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Sold on 7 October 2009

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West Country 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of David Sadler

David Sadler

Lot

№ 272

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£120

Dorset duplicates, Lyme Regis, Borough Farthings, 1669 (4, from two obv. and two rev. dies), 2.64g/6h, 2.05g/9h (N 922 and 922d, latter this piece; BW. 91-2), 2.40g/12h, 1.96g/12h (N 925a, former this piece; BW. 93); Melcombe Regis, John Swetnam, Farthing, 0.71g/6h (N 931; BW. 104); Poole, I.A.H. AT THE GEORGE, Halfpenny, 1666, 0.94g/3h (N 946; BW. 115); Shaftesbury, Borough Farthing, 1669, 1.48g/12h (N 948; BW. 132), Peter King Jr, Farthing, 1657, 1.23g/12h (N 958; BW. 146-7); Richard Prittell, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 961; BW. 151) [9]. Varied state, BW. 115 a large fragment £50-70

Provenance: BW. 91 at 2.64g bt B.M. Greenaway November 1999; BW. 91 at 2.05g and BW. 93 at 2.40g R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt Spink; BW. 115 bt A. Cherry; BW. 132 Wessex NS Auction (Bournemouth), 14 September 1989; BW. 146 bt 1987