British Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Wiltshire Coins and Paranumismatica

London (City), Tower Street, Benedick Barefoote, Farthing, 1.05g/6h (N 7759b, this piece; BW. 3205); T[homas] B[rockett], Farthing, 0.91g/6h (N 7773a, this piece; BW. 3204); Ralph Butcher, Farthing, 1664, 0.71g/12h (N 7760b, this piece; BW. 3206); Richard Finch, Farthing, 1.24g/6h (N 7761a, this piece; BW. 3211); John Gosling, Farthings, 1658 (2), 0.92g/6h, 0.90g/6h (both N 7762, former 7762a, this piece; BW. 3212); A.E.H. at the blew helmet, Farthing, 1.08g/12h (N 7766; BW. 3213); T.A.M. the white lyon taverne, Farthing, 1.10g/4h (N 7775, this piece; BW. 3215); William Peake, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.10g/3h (N 7776, this piece; BW. 3218); Samuell Remnant, Farthing, 1666, 1.01g/12h (N 7763c, this piece; BW. 3219); P.M.S. at the kinges head, Farthings, 1648 (2), reads kinges, 1.12g/6h (N 7770a, this piece; BW. 3220), reads kings, 1.44g/6h (N 7771a, this piece; BW. 3220); Tho. Steele, Farthing, 1.18g/6h (N 7765, this piece; BW. 3223); Richard Uthwat, Halfpenny, 2.83g/3h (N 7768a, this piece; D 3224A) [14]. N 7761 and 7771 good fine, others in varied state, N 7668 pierced but very rare, N 7775 with damaged surface, N 7776 pierced and plugged, several rare £200-£260

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 7759, 7760, 7761, 7762 at 0.92g, *7771 and 7776 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867 (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 411 (part); N 7762 at 0.90g bt R. Gladdle June 2004; N 7763, 7765, 7773 and 7775 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 411 (part); N 7766 bt I. Fine January 1971; N 7768 and 7770 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 411 (part) [from Baldwin]