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

Skipton, Richard Dixon, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.90g/9h (N 6069a, this piece; BW. 338); Henry [—]chel, Halfpenny, 1.58g/3h (N –; D –) [2]. First with flan clip, good fine, second in excavated state but of the highest rarity, possibly the only known specimen £100-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Yorkshire 17th Century Tokens formed by Christopher Street.

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Provenance: Fist R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 188 (part) [from Seaby], bt N.A. Clark September 2005; second bt G. Brown June 2012.

The obverse device on the second item has been identified as a lion (see accompanying paperwork) in an attempt to relate it to the town’s Red Lion inn, of 13th century origin, but the animal more closely represents a talbot