different dies), 1.10g/6h (N 377; BW. 32), 1.11g/6h (N 379 obv., different rev.; Gilbert 5:24; BW. 33); Thomas Darrant, Farthing, 0.53g/6h (N 381; BW. 36); John Dod, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.49g/12h (N 419; BW. 37); Thomas Ewin, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.10g/12h (N 382; BW. 39); George Fellsted, Farthing, 1.27g/6h (N 383; BW. 41); Thomas Felsted, Farthing, 1664, 0.59g/6h (N 385; BW. 42) [15]. BW. 39 good very fine, BW. 11, 25, 26, 28, 32 and 33 fine, BW. 37 poor, remainder fair (£100-150)

Provenance:
BW. 25 B.M. Greenaway Collection [from King February 1990]
*BW. 39 SCMB October 1950
BW. 42 R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 242 (part).

Richard Allen, innholder, The Rose; Jonathan Browne (†1663), grocer; William Bryan (†1690), confectioner, mayor 1650, 1657; John Chaplyn, chandler, common councilman until 1685; Ed Clark, haberdasher; John Dod, innholder, The Red Hart and Antelope; Thomas Ewin, chandler, mayor 1679, 1690 and 1699; George Fellsted, councilman until 1662; Thomas Fellsted, baker