Watch List notes:

Cambridge, Edward Challis, Farthing, 1663, in copper alloy, 12h, m.m. star, (m.m.) EDWARD CHALLIS, Haberdasher's Arms, rev. (m.m.) IN • CAMBRIDGE • 1663 •, E C in centre, mullet above and below (Cooper [1845], pp. 541; Babington 10; Searle 10; Boyne & Williamson 22; SCBI Norweb I, -; Dickinson, Cambs 22), softly struck on obverse, fine; another, Francis Challis (Candlemaker), Farthing, [1653], in copper alloy, 12h, m.m. star, (m.m.) FRANCIS CHALLIS, a broche of five candles, rev. [IN CAMBRIDGE 1653], F C at centre (Cooper [1845], pp. 541; Babington 11; Searle 11; Boyne & Williamson 24; SCBI Norweb I, -; Dickinson, Cambs 24), poor; but both scarce and unrepresented in the Norweb collection (2).
Provenance
i) 'A collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens: The Property of a Lady', Spink 51, 16 April 1986, lot 80 [part] - £120
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Francis Challis was elected an Alderman in 1655, but refused the office.
Estimate: £10 - £20