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Ramsgate (Isle of Thanet), Richard Langley, farthing, 1657, man making candles; Clement March, farthing, 1658, cheese-knife; Hen(ry) Noldred, halfpenny, 3 logs (BW.452/453/454), first and third very fine, second good fine (3) £90-120 *BW.452, bt. Jeffrey; BW.453, Knighton Coin Auctions; BW. 454, ex Mrs Harris, bt. Sharman, 1995 This lot comprises all the issuers for the town.
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Rochester, Stephen Bonnett, farthing, Joiners' arms; Arthur Booker, farthing, crown; William Campian, farthing, 1658, crossed swords; Robert Cart, farthing, 1668; Robert Churchill, farthing, 1669, Merchant-tailors' arms; Alice Cobham, farthings, 1651, Family arms (2, same dies; 1, different); John Cobham, farthing, 1666, Family arms; Edward Harrison, halfpenny, 1669, hand holding scissors; Richard Hutcheson, farthing, 3 doves; John Kennon, farthing, nags head; Robert Leake, farthing 1656, arms; Anthonye Lovell, farthing, bust of Henry VIII; Robert Mitchell, farthing, 2 compasses; Richard Newbery, farthing, 1666, tankard; Thomas Palmer, farthing, still; Edward Shelley, farthing, bust of Queen of Bohemia; Joseph Travers, farthing, 1666, 3 tobacco pipes; William Vandall, halfpenny, 1671, lion above sun; Gilbert Young, farthing, 1664, bell (BW.457/458/ 460/461/462/463/464[2]/465/466/467/468/469/470/472/474/475/476/478/479/480), BW.457, 460, 462 very fine, BW.475 good very fine, others fair to good fine, BW.480 poor, some rare (21) £400-500 *BW.457 ex Wetton, 458, 462, 464, 475 bt. Sharman; BW.460, 464 bt. Wigley; BW.461, 467,469 Ebay (all found at Cliff); BW.465, 472, 480 Bexley Coin Club Auction; BW.466, 474 ex Wetton, 479 bt. Clark; BW.468 bt. Morris; BW.470 bt. Vosper; BW.476 Rochester Mkt.; BW.478 bt. Swan, 1992 This lot comprises almost all the issuers for this Medway town.
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St. Mary Cray, Ann Maning, farthings, 1658 and 1665, boy holding pipe (2, different dates); Edward Spurling, farthing, cannon (BW.485/486/487), first and last fair, second fine, BW.487 very rare (3) £70-90 *BW.485, Bexley Coin Club Auction; BW.486, bt. Clark; BW.487, unknown
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Sandhurst, John Owen, heart-shaped halfpenny, 1669, three royal crowns on the Royal Oak (BW.488), good fine, very rare, the only issue for the village £250-350 *Bt. Vosper, 1995
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Sandwich, Richard Asherniden, farthing, initials; Ann Atkins, WIDOW, farthing, 1667, carnation; George Burford, halfpennies, 1666, Grocers' arms (2, same dies); John Casbe, halfpenny, fleur-de-lis; Richard Clarke, farthing, 1656, Prince of Wales feathers; John Couchman, farthing, 1656; Richard Crisp, farthing, crossed swords; Joseph Doe, halfpenny, man making candles; Henry Furnice, halfpenny and farthing, town arms (BW.489/490/492 [2]/493/494/495/496/497/498/499), mostly fair, a few better, BW.494 very rare (11) £100-120 *All ex Hardy, Glendinings Auction, lot 805, 2000, except: BW.492, bt. Swan; BW.494, ex Wetton, bt. Sharman; BW.504, bt. Hardy
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Sandwich, Thomas Kingsford, POST∙MAST∙ER, halfpenny; Danill Pichley, farthings, 1656 (2, same dies); John Revell, halfpenny, bell; Ralph Robins, farthings, 1655, boat rigged (2, different dies); David Rogers, farthings, bunch of grapes; Thomas Sandum, halfpenny, 1667, spade and hoe, crossed; John Vandebrouck, farthing, 1656, merchant's mark; Thomas Young, farthing, 1656, roll of tobacco (BW.500/501 [2]/502/504/505/506/507/508/509), first nearly very fine, but edge sheared, scarce, others fair to fine (10) £100-150 *BW.500, bt. Vosper; BW.501, bt. Sharman; BW.504, bt. Hardy; others ex Glendinings Auction 2000, lot 805, ex Hardy The first is the only Postmaster 17th century token.
