London, St. Giles in the Fields, Will Needes (2): halfpenny, WILL NEEDES IN NEW KING STR, crooked billet, rev. IN ST GILESES IN THE FEILDS, HIS HALF PENNY (MD.2514A); farthing, WILL NEEDES IN NEW KING, crooked billet, rev. STREET IN ST GILES IN YE FEILD, flower above and below WN (MD.-, dies as SNC, December 2011, p.135), the halfpenny weak in places, otherwise about very fine, the farthing damaged on reverse, otherwise fine, both extremely rare (2)
The halfpenny that was listed in Dickinson was recorded from a worn example and we are happy to now be able to provide a full description. Neither token was represented in the Norweb collection. (£150-250)