17th Century Tokens, LEICESTERSHIRE, Leicester, John Browne, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.50g/6h (N 2826; BW. 32), Daniel Heggs, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.20g/3h (N –; BW. 38), James Lee, Farthing, 1656, 0.81g/6h (N 2834; BW. 40), William Savidge, Halfpenny, 1670, 0.92g/9h (N 2843; BW. 50), Thomas Sturges, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N 2846; BW. 53); Loughborough, Henry Somervile, Farthing, 0.65g/6h (N –; D 66A), Mountsorrel, Jonas Davis, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.03g/12h (N 2897; BW. 100); NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Kettering, John Fox, Farthing, 1664, 0.80g/12h (Waddell 40; N 3386; BW. 44), Peterborough, George Humerton, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.46g/12h (Waddell –; N –; D –), Alce Hardy, Farthing, 0.71g/3h (Waddell –; N –; D –) [10]. Varied state, penultimate cracked almost in half and repaired, last two extremely rare £100-150

Provenance: BW. 32, 38 and 50 found at Wymeswold (Leicestershire) June 2002; Humerton J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 600 (part).

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