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A Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by a Gentleman Deceased

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№ 3

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26 May 2020

Hammer Price:
£55

BERKSHIRE, Abingdon, Richard Ely, Farthing, 0.82g/6h (N 67; BW. 3), Thomas Geagle, Halfpenny, 1.70g/12h (N 69; BW. 4), Henry Meales, Farthing, 1657, 0.98g/12h (N 59; BW. 7), William Stevenson, Farthing, 0.78g/6h (N 62; BW. 10), John Wells, Farthing, 1667, 0.58g/12h (N 66; BW. 11); Blewbury, George Stanton, Farthing, 1665, 0.77g/9h (N 73; BW. 14), Halfpenny, 1670, 1.39g/12h (N 74; BW. 13); Faringdon, Richard Fowler, Farthing, 1.09g/9h (N 1779; BW. 24), Edward Stevens, Farthing, 1652, 1.07g/6h (N 6407; BW. 28); Hagbourne, Thomas Humfrey, Farthing, reads hayborn, 1.01g/3h (N 79; BW. 30a); Hungerford, William Bell, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.64g/3h (N 87; BW. 34), John Butler, Farthing, 0.98g/6h (N 82; BW. 35), Timothie Lucus, Farthing, 0.88g/12h (N 84; BW. 37) [13]. N 66 and 6407 fine, others in varied state £70-£90

Provenance: N 59 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 2, part), H.D. Gibbs Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 329 (part), bt Seaby 1985; N 62 bt February 1993; N 66 bt S.H. Monks 2005; N 67 bt M.J. Dickinson December 1987; N 73 bt A. Cherry December 1996; N 79 bt R. Jeffery December 1991; N 82 B. Lowsley Collection, Sotheby Auction, 3-4 May 1899, lot 84 (part) [from R.B. Murdoch May 1898], with Baldwin November 1914, bt M.J. Dickinson December 1987; N 84 bt A. Cherry December 2001; N 87 SNC April 1997 (1970), bt July 2005; N 1779 bt January 1997; N 6407 bt S.H. Monks July 2002