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Sevenoaks, William Allen, farthing, Grocers' arms; Richard Cronke, farthing, 1658, Merchant-tailors' arms; Daniel Davis, CHEESMONGER, farthing, 1666; Thomas Green, halfpennies, 1668, Mercers' arms (2, same dies, large and small flans); Nath(anie)ll Owen, MERCER, octagonal halfpenny, 1669; John Thornton, farthing, (16)65, bull; William Wall, farthing, 1666, 3 sugar-loaves; Thomas Wickenden, farthing, 1666 (BW.510/512/514/515 [2]/517/518/520/521), BW.517 very fine, scarce, others mostly fine or better, BW.512 very rare, BW.514, rare (9) £300-400 *BW.510, 515, bt. Morris; BW.512, 517, bt. Sharman; BW.514, ex Wetton; 520, ex Greenall, bt. Clark; BW.515, Ebay; BW.518, ex Shuttlewood; BW.521, KNS
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Sheerness (Isle of Sheppey), Richard Jones, SVTTLER, halfpenny, 1667, initials entwined with flowers (BW.522), very fine, very rare £100-150 *ex Norweb 2741, bt. Baldwin The only issue for the town.
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Sittingbourne, John Milway, NEXT THE CROWN, farthings, 3 doves (2, same dies); Thomas Pearce, halfpennies, 1667, Ironmongers' arms (2, same dies); another, dated 1669; William Webb, halfpennies, 1670, St. George and dragon (2, same dies) (BW.524(2)/525 (2)/526/527 (2)), first two good fine, second two fine, third nearly very fine, last two good fine, rare (7) £150-200 *BW.524, bt. Vosper; BW.524, ex Norweb; BW.525, 526, 527, all ex Pardoe/DNW65, lot 1225, Hogarth Colln., 2005; BW.525, BBC Auction; BW.527, bt. Sharman, 1985 This lot comprises all the issuers for the town.
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Smarden, Thomas Hinckly, halfpenny, 1669, gate; Speldhurst, Tho(mas) Soane, MERCER, halfpenny, 1668, unicorn (BW.528/530), first about fine, scarce, second good fine, rare; the only issues for these villages (2) £140-160 *BW.528, unknown; BW.530, ex Norweb (27446b/Nott)
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Strood, Henry Allen, farthing, bull's head/castle; Edward Berblocke, farthing, Grocers' arms; Robert Coverdale, halfpenny, 1668; Philip Ewer, farthings, 1652 and 1666; Hennere Figgett, farthing, 1654; Anth(ony) Lovell, farthing, (16)68, angel; Constant Walsall, farthings, 1666 and 1667, still (BW.532/533/534/535/536/537/538/540/541), first and BW.536 poor, BW.534 poor/fair, BW.537and 538 good very fine, others fair to good fine, last rare (9) £120-140 *BW.532, 540, Ebay; BW.533, bt. Clark; BW.534, 535, Bexley Coin Club Auction; BW.536, 538, Lockwood; BW.537, bt. Sharman; BW.541, Rochester Mkt. (found at Frinsbury)
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Sturry, Thomas Johnson, farthings, 1650, Grocers' arms (2, different dies); Sutton Valence, John Burkhurst, farthing, 1657, Grocers' arms; R. G. AT THE KINGS HEAD, farthing, bust of Henry VIII; Tenterden, John Church, octagonal halfpenny, 1668, Butchers' arms; James Mead, halfpenny, 1667, angel; Tunbridge, William Freeman, halfpenny, 1667, roll of tobacco; Richard Wood, halfpenny, 1668 (BW.542/543/546/548/550/551/554/559), first good very fine, BW.550 about fine/fair, rare, BW.551 good fine, others fair to fine (8) £140-160 *BW.542, Merner; BW.543, Knighton Coin Auctions; BW.546, Hardy; BW.548, bt. Morris; BW.550, bt. Trenerry; BW.551, ex Mrs Harris, BW.559, bt. Sharman; BW.554, bt. Clark, 1997
