17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late Stephen Wrenn

HERTFORDSHIRE, Bushey, Will Litchfield and John Pile, Halfpence, 1669 (2), 3.50g/12h, 1.90g/12h (both N 2164; BW. 73); Cheshunt, James Bull, Farthing, 1666, 0.53g/9h (N 2165; BW. 75), Sam Goodaker, heart-shaped Halfpenny, 1668, 1.22g/12h (N 2166; BW. 77), Thomas Medlicott, Farthing, 1664, 0.78g/12h (N 2167; BW. 78), John Wright, Farthing, 1660, 1.01g/6h (N 2169; BW. 80); Hatfield, Robert Barnard, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.51g/12h (N 2186; BW. 85), Thomas Serin, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.12g/12h (N 2185a, this piece; BW. 90); Hemel Hempstead, Nicolas King, Farthing, 1653, 0.53g/6h (N 2192; BW. 97); Hitchin, Joseph Baker, Farthing, 1663, 0.71g/3h (N 2209; BW. 110), W[illiam] Drage, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.48g/12h (N 2212; BW. 114), John Rugeley, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.24g/6h (N 2219; BW. 122), Henry Warner, Farthing, 1664, 1.18g/12h (N 2222; BW. 125) [13]. N 2164 at 1.90g fine, others in varied state, N 2212 pierced £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late Stephen Wrenn.

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N 2164 at 1.90g Lockdales Auction (Ipswich), 24-5 March 2012, lot 1099 (part); N 2166 W.C. Boyd Collection, Baldwin Auction 42, 26 September 2005, lot 1274 [from Spink August 1900]; N 2167 bt Spink; N 2185 Norweb Collection [from Baldwin]; N 2186 bt M.J. Dickinson; N 2219 bt M. Shaw