17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

CITY, Green’s Rents [Fleet Bridge], Will Warde, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.74g/12h (N 7041; BW. 1279); Grey Friars [Farringdon], George Jones, Farthing, 0.76g/10h (N 7042, this piece; D –), Halfpenny, 2.03g/12h (N 7043, this piece; BW. 1228), Francis Smalley, Farthing, 0.83g/11h (N –; BW. 1231); Grey Friars [Whitefriars], James Waters, Farthing, 0.90g/6h (N 7045b, this piece; BW. 1232); Grocers’ Alley [Poultry], Joseph Howson, Farthing, 1663, 0.36g/3h (N –; BW. 1280) [6]. Last poor and pierced, others in varied state, N 7042 cracked, some rare £50-£70

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

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N 7041 bt May 2014; N 7042 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 319 (part) [from Baldwin]; N 7043 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 319 (part); N 7045 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 319 (part); BW. 1231 bt N.A. Clark February 2007; BW. 1280 J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 190 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014