British 17th Century Trade Tokens

BERKSHIRE, Newbury, Borough Farthings, 1657 (13, from 11 obv. and 8 rev. dies), 0.99g/6h (N 106; BW. 55), 0.87g/6h (N 108b, this piece; BW. 55), 1.14g/6h (N 108-9 rev., different obv.), 1.35g/6h (N 109; BW. 51), 1.23g/6h (N 110; BW. 51), 1.25g/6h (N 112; BW. 54), 1.03g/6h (N 113; BW. 52), 1.18g/3h (N 114b, this piece; BW. 52), 0.66g/3h (N 115; BW. 54), 0.59g/6h (N 116; BW. 54), 0.68g/12h (N 117; BW. 54), 0.57g/6h (N 118; BW. 52), 0.95g/12h (N 119, this piece; BW. 52) [13]. Fine to very fine, a good group of civic issues, some scarce £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 275, additionally: N 106, 109, 113, 115 and 116 C.M. Rowe Collection, bt N.A. Clark November 2008; N 108b, 114b and 119 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt J.L. Holman March 2008; N 108 variant, 117 and 118 bt J.N. Holman March 2008; N 110 bt Lockdales March 2008; N 112 bt D. Stuart March 2008.

The series is further detailed by Tim Everson (TCSB December 2010, pp.19-28), where some of the tokens illustrated are these specimens