17th Century Tokens, Collingbourne Ducis, Barnabas Rumsey, Farthings (2), 1664, 0.36g/6h (N –; BW. 56), 1667, 1.01g/12h (N –; BW. 55) [2]. First mediocre, second good fine but some surface verdigris, both extremely rare and the first not known by the late owner to be represented in any institutional collection; the only issues for the village £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Wiltshire Coins, Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by the late David Ward.

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Provenance: *BW. 55 bt J. Smith [Little Junk Shop, Salisbury] before 1980.

Barnabas Rumsey, grocer