A Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by a Gentleman Deceased

BEDFORDSHIRE, Barton-in-the-Clay, William Hopkins, Halfpenny, 1.27g/12h (GO 3; N 4; BW. 3); Bedford, John Clarke, Farthing, 0.75g/6h (GO 7.1; N 7, this piece; BW. 7), William Faldo, Farthing, 1659, 0.82g/6h (GO 9; N 8; BW. 9), Henry Fittzhugh, Farthing, 1655, 1.26g/12h (GO 12; N 10; BW. 12), Thomas Pare, Farthing, 1656, 1.09g/6h (GO 17; N 13; BW. 17), John Paulin, Farthing, 1654, 1.08g/6h (GO 18.1; N 14; BW. 18); Biggleswade, Corporation, heart-shaped Halfpenny, 0.56g/12h (GO 21; N 17; BW. 21), John Bray, Halfpenny, 1668, 0.97g/3h (GO 23; N –; BW. 23), William Parnell, Farthing, 0.74g/12h (GO 24; N 19; BW. 24), Thomas Tompkins, Farthing, 0.69g/12h (GO 25.1; N 20 obv., different rev.; BW. 25); Clophill, John Carter, Farthing, 1666, 0.72g/9h (GO 29; N 23; BW. 29); Cranfield, John Bandy, Farthing, 1668, 1.00g/9h (GO 32; N 24; BW. 32) [12]. GO 3 about very fine, GO 7.1, 12 and 24 fine, others in varied state £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by a Gentleman Deceased.

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Provenance: GO 3 bt S.H. Monks January 1998; GO 7.1 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt S.H. Monks November 2005; GO 9 bt A. Cherry December 2005; GO 12 bt Seaby 1983; GO 17 bt A. Cherry December 2001; GO 18.1 bt S.H. Monks November 2000; GO 21 bt A. Cherry December 2003; GO 23 bt A. Cherry March 1998; GO 24 with Seaby 1966, SCMB September 1987 (M 123); GO 25.1 bt S.H. Monks September 2002; GO 29 bt July 2005; GO 32 bt December 2000