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

№ 143

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£270

Somerset, Crewkerne, John Grenway, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 4020; BW. 109), John Shire, Farthing, 1666, mm. mullet both sides, 0.93g/12h (dies not in N, but for rev. see Young plates 23:12; BW. 111); Freshford, John Curle Jr, Farthing, 1666, 1.01g/12h (N 4033; BW. 125); Frome, Parish Farthing, 1670, 2.39g/9h (N 4035; BW. 127), Henry Marchant, Farthing, 1664, 1.52g/9h (N 4037; BW. 131), John Sanders, Farthing, 1671, 1.67g/6h (N 4038; BW. 133); Glastonbury, William Cooper, Farthings, 1668 (2), 2.11g/3h, 1.39g/9h (both N 4044; BW. 143), Mary Day, Farthing, 1668, 1.82g/12h (N 4045; BW. 144), Sidricke Hancocke, Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 4050; BW. 149), Henry Mabson, Farthing, 1666, 1.05g/12h (N –; BW. 153); Ilminster, William Crosse, Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 4065; BW. 166); Langport, Borough Farthings, 1667 (2), 3.76g/12h, 2.07g/3h (both N 4073; BW. 175) [14]. BW. 111 very fine and very rare, a variant not in the Young collection, N 4033 and one N 4044 very fine, last with green patina, others generally fair to fine, one or two better £150-200

Provenance: BW. 153, N 4020, 4033 and 4073 at 3.76g bt Loughborough Coin & Search Society; BW. 223 and N 4120 bt Seaby 1963; N 4035 bt C.T. Smith March 1963; N 4038 and 4050 bt R. Gladdle; N 4044 at 2.11g bt S.H. Monks; N 4044 at 1.39g SCMB June 1965; N 4045 bt P. Hanson; N 4065 and 4106 bt C.T. Smith January 1963; N 4073 at 2.07g bt M.T. Ray.

BW. 111 only illustrated