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BRITISH TOKENS, Tooley Street, Phillip Browne, Halfpenny, 1.65g/6h (E 953; N 5106; BW. 425); M.C. at 3 tobacco pipes, Farthings (2), 0.99g/6h (E 955; N 5137, this piece; BW. 427), 1.14g/12h (E 956; N 5138, this piece; BW. 427); R.M.C. the blew anker tavern, Farthing, 1.16g/6h (E 957; N 5127, this piece; BW. 428); T.A.C. ye white lyon, Farthing, [16]57, 1.14g/12h (E 958; N 5139; BW. 429); Charles Cooke, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.30g/6h (E 959; N 5131, this piece; BW. 431); Robert Cornelius, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.84g/9h (E 960; N 5107, this piece; BW. 432) [7]. E 958 and 959 about very fine, former with ‘river’ patina and superior to the Everson plate piece, latter with edge chipped, E 957 and 960 fair, others about fine, several very rare £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Southwark 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: E 953 J.L. Wetton Collection, bt N.A. Clark; E 955 Norweb Collection; E 956 and 960 R.A. Nott Collection [960 from Baldwin], Norweb Collection; E 957 Norweb Collection [from Baldwin]; *E 958 found in the R. Thames 1983, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 266 (part) [from E. Law May 1983]; E 959 Norweb Collection [from Spink]