City of London, Barbican, Elizabeth Babington, Farthings, 1653 (2), 0.98g/6h (N 6506 obv., different [earlier] rev.; BW. 108), 0.82g/6h (N 6506; BW. 108); Thomas Cooper, Farthing, 1655, 1.03g/12h (N 6508; BW. 111); Philip Damerell, Farthing, 1666, 0.42g/9h (N –; D 111A); Samuell Lane, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.49g/3h (N 6510; D 116B) [5]. N 6510 about fine and extremely rare, D 111A a large fragment with piece broken off but perhaps the only known specimen, others in varied state £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: N 6506 var., 6508 and D 111A J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 137 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; N 6506 bt M. Steele July 2009; *N 6510 bt H. Simmons January 2003.

Thomas Cooper, chandler