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17th Century Tokens, Cambridgeshire, Ely, Will[iam] Turkinton, Farthing, 1661, 0.72g/6h (N 450; BW. 121); Kent, Ashford, Benjamin Bowyer, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.32g/12h (Hogarth 1107; N 2373; BW. 5); Norfolk, King’s Lynn, Joseph Braban[t], Farthing, 1666, 0.65g/9h (N 3076; BW. 70), Mileham, Francis Ladly, Farthing, 1666, 1.03g/12h (N 3107; BW. 107); together with other miscellaneous jetons, etc (4), one in silver [8]. First very fine, second and third fine, others in varied state (£50-70)
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19th Century, Miscellaneous, A Mexico, Charles IV, 8 Reales, 1800fm, Mexico City, obv. countermarked iennings dividing 4 and 9, 26.87g (Davis –; Brunk –). Coin good fine, countermarks better but almost certainly unofficial (£500-700)
£500–£700
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Imitation Spade Guineas (63), Half-Guineas (12), Third-Guinea, various types and manufacturers [76]. Generally very fine; some identified in packets (£90-120)
£90–£120
17th Century, Berkshire, Lambourn, Henry Knighton, Halfpenny, 1666, 0.91g/3h (N 92; BW. 43). Mediocre, pierced (£5-10)
Hammer Price: £5
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Chesterton, William Limber, Halfpenny, 0.68g/12h (N 430; BW. 90); Gamlingay, Stephen Apthorpe, Farthing, 1659, 1.29g/12h (N 458; BW. 128); Joseph Harvie, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.67g/6h (N 459; BW. 130); Haddenham, John Morefeld, Farthing, 0.65g/3h (N 1785; BW. 131) [4]. First about very fine but with rectangular central piercing, second and last poor, third fair to fine, pierced (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £10
17th Century Tokens, Essex, Colchester, Andr[ew] Formantel Junior, Farthing, 0.85g/9h (N 1179; BW. 116; Judson Sale 411); Great Chesterford, Benjamin Orwell, Farthing, 1667, 0.72g/3h (N 1137; BW. 184; Judson Sale 424) [2]. First good fine, second fair (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £15
17th Century Tokens, Kent, Maidstone, Robert Heath, Farthing, 0.73g/6h (H 1190; N 2629; BW. 382); Richard Wicking, Farthings (5, same dies), 1.06g/12h, 1.02g/12h, 0.97g/6h, 0.91g/6h, 0.82g/6h (H –; N 2651; BW. 397) [6]. Fair to fine (£30-40)
18th Century Tokens, Co Down, Newtownards, John McCully, Twopence, 1761, legend around cask, rev. i promise to pay, etc, 5.47g/6h (D 44; Seaby TE9). Mediocre (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous, Lead tavern token, uniface, 14th-15th century, man standing right with a drinking vessel to his lips, ladder-like object at left, 30mm, 13.57g. Fine to very fine, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
18th Century, Gloucestershire, Badminton, mule Halfpenny by Kempson, scales april 1796, rev. legend, 9.31g/6h (DH 57). Extremely fine (£20-30)
Coin Weights, Boxed scales (2), steel balances, brass pans, original cords [2]. Very fine; one in japanned box, other in fitted wooden box (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
Burn, J.H., A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern, and Coffee House Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century, 2nd edn, London, 1855, xcv + 287pp, original black morocco; Hawkins, E., and others, Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland to the Death of George II, 2 vols [1885], London, 1978, xxxii + 724, 866pp; Jewitt, L., English Coins and Tokens, London, 1886, 128pp, engraved illustrations in text; Waters, A.W., Notes on The Silver Tokens of the...
