The James Lamb Collection of 17th Century Tokens of the London Borough of Stepney

Shadwell Dock, Mathew Dodsley, Farthing, 1658, 0.29g/3h (N 8436; BW. Middlesex 177); L.S.E. at the worlds end, Farthing, reading docke, 0.75g/3h (N 8445 obv., different [earlier] rev.; BW. Middlesex 178) [2]. Fine, former with ‘river’ patina, latter very rare £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Lamb Collection of 17th Century Tokens of the London Borough of Stepney.

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N 8436 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 172 (part) [from R.A. Shuttlewood March 1986], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part VI, DNW Auction 134, 7-8 December 2015, lot 222 (part); N 8445 var J.L. Wetton Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 171 (part) [from J.L.W. February 1981], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part VI, DNW Auction 134, 7-8 December 2015, lot 222 (part)