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, Eastchurch [Isle of Sheppey], Richard Eagleston, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.34g/6h (BW. 242); Will[iam] Manyaringe, Halfpence (2, different obv. dies), 1.13g/12h (N 2548 rev., different obv.; BW. 243), reads manyringe, 2.27g/3h (N 2548; BW. 244) [3]. Second fair, others about fine, all rare and the only three issues for the village (£60-80)

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. 242 and 244 V.J. Newbury Collection [242 bt Baldwin May 2002, 244 bt Baldwin September 1993]
BW. 243 bt Baldwin September 1993.

Richard Eagleston, blacksmith; William Mainwaring, haberdasher