British Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Jeffrey Gardiner

17th Century Tokens, BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, Durham, George Comynt and George Cooper, Farthing, [16]66, 1.33g/6h (N 1046; BW. 26); William Greeveson, Farthings (4), 1.54g/3h, 1.41g/3h, 1.09g/9h (all N 1049; BW. 29-30), 1.05g/3h (N 1050 rev., different obv.; BW. 29-30); Cuthbert Hetchinson, Farthing, 1664, 1.15g/6h (N 1051; BW. 32); George Hodshon, Farthing, 1.28g/6h (N 1052; BW. 31); Will Hutcheson, Farthing, 0.69g/12h (N 1053; BW. 33); William Jordan, Farthings (4), 1.05g/9h, 0.93g/9h (both N 1056; BW. 34), 1.03g/6h, 0.75g/3h (both N 1059; BW. 34); Ralph Nicholson, Farthings (2), 1.13g/12h, 1.07g/6h (both N 1060; BW. 35); John Peacock, Farthing, 1662, 0.74g/6h (N 1061; BW. 36); John Richardson, Farthing, 0.91g/3h (N 1063; BW. 37); William Roper, Farthings (2), 0.58g/3h, 0.52g/3h (both N 1067; BW. 39); William Wilkinson, Farthings, 1661 (3), 2.04g/12h, 1.21g/12h (both N 1069; cf. BW. 42), 1.13g/12h (N 1070; cf. BW. 42) [21]. N 1050 var and 1070 very fine, N 1051, 1052, 1063 and both 1067s fine or better, others in varied state and N 1061 pierced and plugged, some rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Tokens from the Collection formed by the late Jeffrey Gardiner.

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Provenance: N 1049 at 1.09g and 1069 at 2.04g bt N. Cook April 2002; *N 1050 var bt 2005; N 1053, 1059 at 1.03g, 1061 and 1063 bt I. Taylor 2002; N 1056 at 1.05g bt G. Buddle December 2001; N 1051 bt S.H. Monks November 1999; N 1056 at 0.93g bt G. Buddle 2006; N 1059 at 0.75g bt S.H. Monks September 1999; N 1060 at 1.07g bt Baldwin; N 1067 at 0.58g bt S.H. Monks March 1998; N 1067 at 0.52g Sir Marcus Clark Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 36 (part); N 1069 at 1.21g bt Corbitt & Hunter August 1970; N 1070 bt Seaby 1970

The Wilkinson tokens are BW. 42, N 1061 has been pierced and plugged