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The James Lamb Collection of 17th Century Tokens of the London Borough of Stepney

James Lamb

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№ 233

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26 April 2023

Hammer Price:
£60

Wapping, Francis Richardson, Halfpenny, [16]66, 1.38g/12h (N 8521b, this piece; BW. 3336); R.I.S. at the tobacko role, Farthing, 1667, 0.87g/6h (N –; BW. 3340); Joseph Shurwood, Farthing, 1656, 0.95g/6h (N –; D –) [3]. Second poor but rare, others about fine, last extremely rare £120-£150

N 8521 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 654 (part), bt M. Trenerry April 2013; BW. 3340 A Collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, Part II, St James’s Auction 40, 5 October 2016, lot 2252 (part); last bt I. Smith August 2019