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Nottingham, Edward Wright, Halfpenny, [16]67, 1.96g/12h (PMP 118, and plate 5, this piece; N 3549, this piece; BW. 107); Joseph Wright, Halfpenny, 1.77g/6h (PMP 119; N 3550; BW. 108); Garvas Wylde, Halfpenny, 1.42g/6h (PMP 121, and pl. 7, this piece; N –; BW. 110), Gervas Wylde, Halfpenny, 2.83g/12h (PMP 122, and p.59, footnote 63, this piece; N –; BW. 109) [4]. PMP 119 excavated, others fine to very fine, PMP 122 overstruck on an Irish undertype, all very rare £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Nottinghamshire 17th Century Tokens formed by Andrew Knighton.

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Provenance: PMP 118 Norweb Collection [from N.A. Clark 1977], bt Spink March 1995; PMP 119 bt c. 2006; PMP *121 and 122 J. Tanenbaum Collection, Neales Auction (Nottingham), 28 February 1991, lots 2577, 2578 (parts), A. Judd Collection, bt A.J. February 1999