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17th Century, Newport Pagnell, W[––––] S[––––], Farthing, scales, 0.80g/12h (Berry & Morley 136; BW. 105). Weakly struck, but fine and patinated, extremely rare; only two other specimens in private hands known to the cataloguer (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
Glendining Auction, 9 September 1992, lot 214 (part);
bt S Monks September 1992.

The names of the issuer W.S. and his wife F. appears unknown

Two other specimens are in private hands, not one