Auction Catalogue

3 October 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 411

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3 October 2012

Hammer Price:
£170

17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Glentham, Thomas Johnson, Halfpenny, 1.70g/12h (N 2936, this piece; BW. 94); Grantham, Borough Halfpence, 1667 (3, three obv. and two rev. dies), 2.01g/12h (N 2938; BW. 97), 1.56g/12h (N 2939; BW. 96), 1.17g/6h (N 2940; BW. 95), Gilbert Chantler, Farthing, 1654, 0.99g/6h (dies not in N; BW. 100), William Clarke, Farthing, 1.39g/12h (N –; BW. 99); Haxey, Anthony Barnby, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.04g/12h (N 2942, this piece; BW. 117); Helpringham, Anthony Newlove, Halfpenny, 1.62g/6h (N 2943, this piece; BW. 118) [8]. Last fine, others in varied state, first with tiny piercing £70-90

Provenance: N 2936, 2942 and 2943 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 656; N 2938 The Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 133 (part), bt Seaby 1986; N 2939 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988; BW. 100 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1982, lot 22 (part), SCMB July-August 1985 (M 201).

Thomas Johnson, baker; William Clarke, apothecary; Gilbert Chantler, magistrate 1662; Anthony Barnby, badger; Anthony Newlove, grocer