Auction Catalogue

1 October 2014

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 459

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1 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£120

17th Century Tokens, LEICESTERSHIRE, Leicester, David Deakins, Farthing, 1657, 0.97g/6h (N 2828; BW. 34), Francis Elliot, Farthing, 1655, 0.93g/6h (N 2830; BW. 36), John Goodall, Farthing, 1666, 1.06g/3h (N 2831; BW. 37), Daniell Heggs, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.81g/3h (N 2832; BW. 38), Mary Mountney, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 2835; BW. 42), John Pares, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.28g/6h (N 2841; BW. 48), William Savidge, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.37g/9h (N 2843; BW. 50), William Spencer, Halfpenny, 2.11g/6h (N 2845; BW. 52), Samuell Wilson, Farthing, 0.85g/3h (N 2849; BW. 54); Mountsorrel, Ralph Bosse, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.41g/6h (N –; BW. 99) [10]. N 2830 and 2849 about very fine, N 2841 and BW. 99 about fine, latter very rare, others in varied state, N 2845 rare £150-200

Provenance: BW. 99 R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 242 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson; N 2828 R. Rains Collection, DNW Auction 57, 19 March 2003, lot 1097 (part); N 2830, 2841 and *2849 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 280 (part) [2841 also SCMB May 1986 (M 123), 2849 also SCMB November 1987 (M 189)]; N 2831 SCMB December 1986 (M 278)