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

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Chatteris, William Smith, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.46g/6h (N 428; BW. 89); Chesterton, William Limber, Farthing, 0.75g/6h (N 430; BW. 90); Ely, Cornelius Fuller, Farthing, 1654, 1.09g/6h (N 436a, this piece; BW. 105), John Gayer, Farthing, 0.79g/6h (N 501; BW. 107), William Gotobed, Farthing, 1662, 1.09g/6h (N 438; BW. 108), Nicholas Mallabar, Farthing, 1658, 1.02g/6h (N 441; BW. 112), Thomas Porter, Farthing, 1663, 0.75g/12h (N 442; BW. 115), John Reade, Farthing, 1656, 1.29g/9h (N 445; BW. 117), Will Turkinton, Farthings, 1661 (2), 0.99g/6h (N 450; BW. 121), 0.54g/3h (N 451; BW. 123), William Wagstafe, Farthing, 0.91g/6h (N 452; BW. 122); Gamlingay, Stephen Apthorpe, Farthing, 1659, 0.79g/6h (N 458; BW. 128), Joseph Harvie, Halfpenny, 1667, 3.42g/6h (N 459; BW. 130) [13]. Varied state £50-£70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by a Gentleman Deceased.

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Provenance: N 428 bt R. Jeffery October 1994; N 430 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 15 (part) [from M. Phillips], bt A. Cherry December 2001; N 436 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 15 (part) [from Spink], bt A. Cherry December 2001; N 438 bt January 1997; N 441 and 442 bt July 1989; N 445 D.L. Smith Collection [from Seaby February 1972], bt Seaby April 1986; N 450 bt Seaby 1983; N 501 bt R. Jeffery June 1990; N 451 with ticket indicating a prior acquisition in Cambridge, 1922; N 458 bt A. Cherry May 2002; N 459 bt Seaby 1985