17th Century Tokens, Minster [Isle of Sheppey], John Dyer, Halfpenny, 1.53g/6h (N 2683; BW. 436); Newington-next-Sittingbourne, Thomas Boorn, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.17g/3h (N 2685; BW. 437); New Romney, Richard Baker, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 2714; BW. 482); Northfleet, Thomas Humfre, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 2687; BW. 439) [4]. Varied state, mostly rare £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Peter Mann Collection of Kent Tokens.

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Provenance: BW. 437 and 482 bt December 1959; BW. 439 bt August 2005.

Thomas Boorn, grocer; Richard Baker (†1665), mayor in 1650 and 1655, wife’s name Amisia