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BRITISH TOKENS, Borough High Street, John Davis, Farthing, 1664, 0.72g/6h (E 431, this piece illustrated; N 4801a, this piece; BW. 27); William Davis, Farthing, 0.72g/3h (E 434; N 4803; BW. 30); John Dyson, Farthing, [16]57, 0.58g/3h (E 437, this piece; N –; BW. 32); John Elliott, Halfpenny, [16]67, 1.60g/12h (E 438; N 4805a, this piece; BW. 34); Richard Farmer, Farthing, 1656, 1.68g/12h (E 440, this piece illustrated; N 4806a, this piece; BW. 36) [5]. E 431 and 440 very fine, E 434 good very fine with ‘river’ patina and superior to the Everson plate piece, others fine, E 437 very rare £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Southwark 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: E 431, 438 and 440 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection; *E 434 found in the R. Thames 1994, bt Baldwin; E 437 Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 815 (part)