Auction Catalogue
17th Century Tokens, King Street [Westminster], T.I.C. the trvmpet, Farthing, 0.98g/6h (BW. 1594); C.M.D. the bell tavern, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (BW. 1598); Richard Sangar, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.12g/12h (BW. 1617); Nath[aniel] Tucker, Farthing, 0.63g/12h (BW. 1619); G.H.W. ye black dogg, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (BW. 1621); I.D.W. the bors head, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (BW. 1622); William Watts, Farthing, 1650, 1.37g/6h (BW. 1625) [7]. Generally fine to very fine, several very rare (£160-200)
This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Mrs Dora Harris.
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Provenance:
BW. 1594 bt May 1980; BW. 1598 bt July 1980; BW. 1617 and 1625 bt January 1990; BW. 1619 bt Seaby November 1979; BW. 1621 bt March 1988; *BW. 1622 found in the R. Thames at King’s Reach, Blackfriars, 1988, bt R. Sharman June 1988.
The Trumpet, the Bell and the Black Dog were taverns mentioned by Samuel Pepys in his Diary
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