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Wisbech, John Bellamy, Farthing, 1665, 0.72g/12h (N 491; BW. 201); John Finch, Farthings (2), undated, 1.00g/6h (N 494; BW. 207), 1666, 1.01g/12h (N 495; BW. 206); Henry Tunard, Farthings (2), 1657, 0.88g/9h (N 498; BW. 211), 1662, 0.92g/12h (N 499; BW. 212) [5]. Third fine, last better but bent, others fair (£30-40)
19th Century, London, London, London Institution (Est. 1807), a brass 30 Guinea Subscription ticket by W. Wyon, lion left, paw on scroll, stamped 1070 in exergue, rev. seated female, 42mm (D & W 156/434; cf. DNW 62, 1359). Somewhat knocked, otherwise fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Thompson, R.H. [with Dickinson, M.J.], Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles: 31, 38, 43, The Norweb Collection, Tokens of the British Isles, 1575-1750, Part I, Bedfordshire to Devon, London, 1984, xl + 35 plates; Part II, Dorset to Gloucestershire, London, 1988, lxxxi + 171pp, 41 plates; Part III, Hampshire to Lincolnshire, London, 1992, liii + 216pp, 51 plates [3]. Publishers’ blue cloth; very fine copies (£25-35)
18th Century, John Christian Curwen, a lithographic print after the painting by Robert Smirke, RA (Finlay p.50). Light spots of foxing, otherwise very fine; in frame ready for hanging (£40-60)
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Fordham, John Badcock, Farthing, 0.67g/6h (N 1783; BW. 126). Very fine; the only issue for the town (£50-70)
17th Century, Kent, Gravesend, John May, Farthing, 1666, 0.96g/12h (N 2580; BW. 297); Jacob Parsson, Farthing, 1651, 0.92g/6h (N 2584; BW. 302); John Watson, Farthing, 1653, 1.15g/6h (N 2587; BW. 308); Greenhithe, Richard Smith, Farthing, 0.83g/6h (N 2591; BW. 312) [4]. First poor, third fine, others fair (£25-35)
17th Century, Berkshire, Abingdon and Highworth [Wiltshire], Tho[mas] Hartwell, Halfpenny, 1.20g/6h (N 68; BW. 6). About very fine, patinated (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £45
17th Century, Norfolk, Aylsham, William Watts, Farthing, 0.96g/12h (N 3009; BW. 9). Good fine (£30-40)
17th Century, Norfolk, Diss, Parish Farthing, 1669, 1.44g/12h (N 3036; BW. 27), Thomas Burton, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 3039; BW. 28*); Downham Market, Will[iam] Ray, Farthing, 1666, 0.88g/12h (N 3040; BW. 29); East Dereham, Peter Barker, Farthing, 1656, 0.94g/6h (N 3025; BW. 31) [4]. First fine, second poor, others fair (£25-35)
17th Century, Norfolk, New Buckenham, Francis Watts, Farthing, 1657, 0.95g/6h (N 3013; BW. 109). Good fine (£50-70)
17th Century, Suffolk, Cavendish, James Ellis, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.22g/12h (N 4301; BW. 89); Clare, George Crisp, Farthing, 1656, 0.86g/6h (N 4306; BW. 97), Richard Crisp, Farthings (2), 1656, 0.99g/6h (N 4307; BW. 98), 1664, 0.65g/3h (N 4308; BW. 99) [4]. BW. 89 fair, BW. 97 and 98 fine, BW. 99 poor (£30-40)
18th Century, Oxfordshire, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, 9.89g/6h (DH 1); Prize Fighting Ring, 1789, copper medal, unsigned, bust of Isaac Perrins right, rev. strength and magnanimity, etc, 34mm, 19.07g/12h (DH Warwickshire 13) [2]. About extremely fine, but second has been lacquered and with minor surface marks (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
17th Century Tokens, Essex, St Osyth, John Gunfeild, Farthing, 1665, 0.72g/6h (N 1373; BW. 285; Judson Sale 460). Weak in parts, otherwise fine, rare (£50-70)
17th Century Tokens, Kent, Brookland, John Eve, Halfpenny, 1671, 0.94g/3h (Hogarth 1117; N 2392; BW. 40); London, Tothill Street, R.A.F., the crowne, Farthing, 1651, 1.05g/6h (BW. 3161); Wiltshire, Salisbury, Christopher Legg, Farthing, 0.92g/12h (N 5565; BW. 200) [3]. Last about fine, others mediocre (£25-35)
