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27 August 2020

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

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Lot

№ 33

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27 August 2020

Hammer Price:
£200

London (City), Little Moorfields, Simon Bond, Farthing, 1666, 0.69g/9h (N 7260; BW. 1954); Mary Lacy, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.00g/9h (N –; BW. 1962); Tho. Mudd, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.31g/12h (N –; D –) [3]. First very fine, others fair to fine, last plated and with some surface corrosion but extremely rare £150-£200

Provenance: *N 7260 found in the R. Thames, bt Baldwin; BW. 1962 J.L. Wetton Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 212 (part), P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 118 (part) [from Baldwin January 1990]; last P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 120 [from N. Mills May 1985].

The metal content of the last piece would merit scientific analysis