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Sold on 15 December 2005

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Staffordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Geoffrey Kay Collection

Geoffrey Kay

Lot

№ 1869

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£70

Duplicates: Lichfield, City, octagonal Halfpenny, 1670, 2.13g/9h (N 4201; BW. 27); Tho[mas] Catterbancke, Farthing, 0.78g/12h (BW. 30); Penkridge, John Phillipes, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.50g/9h (N 4207; BW. 44); Stafford, William Elveis, Halfpenny, 1.14g (N 4211; BW. 57); Walsall, Robert Stotesbury, Halfpenny, 1663, 1.54g/6h (BW. 86) [5]. First mediocre, second and third fine, others fair, third overstruck on an issue of John Robottom, St Martin’s Lane, London [BW. 2676] (£60-80)

Provenance:
All bt N.A. Clark [27 in December 1977, 30 in June 1981, 44 in April 1979, 57 in June 1980, 86 in January 1984]