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

№ 64

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8 November 2007

Hammer Price:
£150

17th Century, Kent, Canterbury, Tho[mas] Baker, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.64g/6h (N 2394; BW. 42); Thomas Burden, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.71g/12h (N 2396; BW. 46); John Cardon, Farthing, 1656, 0.90g/6h (N 2397; BW. 47); James Cheever, Farthing, [16]57, 0.76g/12h (N 2400; BW. 51), Halfpence, 1663 (2, same dies), 2.23g/9h, 1.80g/9h (N 2400; BW. 50); Anthony Fagg, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 2404/1; BW. 56); Edward Fray, Halfpence, 1667 (2, same dies), 2.78g/3h, 1.59g/3h (N 2405; BW. 58); Thomas Jenings, Farthings (2), 0.96g/6h (N 2407; BW. 61), 1.17g/12h (N 2408; BW. 61), Halfpenny, 1669, 1.73g/6h (N 2409; BW. 60); Jeremiah Masterson, octagonal Halfpence (2, same dies), 2.64g/6h, 1.84g/12h (N 2414c, 2414d, these pieces; BW. 66); Sibb Smith, Farthings (2, same dies), 1.01g/6h, 0.49g/12h (N 2434; BW. 77) [16]. BW. 42, N 2408 and 2414d fine, others mostly mediocre or fair, BW. 60 pierced (£90-120)

Provenance:
BW. 42 D.C. Pennock Collection, bt August 1992
BW. 46, 50 at 1.80g, BW. 61 at 0.96g and BW. 77 at 0.49g bt M. Trenerry 1992
BW. 47 and 58 at 1.59g bt A.W. Judd December 1992
BW. 50 at 2.23g bt B. Waterhouse November 1993
BW. 51 bt D. Mason August 1999
BW. 56, 58 at 2.78g and BW. 77 at 1.01g bt A.W. Judd June 1996
BW. 60 D.C. Pennock Collection, bt December 1993
BW. 61 at 1.17g V.J. Newbury Collection, bt Baldwin August 2003
Both BW. 66 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt Spink November 1994 [2414c], bt G.A. Singer June 1995 [2414d].

Thomas Baker, cheesemonger; Thomas Burden, grocer; Anthony Fagg, grocer; Edward Fray, chandler; Thomas Jenings, grocer and chandler; Jeremiah Masterson, grocer and postmaster until 1674; Sybil Smith, Westgate