17th Century, Newport Pagnell, John Child, Farthing, scales, 0.95g/3h (Berry & Morley 124, and BNJ 1973, p.114, P 90°, this piece; BW. 95). Good fine, extremely rare; only three others known, all in institutions (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
Bt Baldwin July 1970.

John Child (†October 1667), tobacconist, also churchwarden