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The Collection of Yorkshire 17th Century Tokens formed by Christopher Street

Christopher Street

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Lot

№ 184

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8 November 2017

Hammer Price:
£120

Doncaster, George Rasine Jr, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.26g/6h (N 5847; BW. 82); Otteweell Robotham, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.17g/9h (N 5848; BW. 83); Richard Speight, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.19g/12h (N 5849, this piece; BW. 84); Thomas Wortley, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.18g/6h (N 5851, this piece; BW. 86) [4]. First fine but centre of obverse partly weak, others in varied state, last two very rare £140-180

Provenance: *N 5847 E.J. Luck Collection [from S.E. Schwer June 1982], bt H. Simmons October 2009; N 5848 bt P. Webb June 2005; N 5849 and 5851 R.J. Carthew Collection, H. Hird Collection, Glendining Auction, 6 March 1974, lot 285 (part), Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 96 (part) [from Seaby 1974], bt N.A. Clark September 2005