Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 119

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£300

Cambridgeshire, Caxton, Robert Millard, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.46g/9h (N 6410; BW. 86); Chesterton, William Limber, Farthings (2), 0.62g/3h, 0.55g/3h (both N 430; BW. 90); Ely, Luke Crockson, Farthing, 1.05g/12h (N 434; BW. 104), Cornelius Fuller, Farthings, 1654 (2), 1.29g/6h (N 435; BW. 106), 1.34g/12h (N 437; BW. 105), John Gayer, Farthing, 0.82g/6h (N 501; BW. 107), Nicholas Mallabar, Farthing, 1658, 1.52g/6h (N 441; BW. 112), Thomas Porter, Farthing, 1663, 0.62g/3h (N 443; BW. 115), John Reade, Farthing, 1656, 1.01g/12h (N 445; BW. 117), William Tanner, Farthing, 0.76g/6h (N 448; BW. 119), Will Turkinton, Farthing, 1661, 1.28g/6h (N 450; BW. 121), William Wagstafe, Farthing, 0.97g/6h (N 452; BW. 122); Fordham, John Badcock, Farthing, 0.67g/6h (N 1783; BW. 126); Gamlingay, Joseph Harvie, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.55g/12h (N 459b, this piece; BW. 130); Hinxton, John North, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.56g/3h (N 460; BW. 132); Linton, John Bittin, Farthing, 1.11g/12h (N 6412; BW. 142), Robert Halls, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.02g/9h (N 463; BW. 143), John Harvy, Farthing, 0.89g/9h (N 6413; BW. 144) [19]. One N 430, 443, 1783 and 6412 very fine, several others fine, remainder in varied state, N 452 pierced £180-220

Provenance: N 430 at 0.62g bt Seaby September 1970; N 430 at 0.55g SNC October 1972 (9697); N 435, 441, 448, 450 and 463 bt C.T. Smith; N 443 bt Corbitt & Hunter June 1966; N 445 bt M.T. Ray; N 459 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt Spink May 1989; N 1783 D.L. Cornell Collection, Christie’s Auction, 18 February 1986, lot 403, A Collection of 17th Century Tokens of East Anglia, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 28; N 6410 SCMB May 1966; *N 6412 bt Loughborough Coin & Search Society