British 17th Century Trade Tokens

The Hermitage [Wapping], W.E.A. kings head taverne, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N 8243; BW. 1342); S[amuel] H[all], Farthing, h of initials over a, 1.47g/3h (N 8244 obv., different [later] rev.; BW. 1343); William Kedward, Halfpenny, 2.45g/6h (N 8242 rev., different obv.; BW. 1346) [3]. About fine and better, N 8243 with partial ‘river’ patina, latter two very rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The James Lamb Collection of 17th Century Tokens of the London Borough of Stepney.

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*N 8242 var. J.G. Rose Collection, DNW Auction T19, 17 November 2020, lot 146 (part) [from I.D. Jull 1995]; N 8243 bt I. Smith February 2012; N 8244 var. A Collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, Part I, St James’s Auction 35, 9 February 2016, lot 341 (part), bt Q.D.R. Archer November 2016