The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Terry Winsborough

Chard, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.03g/3h (DY 18:1; N 3999; BW. 82); Humphry Able, Halfpenny, 1.75g/12h (DY 18:2; N 4000; BW. 84); George Bartly, Farthing, 0.87g/12h (DY 18:3; N 4001; BW. 85); John Chapman, Farthing, mm. star, 0.39g/12h (DY 18:4; N 4003; BW. 87); J[ohn] H[arvey], Farthing, 1671, 2.15g/12h (DY 18:6; N 4004; BW. 83); P[eter] J[ohnson], Farthing, receive the crown in every town, 0.68g/9h (DY –; N 4005; BW. 89); Henry Seldred, Farthing, 0.63g/12h (DY 19:3; N 4010b, this piece; BW. 96); John Way, Farthing, 0.84g/3h (DY 19:4; N 4011; BW. 98); Peter Way, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (DY 19:5, this piece; N 4012; BW. 99); Thomas Williams, Farthing, 1656, 1.15g/6h (DY 19:6; N 4013; BW. 100) [10]. N 4010 excavated, N 4001 and 4012, others generally about fine but N 4000 pierced, N 4005 creased as a love token, rare, N 4011 centrally pierced and plugged £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Terry Winsborough.

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Provenance: N 3999 bt N.A. Clark March 1987; N 4000 and 4011 D.P. White Collection, Stride Auction (Chichester), 6 February 2009, lot 692 (part); N 4001 bt J.L. Holman November 2009; N 4003 bt N.A. Clark February 1990; N 4004 bt N.A. Clark September 1987; *N 4005 bt N.A. Clark May 2011; N 4010b Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 487 (part), bt J. Whitmore May 1995; N 4012 D. Young Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 19 (part) [from Baldwin February 1980], bt M. Wills April 2015; N 4013 bt N.A. Clark July 2013