The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy

Launceston, Andrewe Sheare, Farthing, 1667, 0.68g/12h (N 545; D 25A). Mediocre, extremely rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy.

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R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 6, part); David Lay Auction (Penzance), 11 August 1998, lot 54; E. Bell Collection, Maxwells Auction (Hazel Grove), 4 April 2012, lot 273; bt N.A. Clark.

Andrew Sheere signed the Protestation of 1641 at Launceston. In 1660 he paid poll tax of 2 shillings on his estate and a further 2 shillings for the poll. In the 1664 Hearth Tax returns he was assessed at 4 hearths. He was Mayor of Launceston in 1680-1