17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

CITY, Coldharbour [Dowgate], Thomas Kinge, Halfpenny, 1.31g/3h (N –; BW. 705); Coleman Street, James Gripp, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.39g/12h (N –; BW. 710); College Hill [Thames Street], George Boylson, Farthing, 0.52g/3h (N –; D 714B); Cornhill, S.C. the 3 golden lyons, Farthing, 1653, 0.78g/6h (N –; BW. 716), Gama. Whittaker, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 6803; BW. 732) [5]. BW. 710 fine or better but off-centre, others mostly fair, all rare £80-£100

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

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N 6803 bt S.H. Monks February 2016; BW. 705 found in the R. Thames, Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 503 (part); BW. 710 Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 503 (part) [from Seaby August 1980]; D 714B F. Sedgwick Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 15 [from Coins & Antiquities September 1977], Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 504 (part); BW. 716 bt M. Wills September 2016