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

№ 1243

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£210

17th Century, Kent, Wye, Marie Allen, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.69g/3h (N 2774; BW. 581); Thomas Allen, Farthings (2, different obv. dies), 1.01g/6h (N 2778; BW. 582), 0.94g/6h (N 2779; BW. 582); John Coulter, Farthing, 1652, 1.00g/6h (N 2775; BW. 583); Thomas Dan, Farthing, 1652, 0.92g/6h (N 2776; BW. 584); Richard Whittingham, Farthing, 0.66g/9h (BW. 586), octagonal Halfpenny, 1667, 2.96g/6h (N 2777; BW. 585) [7]. Both BW. 582s and 583 fair, BW. 586 good very fine, BW. 587 about very fine, others fine; includes all the issuers for the town (£180-220)

Provenance:
BW. 581 and *585 V.J. Newbury Collection [581 bt Baldwin September 1997, 585 bt Baldwin December 1995]
BW. 582 at 1.01g bt B. Waterhouse November 1993
BW. 582 at 0.94g M. Trenerry FPL May-June 1996 (C 260)
BW. 583 bt B. Waterhouse August 1992
BW. 584 Format FPL 52, September 1995 (3780)
BW. 586 bt B. Waterhouse November 1993.

John Coulter, grocer; Thomas Dan, weaver; Richard Whittingham, innholder, The Flying Horse