Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Dorset, Dorchester, Borough Farthings, 1669 (7), 1.60g/12h (N 884; BW. 53-6), 2.84g/12h, 2.71g/12h (both N 885; BW. 53-6), 2.71g/12h (N 886; BW. 53-6), 1.90g/12h (N 890; BW. 53-6), 2.06g/12h, 1.92g/12h (both N 892; BW. 53-6); Tho. Gould, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.29g/3h (N 903; BW. 69); Thomas Hall, Farthing, 1656, 1.64g/12h (N 904; BW. 70-1); Lawrence Righton, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.35g/12h (N 910; BW. 75); John Roy, Farthing, 1660, 0.63g/6h (N 911, this piece; BW. 76) [11]. N 911 very fine but with edge chip, N 886 and 892 at 1.92g mediocre, others generally about fine and better £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Robert Thompson.

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Provenance: N 884 bt J.G. Scott February 1994; N 885 at 2.84g SNC January 1973 (448); N 885 at 2.71g S.G. Rowe Collection, bt N.A. Clark; N 886 bt N.A. Clark June 1977; N 890 bt Brighton Coin Shop October 1987; N 892 at 2.06g bt N.A. Clark July 1978; N 892 at 1.92g bt September 1977; N 903 bt N.A. Clark May 1977; N 904 bt S.E. Schwer October 1979; N 910 bt J. Whitmore May 1991; *N 911 Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], SNC May 1988 (3087)