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The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Kent formed by the late Robert Hogarth

Robert Hogarth

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№ 1200

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£110

17th Century, Kent, Newington-next-Sittingbourne, Thomas Boorn, Halfpenny, 1669, 3.25g/3h (N 2685, this piece; BW. 437); William Staninough, Halfpenny, 1669, 0.89g/12h (N 2686; BW. 438) [2]. First about very fine, second fair but clear, both very rare and the two certainly attributed issues for the village (£50-70)

Provenance:
BW. 437 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 611 (part)
BW. 438 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection,
SCMB March 1946 (CT 18, part), bt Baldwin November 1999.

Thomas Boorn, grocer; William Staninough, mercer