Auction Catalogue

16 March 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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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)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1191

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£220

17th Century, Kent, Maidstone, James Ruse, Farthing, 0.68g/6h (N 2632; BW. 385); Thomas Swinoke, Farthing, 0.73g/3h (N 2634; BW. 386); Jonathan Troughton, Farthing, 1668, 1.00g/3h (N 2635; BW. 388), Halfpenny, 1668, 1.63g/12h (N 2636; BW. 387); Richard Walker, Farthing, 1658, 1.24g/6h (N 2637; BW. 389) [5]. BW. 386 fair, others generally fine (£120-150)

Provenance:
BW. 385 bt D. Mason January 2002
BW. 386 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection,
SCMB March 1946 (CT 18, part), with Baldwin January 1987, bt Spink February 2002
*BW. 387 Format FPL 54, September 1996 (3925)
BW. 388 and 389
SNC September 2001 (TT 872, 873).

James Ruse, grocer; Jonathan Troughton, grocer, mayor 1655; Richard Walker, grocer