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26 April 2023

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British 17th Century Trade Tokens

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Lot

№ 171

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26 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£80

Ratcliff Cross, George Bulmor, Farthing, 1658, 1.13g/6h (N 8362; D 2325B); Phillip Burges, Farthing, 1667, 1.15g/6h (N –; BW. 2326); Robert Ellis, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.75g/12h (N –; BW. 2327) [3]. First fine, second about very fine, both very rare, last fair to fine but with edge clip and ‘river’ patina £140-£180

*BW. 2326 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 230 (part) [from Spink], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part VI, DNW Auction 134, 7-8 December 2015, lot 217 (part); others J.L. Wetton Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 227 (part), P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lots 227, 230 (parts), D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part VI, DNW Auction 134, 7-8 December 2015, lot 217 (part)