Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

17th Century, Kent, Canterbury, Thomas Enfield, Farthing, 1666, 0.98g/12h (BW. 55), Halfpenny, 1666, 2.50g/3h (N 2433; BW. 54); Anthony Fagg, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 2404/1; BW. 56); Thomas Feild, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.12g/9h (N 2404/2; BW. 57); Edward Fray, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.26g/6h (N 2405; BW. 58); Thomas Jenings, Farthings (3), Ramage dies, 1.02g/6h (N 2407; BW. 61), post-Restoration dies (2, different obv. dies), 0.93g/6h (N 2408 rev., different obv.; BW. 61), 0.54g/9h (N 2408; BW. 61), Halfpenny, 1669, 1.43g/12h (N 2409; BW. 60); M.S.K. at the ship, Farthing, 1653, 0.74g/6h (N 2429; BW. 62) [10]. BW. 58 very fine, others generally fine, some better (£150-200)

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

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Provenance:
BW. 54 D.C. Pennock Collection, bt December 1993
BW. 55 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 18, part), bt Baldwin January 2002
BW. 56 and 61 at 0.93g V.J. Newbury Collection [56 bt Baldwin July 2003, 61 bt Baldwin August 2003]
*BW. 57 bt Baldwin October 2001
BW. 58 and 61 at 0.54g bt Spink December 2000 [58 previously from Baldwin, 61 from F. Schwer December 1986]
BW. 60 Format FPL 53, April 1996 (4511)
BW. 61 Ramage found in R. Stour, bt Baldwin July 1997
BW. 62 bt Baldwin January 2002.

Thomas Enfield, grocer, Mercery lane, mayor 1674; Anthony Fagg, grocer; Edward Fray, tallowchandler; Thomas Jenings, grocer and tallowchandler