Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

17th Century Tokens, LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Bedford Street, Samuell Hoare, Halfpence (2), 1.91g/9h, 1.09g/12h (both N 8622; BW. 158); Bloomsbury Market, Simon Spencer, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.70g/6h (N –; D 362A); Bow Street, H.B.S., the cros shvfles, Farthing, 1653, 1.24g/6h (N 8637; BW. 392); Chancery Lane, I.M.F. at the hole in the wall, Farthing, 1651, 1.07g/6h (N 8028; BW. 499); Chiswell Street, John Thomlinson, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.51g/12h (N 7883; BW. 630); Drury Lane, Ansell Carter, Halfpenny, 1666, 3.05g/12h (N 8705; BW. 860), Robert Deluke, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (N 8701; BW. 863), Will Wright, Halfpenny, 1.07g/9h (N 8629; BW. 887); The Mews [Charing Cross], W[illiam] F[ield], Farthing, 1650, 1.08g/6h (N 8820; BW. 542), Francis Ieferis, Farthing, 0.83g/6h (N –; BW. 548) [11]. N 8820 good fine, others in varied state, one N 8622 with small piercing £80-£100

Provenance: N 7883 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 288 (part), D.L. Smith Collection [from Seaby June 1984], bt N.A. Clark October 1997; N 8028 bt R. Gladdle May 1998; N 8622 at 1.91g bt M. Trenerry January 1999; N 8629 bt J.N. Holman July 1999; N 8637 DNW Auction 34, 6 February 1998, lot 248 (part), bt M. Trenerry; N 8701 bt N.A. Clark June 1998; N 8820 bt R. Gladdle April 1998; D 362A J.L. Wetton Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 148 (part), P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 256 (part), bt A. Cherry; BW. 548 bt N.A. Clark January 2007