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

Whitechapel, H.I.H. at the 2 black boyes, Farthing, 0.88g/6h (N 8612; BW. 3412); John Haris, Farthing, 1.12g/12h (N 8606; BW. 3413); Thomas Hepworth, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N –; D 3413A); James Kinder, Farthing, 0.57g/9h (N 8597; D 3415B; Gilbert, SCMB July-August 1987, no.21) [4]. Varied state, first with ‘river’ patina, last two with some surface knocks, all very rare £150-£200

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 8597 found in the R. Thames, C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction T18, 27 August 2020, lot 139 (part) [from Baldwin]; N 8606 A Collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, Part II, St James’s Auction 40, 5 October 2016, lot 2258 (part); N 8612 bt Baldwin June 2012; D 3413A bt J. Higginbotham March 2015