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Staffordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Geoffrey Kay Collection

Geoffrey Kay

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№ 1863

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£170

Wednesbury, I.F., wedgbvry and walsall, brass Farthing, 1656, 0.96g/6h (N 4226; D 83A); Henry Fidoe, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.05g/6h (N 4223; BW. 89); Thomas Hines, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.63g/12h (N 4224; BW. 91); John Ratly, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.87g/9h (BW. 93) [4]. BW. 91 fine, BW. 93 about fine, others fair and BW. 89 additionally pierced, all very rare (£150-200)

Provenance:
All bt N.A. Clark [83A in April 1992, 89 in February 1989, *91 in September 1978, 93 in May 1978].

Henry Fidoe, ironmonger; John Ratley, blacksmith