Auction Catalogue
17th Century, Kent, Milton-next-Gravesend, George Head, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.79g/6h (N 2666; BW. 416); John Jones, Farthing, 0.81g/6h (BW. 417); Walter Ninn, Farthings, 1666 (2, different obv. dies), 1.17g/6h (N 2668; BW. 419), 0.96g/6h (N 2669; BW. 419); Edward Pashlowe, Farthing, 1656, 0.91g/6h (N 2671; BW. 421); Will[iam] Reade, Farthing, 0.97g/12h (N 2672; BW. 423), Halfpenny, 1666, 1.30g/12h (N 2673; BW. 422); Anthony Sifflet, Farthing, 0.91g/12h (N 2674; BW. 425); John Smith, Farthing, 1.28g/6h (N 2675; BW. 426); Arthur White, Farthing, 0.70g/9h (BW. 427) [10]. BW. 423, 425 and 427 very fine, BW. 421 fair, others generally fine, a good group, several rare (£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. 416, 417, 421 and 427 V.J. Newbury Collection [416 and 427 bt Baldwin August 2002, 417 bt Baldwin May 2003, 421 bt Baldwin July 2003]
BW. 419 at 1.17g bt M. Trenerry March 1992
BW. 419 at 0.96g bt Baldwin April 1994
BW. 422 bt Baldwin April 1998
*BW. 423 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 66 (part) [from R. Sharman 1985], bt M. Trenerry January 1998
BW. 425 bt Spink February 2002
BW. 426 bt Baldwin November 1999.
Walter Ninn, baker; Edward Pashlowe, barber-surgeon, mayor of Gravesend 1653; William Reade, pewterer; Anthony Sifflet, innholder, The Golden Ball; John Smith, innholder, The Cornish Clough; Arthur White (†1671), innholder, formerly of The Swan, Milton-next-Gravesend, mayor 1658, postmaster of Gravesend and Milton-next-Gravesend (see also lot 1171 for another token of this issuer)
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