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, Tonbridge, William Freeman, Halfpenny, 1.44g/6h (N 2762; BW. 554); William Overey, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.48g/12h (N 2763; BW. 555); Stephen Putland, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.48g/6h (N 2764; BW. 556); Robert Walice, Farthing, 1.05g/12h (BW. 558); Richard Wood, Farthings (2, different dies), 1652, 0.74g/12h (BW. 560), undated, 0.54g/6h (N 2765; BW. 561), Halfpenny, 1668, 1.95g/6h (N 2766; BW. 559) [7]. BW. 555 very fine, BW. 559 and 561 fine, others mediocre or fair (£120-150)

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. 554 The Property of a Gentleman, Spink Auction 89, 25 November 1991, lot 352 (part), bt M. Trenerry March 1992
BW. *555, 558 and 561 V.J. Newbury Collection [555 and 561 bt Baldwin April 2002, 558 bt Baldwin November 2001]
BW. 556 bt M. Trenerry December 1993
BW. 559 bt Spink February 2002 [with Baldwin January 1987]
BW. 560 bt Baldwin December 1998.

Robert Wallace, butcher