18th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Political and Social series, Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, two barristers standing holding label inscribed bill of rights, magna charta above, rev. legend in 9 lines, edge engrailed, 10.23g/12h (DH 1011). Worn from being a pocket-piece, fair to fine and toned, rare (£80-100)
Miscellaneous, London, London, Benjamin Nightingale, private token, 1843 (D & W 345/49); William Till, private tokens (2), both 1834 (D & W 346/56, 346/58); Warwickshire, Grendon, Sir George Chetwynd, private token, 1842 (D & W 343/17) [4]. Extremely fine (£40-60)
17th Century, Berkshire, Longworth, Thomas Morris, Farthing, 1.23g/6h (N 95; BW. 45). Fine; the only issue for the village (£30-40)
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Abington, Thomas Smith, Farthing, [16]58, 1.50g/12h (N 364; BW. 1). Fine; the only token for the village (£30-40)
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Linton, John Bittin, Farthing, 1657, 0.78g/9h (N 6412; BW. 142); Littleport, Overseers, Farthing, 1668, 0.86g/12h (N 464; BW. 146); March, John Ingrom, Farthing, 1666, 0.91g/12h (N 470, this piece; BW. 153) [3]. First mediocre, second fine, third very fine but piece missing from edge of flan (£40-50)
17th Century, Suffolk, Stoke-by-Clare, James Smith, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.90g/6h (N 4467; BW. 306); Stowmarket, Peter Brasier, Farthing, 1658, 0.97g/6h (N 4469; BW. 310); Sudbury, William Abbot, Farthing, 1667, 0.96g/12h (N 4474; BW. 326); Walsham-le-Willows, Stephen Vincent, Farthing, 0.60g/6h (N 4493; BW. 351) [4]. Third fine but discoloured, others fair, last rare (£40-60)
17th Century, Suffolk, Wangford, John Rope, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.78g/12h (N 4494; BW. 354). Tiny edge clip, otherwise very fine; the only issue for this locality (£30-40)
17th Century, Kent, Eltham, John Blanden, Farthing, 0.86g/6h (N 2551; BW. 250); Eynsford, John Becket, Farthing, 1658, 0.99g/6h (N 2554; BW. 260) [2]. Fair, second rare (£30-40)
18th Century, Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, 12.49g/6h (DH 2); Dorset, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.31g/6h (DH 6); Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1793, 12.04g/6h (DH 7) [3]. Last good fine, others about extremely fine but reverse of first discoloured (£30-50)
18th Century, Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, bust of George III right, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.22g/9h (DH 27). Streaky mark in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £55
18th Century Tokens, Inverness-shire, Inverness, Angus McDonell and William Fraser, oval bracteate Twopence, we promise to pay ye bearer on demand 2 pence around angus mcdonell william fraser, 1.35g (D 4; ST 106; Brodie 129). Outer legend poorly defined but centre fine, extremely rare (£90-120)
Conder, J., An Arrangement of Provincial Coins, Tokens and Medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, London, 1798, handwritten title page, pp.117-198 [Norfolk-Wicklow] only, text interleaved with plates from Denton and Prattent’s Virtuoso’s Companion. Brown decorated morocco, ribbed spine, all edges gilt; binding somewhat scuffed and spine repaired, but internally very fine and clean, a handwritten sheet relating to 17th century tokens tipped-in (£60-80)
Snelling, T., A View of the Copper Coin and Coinage of England, 1st edn, London, 1766, ii + 46pp + 6pp Appendix, 7 engraved plates. Half maroon leather and marbled boards; a very fine and clean copy (£60-80)
17th Century, Cambridgeshire, Soham, Rob[ert] Crow, Halfpenny, 1671, 1.79g/6h (N 474; BW. 169); Soham and Herringswell [Suffolk], Mary Kent and John Kent, Farthing, 1666, 0.85g/6h (N 480; BW. 174); Whittlesey, Thomas Davie, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.05g/12h (N 484; BW. 191), Robert Ives, Farthing, 1667, 0.80g/6h (N 488; BW. 194) [4]. First two fair, others fine but last chipped (£30-40)
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