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Bridgwater, Borough Farthings (3), undated, 0.79g/12h (DY 12:1; N 3974; BW. 50), 1666 (2), 3.43g/12h (DY 12:3; N 3976; BW. 49), 2.46g/6h (DY 12:6; N 3979; BW. 49); William Crapp, Farthing, 1670, 2.30g/9h (DY 13:1; N 3982; BW. 55); William Goodridge, Farthing, 1669, 1.37g/9h (DY 13:2; N 3983; BW. 58); Robert Haviland, Farthing, 1.13g/6h (DY 13:3; N 3984; BW. 59); John Hunt, Farthing, 1651, 1.04g/6h (DY 13:4; N 3985; BW. 61); John Linton, Farthings (2), 1656, 0.86g/3h (DY 13:5; N 3986; BW. 63), undated, 0.99g/12h (DY –; N –; BW. 62); Will Page, Farthing, 1669, 0.94g/9h (DY 13:7; N 3987; BW. 66); Edmond Pettitt, Farthing, 1654, 0.85g/6h (DY 14:1; N 3989; BW. 68); John Rogers, Farthing, 1669, 2.27g/12h (DY 14:3; N 3994; BW. 70); James Safforde, Farthing, 1658, 1.07g/6h (Winsborough, TCSB March 2013, p.390, same dies; DY 14:4 obv.; N 3991 obv., different rev.; BW. –); William Sealy, Farthings (2), 1652, 1.22g/6h (DY 14:5; N 3992; BW. 72), 1654, 0.77g/3h (DY 14:6; N 3993; BW. 73) [15]. BW. 62, N 3989 and 3991 var. excavated, BW. 62 very rare, 3991 var. extremely rare, N 3994 mediocre, others generally fine, one or two better, but N 3983 pierced £240-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Terry Winsborough.

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Provenance: N 3974 bt N.A. Clark December 1990; N 3976 and 3979 bt H. Nielson February 1999; N 3982 bt in Southampton September 1977; N 3983 bt R. Jeffery March 1979; *N 3984 bt N.A. Clark September 1992; N 3985 bt Fox & Sons June 1989; N 3986 bt J. Whitmore November 1998; N 3987 SNC February 2000 (715); N 3989 and 3991 var. bt March 2014; N 3992 J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 67, 16 November 1988, lot 443 (part), bt N.A. Clark December 1988; N 3993 bt J. Whitmore November 1987; N 3994 bt S.E. Schwer July 1984