Auction Catalogue

28 & 29 November 2001

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 993

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29 November 2001

Hammer Price:
£170

17th Century, Warrington, Thomas Norris, Farthing, 1668, scales, 0.81g/3h (Berry & Morley 181; BW. 138). About very fine, extremely rare; the only issue for this village and only two other specimens in private hands known to the cataloguer (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
Sotheby Auction, 27 May 1999, lot 434 (part);
bt J Holman June 1999.

Thomas Norris married Mary Lawton, March 1663

Two other specimens are in private hands, not one