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17th Century, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Richard Barber, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.98g/12h (N 2934; Smith 92; BW. 84); Thomas Johnson, Halfpenny, 1666, mm. sexfoil, 1.66g/12h (N 2935; Smith 99; BW. 90) [2]. First good very fine and the finest known specimen, second only mediocre and pierced, both rare (£70-90)

Provenance:
Both P. Preston-Morley Collection – BW. 84 G. Enderby Auction [Alford], 17 February 1983, lot 136; BW. 90 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 20 (part).

First illustrated. Richard Barber (†1673), mercer and apothecary; Thomas Johnson (†July 1687), mercer, also owned property in Boston