British 17th Century Trade Tokens

ESSEX, Bocking, Thomas Merill, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.09g/6h (N 1097; BW. 29); Castle Hedingham, Robert Walford, Farthing, 1.00g/12h (N 1300; BW. 208); Colchester, William Alldred, Farthing, 0.45g/3h (N 1156; BW. 90), Andr. Formantel Jr, Farthing, 1662, 0.59g/12h (N 1181; BW. 115), Thomas Renolds, Farthings (2), 0.82g/9h (N 1211; BW. 143), 0.92g/3h (N 1214; BW. 143); Finchingfield, Wil Greene, Farthing, 0.88g/6h (N 1274; BW. 179); Halstead, William Newman, Farthing, 0.71g/6h (N 1281; BW. 191), Rowland Sath, Farthing, 1669, 1.07g/6h (N 1282; BW. 192); Harwich, Andrew Debnam, Farthing, 0.55g/12h (N 1286, this piece; BW. 197); Hatfield Broad Oak, William Spiltimber, Farthing, 1658, 0.96g/6h (N 1292; BW. 202) [11]. Varied state, N 1286 rare £60-£80

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

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N 1097 bt September 2012; N 1156 bt December 2016; N 1181 Henry Spencer Auction (Retford), 3 January 2014, lot 527 (part); N 1211 and 1214 bt S.R. Porter 1979; others Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 7, 21 June 2017, lot 72 (part), additionally: N 1286 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 12, part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC June 1988 (3880)