British Tokens

Taunton, Borough Farthings (23), undated, 3.85g/12h (N 4111; BW. 226); 1667 (22), 4.89g/9h, 3.87g/3h, 3.73g/9h, 2.98g/9h, 2.24g/3h, 1.89g/9h, 1.77g obv. brockage (all N 4112; BW. 227), 2.82g/3h (N 4113; BW. 227), 2.64g/12h, 2.11g/12h, 1.82g/12h, 1.09g/12h (all N 4114; BW. 228), 2.48g/6h, 2.35g/9h, 2.20g/9h, 1.80g/3h, 1.56g/9h, 1.34g/6h (all N 4115; BW. 229), 2.39g/6h, 2.36g/9h, 2.27g/9h, 1.79g/9h (all N 4116; BW. 230) [23]. Many fine, including N 4111, some better; a good group of civic issues across the weight range £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by David Young.

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Provenance: N 4111 bt Baldwin February 1987; N 4112 at 4.89g bt Baldwin November 1978; N 4112 at 3.87g and 3.73g, N 4114 at 1.09g bt Baldwin April 1988; N 4112 at *2.98g and 4115 at 2.48g bt Seaby June 1975; N 4112 at 2.24g P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 149 (part); N 4112 at 1.89g and 4116 at 2.39g ‘Quebec’ Collection, DNW Auction 41, 3 June 1999, lot 1430 (part) [4112 from J. Hoare December 1982, 4116 from J.A. Haxby August 1976]; N 4112 brockage bt Spink January 1988; N 4113 and 4115 at 2.35g bt Baldwin December 1985; N 4114 at 2.64g and 4116 at 2.27g bt Baldwin December 1985; N 4114 at 2.11g bt Spink April 1975; N 4114 at 1.82g, 4115 at 1.80g, 1.56g and 1.34g and 4116 at 1.79g bt Baldwin June 1988; N 4115 at 2.20g bt Spink December 1975; N 4116 at 2.36g bt Spink December 1977