Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Wiltshire, Highworth, Leonard Bolt, Farthings (2), 0.95g/6h, 0.78g/6h (both N 5473, latter 5473b, this piece; BW. 86); John Elton, Halfpence, 1669 (2), 1.39g/12h, 1.23g/12h (both N 5483, latter 5483b, this piece; BW. 88); Edward Forder and Ric. Batson, Farthings (3), 1.26g/12h, 0.96g/12h, 0.51g/6h (all N 5474, second 5474a, this piece; BW. 85); Thomas Osborne, Farthings, 1653 (2), 1.21g/6h, 0.92g/6h (both N 5479, latter 5479b, this piece; BW. 93); John Tomes, Farthings, 1652 (3), 1.24g/6h, 1.13g/6h, 0.88g/6h (all N 5480, first 5480a, this piece; BW. 95); Richard Williams and Will Francklin, Farthing, 1.26g/11h (N 5481, this piece; BW. 96) [13]. Generally about fine and better; a good town group, some scarce £180-£220

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

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Provenance: N 5473 at 0.78g, N 5474 at 0.96g, 5479 at 0.92g Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 14 (part) [from Baldwin]; N 5480 at 0.88g bt M.J. Harris February 1989; *N 5480 at 1.24g, 5481 and 5483 at 1.23g R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lots 14 (part), 16; others J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 789 [5473 from M.J. Dickinson November 1988, 5474 from S.R. Porter February 1994, 5479 from M.J. Dickinson January 1991, 5480 from M.J. Dickinson November 1984, 5483 from M.J. Dickinson September 1987]