17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

CITY, Grub Street, John Dawson, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.72g/2h (N 7048, this piece; BW. 1282); Robert Fowler, Farthing, 0.95g/12h (N –; D –); William Hatton, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.61g/3h (N 7049, this piece; BW. 1285); George Hide, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 7050, this piece; BW. 1287); Edward Potter, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (N –; D 1291A); Thomas Threlkeld, Halfpenny, 1.70g/6h (N 7055b, this piece; BW. 1294); Sam Wright, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.76g/12h (N –; BW. 1295) [7]. Varied state, BW. 1295 centrally pierced, some 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 7048 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 320 (part) [from Seaby 1969]; N 7049 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 320 (part); N 7050 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 320 (part); N 7055 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867 (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 320 (part); D 1291A J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 190 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; BW. 1295 Wallis & Wallis Auction (Lewes), 12 June 2012, lot 55 (part); second DNW Auction T15, 8 November 2017, lot 636 (part)