Auction Catalogue

19 March 2009

Starting at 10:30 AM

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British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 42

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19 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£100

Surrey, Guildford, Borough Farthing, 1668, 1.04g/3h (N 4595; W 1; BW. 99); Nicholas Lintott, Farthing, 1656, 1.53g/12h (N 4601a, this piece; W 8; BW. 110); John Martin, Farthings, 1652 (2, different dies), 1.32g/6h (N 4604b, this piece; W 10a; BW. 118), 1.21g/6h (N 4606a, this piece; W 10a; BW. 118); Daniell Sarlle, Farthing, 1.22g/3h (N 4612; W 14; BW. 122); Thomas Tompson, Farthing, 1657, 1.05g/6h (N 4616, this piece; W 17a; BW. 126) [6]. First very fine but with flan clip, others about fine and better £80-100

Provenance: BW. 110 and 118 at 1.32g R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt Spink 1996; BW. 118 at 1.21g and 126 Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], bt Spink 1996; BW. 122 bt S.H. Monks

BW. 99 only illustrated. Nicholas Lintott, chandler, bailiff 1659, councillor 1660-1; John Martin, mayor 1647, 1654-5, councillor from 1651 to 1653 and 1656 to 1658; Daniel Sarlle, overseer of the poor 1676, still alive in 1713; Thomas Tompson, Quaker, imprisoned for three months in 1662, bailiff 1664