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Coldharbour [Thames Street], Henry Cooper, Halfpenny, 1.94g/12h (N 6795; BW. 702); Coleman Street, John Abbutt, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.55g/12h (N 6797; BW. 706), Samuell Coleman, Farthing, 0.61g/6h (N 6801; BW. 707), I.G.P. AT THE WHIT HART, Farthing, 1.09g/1h (N –; D 712A) [4]. Fine and better, all rare


£80-£100


Provenance: N 6795 found in the R. Thames, Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 503 (part) [from R. Sharman August 1982]; N 6797 bt S.H. Monks February 2010; N 6801 bt L. Ross August 2009; D 712A bt T. Everson December 2014 [from J.N. Holman]


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Cornhill, R[obert] D[owse], Farthing, 1656, 1.10g/6h (N 6812; BW. 717); T[homas] E[wster], Farthing, 1657, 0.56g/12h (N –; BW. 718); H[umphrey] H[inton], Farthing, 0.73g/6h (N 6806; BW. 719); A.F. & T[homas] H[orsman], Farthing, 1651, 1.22g/6h (N –; BW. 721); T[homas] H[orsman], Farthing, 1651, 0.84g/6h (N 6804, this piece mentioned; BW. 722); W[illiam] T[apping], Farthing, 1651, 1.05g/6h (N 6808; BW. 729); M[artin] W[alker], Farthing, 1648, 1.03g/6h (N 6809; BW. 730) [7]. BW. 721 neatly pierced, others mostly about fine or better and rare, a good group


£150-£200


Provenance: N 6812 Baldwin Auction, 2 November 2013, lot 302 (part); N 6804 and 6806 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 504 (part) [acquired 1990]; N 6808 SNC August 2001 (TT 953), DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 461 (part) [from Spink April 2004]; *N 6809 SCMB February 1972, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012 (lot 363) [from Seaby March 1973], bt G. Ward July 2012; BW. 718 bt N.A. Clark February 2007; BW. 721 bt T. Everson December 2014 [from J. Theobald].


The history of each of these taverns is given in Kenneth Rogers’ 1935 work on the Cornhill, Threadneedle Street and Lombard Street districts of London. The issue of two different tokens at the Castle Tavern in 1651 may have indicated a change in management from the Finch family to Thomas Horsman. N 6809, dated 1648, was one of the first London tokens to be issued in the series


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Cousin Lane, Dan: Burry, Farthings (2), 0.93g/12h (N 6813, this piece; BW. 733), 0.65g/12h (N 6813 obv., different rev.; BW. 733), John Marte, Farthing, 0.88g/12h (N 6814, this piece; BW. 734); Cow Lane, James Hill, Farthing, 0.85g/12h (N 6817, this piece; BW. 767); C.A.T. AT THE PLOW, Farthing, 0.76g/12h (N 6821; BW. 772); W.M.T., THE SHVGER LOFE, Farthing, 1652, 1.13g/6h (N 6824, this piece; BW. 774) [6]. Fine to very fine, mostly very rare


£120-£150


Provenance: *N 6813, 6814 and 6817 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 291 (part); N 6813 var with Seaby 1985, Simmons Mailbid Sale 73, 24 June 2015 (471); N 6821 bt J.N. Holman April 2011; N 6824 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 291 (part).


Daniel Berry (or Burry), woodmonger 56


Creechurch Lane, Edward Shrawley, Halfpenny, 1666, 3.93/12h (N 6826, this piece; BW. 784), Penny, 1669, 3.93g/12h (N 6827; BW. 783); Cripplegate Without, I[saac] H[odgkin], Farthing, 0.82g/6h (N 6836; BW. 795), Edward Phipps, Halfpenny, 1.50g/6h (N 6834, this piece; BW. 798) [4]. Generally good fine, N 6826 with edge hammered up, mostly very rare


£80-£100


Provenance: N 6826 and 6834 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867b (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 292 (part), bt M. Trenerry August 2010; *N 6827 DNW Auction 19 March 2009, lot 301 (part) [bt S. Porter]; N 6836 bt R. Gladdle August 2009.


Isaac Hodgkin, vintner


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Crutched Friars, W.E.B. AT THE SHIPPE, Farthing, 0.80g/6h (N 6844, this piece; BW. 809), William Garfeild, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.01g/12h (N 6840; D –), T[heophilus] P[ace], Farthing, 1.06g/6h (N 6845; BW. 813), Francis Woodward, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.74g/12h (N –; BW. 816); Curriers’ Alley [St Bride Street], I.A.W. AT THE BIRD IN HAND, Farthing, 1.11g/6h (N 6849, this piece; BW. 817) [5]. N 6849 good fine or better, others in varied state, some extremely rare


£90-£120


Provenance: N 6840 S & B’s Coin & Medal Bulletin, January-March 2005 (T 19), DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 461 (part); N 6844 F. Pridmore Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 294 (part) [from Baldwin], bt M. Trenerry August 2010; N 6845 bt M. Goode January 2013; *N 6849 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 294 (part), bt M. Trenerry August 2010; BW. 816 bt October 2013.


BW. 816 bears the rare device of a wood-ward mounted and blowing his horn, doubtless representing the issuer’s name www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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