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, Dover, Borough, Farthings, 1668 (2, different obv. dies), 0.97g/12h (N 2505a, this piece; BW. 199), 0.88g/12h (N 2505 rev., different obv.; BW. 199), Halfpence, 1668 (2, different dies), 2.38g/12h (N 2506; BW. 198), 2.06g/12h (N 2507; BW. 198); David Adamson, Farthing, 1657, 1.26g/6h (N 2508; BW. 200); I.A.B. at the skoch armes, Farthing, 1658, 1.22g/6h (N 2544 rev., different obv.; BW. 201); John Brian, Farthing, 1652, 1.07g/6h (N 2509; BW. 202); I.M.C. at the qveene of bohemia, Farthings (2, different dies), 0.83g/6h (N 2542; BW. 203), 0.91g/6h (N 2543; BW. 203); Edward Chambers, Farthings, 1649 (2, different dies), 0.94g/6h (N 2510; BW. 205), 1.11g/6h (BW. 205); Jane Coller, Farthing, 1.06g/6h (N 2511; BW. 206); Richard Cullen, Farthing, 1656, 1.22g/6h (N 2512; BW. 208); C.M.D. at the leopovldvs, Farthings, 1651 (2, different dies), 1.04g/6h (N 2537; BW. 209), reading leopvldvs, 0.85g/6h (N 2538; BW. 210); G.M.F. at the leopvldvs, Farthing, 1666, 1.07g/6h (N 2539; BW. 211) [16]. First BW. 199, both 205s and 208 very fine, second 198, 201 and first 203 fair, others generally fine (£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. 198 at 2.38g, 203 at 0.91g and 209 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 61 (part) [198 from Seaby 1981, 203 from N. Mills 1982, 209 from R. Sharman 1990], all bt M. Trenerry December 1997
BW. 198 at 2.06g bt Spink April 1996
*BW. 199 at 0.97g Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], bt Spink November 1994
BW. 199 at 0.88g, 201 and 203 at 0.83g D.C. Pennock Collection, bt December 1993
BW. 200, 202, 206 and 210 V.J. Newbury Collection [200 bt Baldwin July 2003, 202 bt Baldwin August 2003, 206 bt Baldwin June 2003, 210 bt Baldwin August 2002]
Both BW. 205 bt Baldwin June 2003
BW. 208 and 211 bt Baldwin July 2003

Edward Chambers, grocer; Richard Cullen, grocer