17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Keith Johnson

LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Wapping, Benjamin Barnes, Halfpenny, 1.30g/4h (N 8504; BW. 3277), Georg Carpenter, Farthing, 0.83g/6h (N 8507; BW. 3285), Andrew Coleman, Halfpenny, 1.12g/6h (N 8525; BW. 3290), T. Dry, Farthing, 1650, 0.92g/6h (N 8544; BW. 3294), Edward Fish, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 8541; BW. 3296), W. Gaunt, Farthing, 1652, 0.95g/6h (N 8533; BW. 3301), Roger Price, Farthing, 0.58g/6h (N 8523; BW. 3331); Wapping Dock, I.I.C. at the flovr delvs, Farthing, 1.14g/6h (N 8549; BW. 3284), T.M. at the bvll tavern, Farthing, 1.07g/6h (N 8548; BW. 3317); Wapping Old Stairs, I.I.B. the blow anker, Farthing, [16]58, 0.60g/6h (N 8558; BW. 3275); Wapping Wall, William Butcher, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.31g/12h (N –; BW. 3283), Francis Palmer, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.55g/9h (N 8564; BW. 3322) [12]. N 8541 very fine, ‘river’ patina, BW. 3283 about fine, others in varied state, N 8558 a large fragment £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Keith Johnson.

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N 8533 bt Seaby 1985; N 8544 with Seaby 1973; N 8523 and 8549 J.L. Wetton Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lots 258, 260 (parts), bt M.J. Dickinson August 1990