Auction Catalogue

16 July 1997

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient Coins & Artefacts, World Coins, Numismatic Books, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 460

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16 July 1997

Hammer Price:
£120

17th Century: Norfolk, Diss 27; Harleston 52 [= N. 3052]; King’s Lynn 65 [= N. 3070]; Norwich 228 [= N. 3125]; Outwell 231; Stowbridge 240, 241; Thetford 256; Wilton 281 (2, same dies); Gt. Yarmouth 285 [dies not in N.], 286 [= N. 3296] [12]. BW. 52 chipped, BW. 240 and one 281 fair, remainder mostly about fine or better, the Outwell rare; sold with old descriptive envelopes (£70-90)

BW. 285 is from the first family of dies used for the 1667 Gt. Yarmouth issues (i.e. Norweb 3274-85), but no specimens from these particular dies were in the Norweb collection