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Auction 185 1-2 Dec 2020
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The Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Robert Thompson (Part I)
Dorset, Poole, Mayor's Farthing, 1667, 1.42g/3h (N 933; BW. 109), Elizabeth Milledge, Farthings, 1666 (2), 1.04g/12h, 0.90g/3h (N 938, former this piece; BW. 116); Shaftesbury, Borough Farthing, 1669, 1.46g/12h (N 948; BW. 132), Richard Prittell, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (N 961; BW. 151); Sherborne, Subscribers' Farthings, 1669 (2), 1.46g/12h, 1.42g/12h (both N 966; BW. 155), Christopher Port, Farthing, 1669, 0.43g/12h (N 976, this piece; BW. 170); Weymouth, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.66g/12h (N 993; BW. 194) [9]. N 948 and 961 good fine, others generally about fine and better but N 938 at 1.04g and N 976 pierced £70-£90
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Provenance: N 933 bt N.A. Clark March 1977; N 938 at 1.04g Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], SNC May 1989 (2617), bt Spink June 1989; N 938 at 0.90g bt J.G. Scott; N 948 bt N.A. Clark January 1977; N *961 and 966 at 1.42g SNC October 1971 (9852, 9854); N 966 at 1.46g bt August 1975; N 976 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt Spink November 1992; N 993 bt N.A. Clark April 1978
Dorset, Poole, Mayor's Farthing, 1667, 1.42g/3h (N 933; BW. 109), Elizabeth Milledge, Farthings, 1666 (2), 1.04g/12h, 0.90g/3h (N 938, former this piece; BW. 116); Shaftesbury, Borough Farthing, 1669, 1.46g/12h (N 948; BW. 132), Richard Prittell, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (N 961; BW. 151); Sherborne, Subscribers' Farthings, 1669 (2), 1.46g/12h, 1.42g/12h (both N 966; BW. 155), Christopher Port, Farthing, 1669, 0.43g/12h (N 976, this piece; BW. 170); Weymouth, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.66g/12h (N 993; BW. 194) [9]. N 948 and 961 good fine, others generally about fine and better but N 938 at 1.04g and N 976 pierced £70-£90
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Provenance: N 933 bt N.A. Clark March 1977; N 938 at 1.04g Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], SNC May 1989 (2617), bt Spink June 1989; N 938 at 0.90g bt J.G. Scott; N 948 bt N.A. Clark January 1977; N *961 and 966 at 1.42g SNC October 1971 (9852, 9854); N 966 at 1.46g bt August 1975; N 976 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt Spink November 1992; N 993 bt N.A. Clark April 1978