Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 60

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£180

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Reading, John Thorp, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.32g/3h (N 200; BW. 120). Uneven edge and river patina, otherwise very fine and very rare; considerably finer than the Norweb specimen £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark September 2007.

John Thorp, Reading gaol