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17th Century Tokens, Threadneedle Street, Tho[mas] Blagrave, Halfpenny, 2.53g/12h (BW. 3135). Very fine, light patina, very rare (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Mrs Dora Harris.

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Provenance: W.J. Faulkner Collection duplicates, Sotheby Auction, 24 January 1979, lot 151 (part).

Thomas Blagrave, innkeeper of the Crown, the last dwelling on the north side of Threadneedle street. Blagrave took over the inn in 1663 and it was mentioned several times in Pepys’ Diary. Destroyed in the Fire, the tavern was quickly rebuilt and by the turn of the 18th century had become a coffee-house