The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Rose

17th Century Tokens, SOUTHWARK, Kent Street, Hugh Hayle, Halfpenny, 1669, 3.09g/12h (E 672; N –; D 285A); E.H.M. at the white bare, Halfpenny (?), a farthing changer, 1.20g/6h (E 675, this piece [not illustrated]; N 4949 rev., different obv.; D –) [2]. First about very fine and very rare, second fair and perhaps the only known specimen £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Rose.

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Provenance: *E 672 bt Seaby 1979.

The cataloguer concurs with Everson in that the initials on E 675 are incorrectly rendered. The fact that they are widely spaced and the reverse die-links with E 677 suggests that the order of issue was E 675, 677 and finally 676