17th Century, Stewkley, Thomas Coles, Halfpenny, 1667, Grocers’ arms, 2.05g/12h (Berry & Morley 159; SCBI Norweb 336, this piece; BW. 118). Legends weak in parts, otherwise good fine, very rare; the only issue for this locality (£90-120)

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

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Provenance:
Found at Towcester, Northants, 1936;
R A Nott Collection [bt by Spink];
Mrs Emery May Norweb Collection;
SNC September 1988 (5761);
J Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 736 (part).

Thomas Coles (1608-1689), grocer and tallow chandler, also Quaker; first wife’s name was Anne, second wife’s name Christina