Auction Catalogue

11 April 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 69

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11 April 2012

Hammer Price:
£160

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Wokingham, William Andarson, Farthings (3, different rev. dies), 0.97g/6h (N 262; BW. 177), 0.84g/12h (N 264; BW. 177), 0.54g/6h (N 262-4 obv., different rev.); Simon Banister, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.44g/9h (N 265; BW. 178); John Clements, Farthing, 1.06g/6h (N 266; BW. 179), Farthing/Halfpenny mule, 1.89g/12h (N 268; BW. 180) [6]. N 262 about very fine, N 266 and 268 good fine, latter interesting and very rare, others in varied state, third rare £100-150

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

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Provenance: N 262, 266 and *268 Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (75, 77, 78), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lots 728 (part), 729; others G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lots 158, 159, 160 [160 with Baldwin March 1914, Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (76].

William Anderson, grocer