The Collection of British Tokens formed by John Rose

17th Century Tokens, LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Shoreditch, John Parson, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.81g/9h (N 8159; BW. 2828); Soho, John Browne, Farthing, 1664, 1.30g/12h (N 8943; BW. 2913); Spitalfields, Rob. Walley, Halfpenny, 2.11g/12h (N 8450; BW. 2935) [3]. N 8159 good fine, others very fine with ‘river’ patina but N 8450 with spade mark on obverse and N 8943 with surface metal fault, first two rare £140-£180

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

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Provenance: N 8159 bt R.A. Shuttlewood 1986; N 8450 bt S.H. Monks 1986; *N 8943 Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 558 [from Seaby May 1982]