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5 & 6 June 2019

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Lot

№ 1047

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6 June 2019

Hammer Price:
£60

London (City), Blowbladder Street [Newgate Street], William Allam, Farthing, 0.67g/2h (N –; D –; TCSB September 2018, p.293); Boss Alley [Thames Street], W.C.R. at the 3 marrinrs, Farthing, 1653, 0.79g/7h (N 6671b, this piece; BW. 370); Botolph Lane, John Crane, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.61g/6h (N 6672; BW. 372); Bow Lane, Prt. Brailsford, Farthing, 0.68g/6h (N 6673, BW. 374), D.I.C. at the hors shoo, Farthing, 1.88g/6h (N 6686a, this piece; BW. 375) [5]. First somewhat buckled and dented but only one other specimen known, others in varied state, those for Boss Alley and Botolph Lane the only known issues for these locations £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: First and N 6673 Baldwin Auction, 2 November 2013, lots 301, 306 (parts); N 6671 and N 6686 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lots 423, 424 (parts), bt M. Trenerry July 2010; *N 6672 bt J.N. Holman December 2012