Auction Catalogue

6 July 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

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

Lot

№ 999

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6 July 2005

Hammer Price:
£100

17th Century Tokens, Devizes, Grace Naish, Farthing, 1652, 0.90g/6h (N 5460; BW. 71), Richard Slade, Farthing, 1663, 0.99g/6h (N 5465; BW. 74); Malmesbury, William Wayte, Farthing, 1651, 1.08g/6h (N 5500; BW. 121); Marlborough, Borough Farthing, 1668, 1.13g/12h (N 5505; BW. 125), John Bayly, Farthing, 0.62g/9h (N 5507 obv., rev. differs; BW. 126); Salisbury, City Farthing, 1659, 1.53g/6h (N 5538; BW. 164), Henry Cole, Farthing, 1653, 0.79g/6h (N 5542; BW. 168). Edmond Macks, Farthing, 1.24g/12h (N 5566; BW. 203), Richard Minifie, Farthing, 0.96g/6h (N 5569; BW. 208), J[ohn] P[acker], Farthing, 0.90g/3h (N 5587; BW. 210), Simon Rolfe, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.96g/3h (N 5574; BW. 222), Thomas Shergold, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.94g/3h (N 5578; BW. 226) [12]. BW. 222 very fine, BW. 210 good fine with traces of undertype, others mostly mediocre or fair, BW. 121 pierced (£40-60)

Provenance:
BW. 222 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 571 (part) [from Seaby April 1980].

Grace Naish, widow; Richard Slade, grocer; William Waite, apothecary; John Bayly, grocer; Henry Cole, innholder, The Saracen’s Head; Edmond Mackes, apothecary; Richard Minify, milliner; John Packer, grocer, Cheese Cross; Simon Rolfe, clothier