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Wateringbury, John Carey, GROSER, farthing, 1669 (BW.562), off-centre, extremely fine, very rare £80-100 *ex Norweb (2767/Nott), bt. Sharman, 1992 The only issue for the village
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Westerham, Samuell Dalling, farthings, 1653 (2, different dies) and 1664; Westgate (Canterbury), John Wraighte, halfpenny, 1668, IRW conjoined; Wingham, John Solley, farthing, lion rampant (BW.563/564/565/567/569), first two about fine, BW.565 very fine, edge chip, rare, BW.567 very fine, last good fine (5) £80-100 *BW.563, ex Hardy; BW.564, bt. Morris; BW.565, bt. Lockwood; BW.567, Bexley Coin Club Auction; BW.569, bt. Sharman, 1990
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Woodchurch, Tho(mas) Brisenden, halfpenny, Butchers' arms (BW.570), good very fine, scarce £100-120 *Bt. Sharman, 1986 The only issue for the village
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Woolwich, W. I. F. AT THE BARBERS POLE, farthing, pair of scales; Richard Scott, farthing, 1666, Carpenters' arms; Jane Tampsell, halfpenny, 1667, Joiners' arms; Denis Waters, halfpenny, 1667 (BW.572/576/577/578), first with corrosion spot on obverse, very fine, very rare, BW.576 poor/fine, rare, BW.577 fair, very rare, last about fine, rare (4) £120-140 *BW.572. 578, both ex Greenall, Baldwin Auction, lot 70, 1997; BW.576, bt. Clark; BW.577, Bexley Coin Club Auction
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Wrotham, Charles Allfrey, farthing, boar's head; Thomas Caverley, farthing, 1666, Merchant-tailors' arms (BW.579/580), first about fine, very rare, second very fine, rare (2) £90-120 *BW.579, 580, ex Wetton, bt. Sharman, 1986 and 1993 This lot comprises the only two issuers for the village.
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Wye, Marie Allen, halfpenny, 1666; Thomas Allen, AT THE SARASANS HEAD, farthing, Saracen's head; John Coulter, farthing, 1652, Grocers' arms; Thomas Dan, WEAVER, farthing, 1652, snake; Richard Wittingham, octagonal halfpenny, 1667, flying horse; farthing, R. F. W. AT THE FLYING HORSE (BW.581/582/583/584/585/586), BW.586 about very fine, rare, others fine to good fine, BW.581 very rare (6) £180-220 *BW.581, 585 Saltford Coins; BW.582, bt. Spink; BW.583, Bexley Coin Club Auction; BW.584, Trenerry; BW.586, ex Wetton bt, Clark, 2000 This lot comprises all the issuers for the town.
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Yalding, Daniel Chiltenten, halfpennies, 1668 (2, different dies); Gabriel Couchman, farthing, Grocers' arms (BW.587/588/589), first two good fine, third about fine, rare (3) £100-120 *BW.587 bt. Clark; BW.588 bt. Saltford Coins; BW.589 Coins of Beeston This lot comprises all the issuers for the village.
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Berkshire, Newbury, Borough, farthings, 1657, castle (2, different dies) (BW.51/52); Cambridgeshire, Littleport, farthing, YE OVERSEERS OF YE POOR, frying-pan (BW.146); Cumberland, Cockermouth, farthing, I AM FOR A PVBLIQUE GOOD (16)64 (BW.2); Devon, Axminster, A FARTHING FOR AXMINSTER, pot of lilies (BW.10); Bideford, Corporation, halfpenny, 1670, ship under bridge (BW.27); Great Torrington, farthing, 1668, fleur-de-lis (BW.341); Dorset, Blandford, Borough, FOR THE VSE OF YE POORE, farthing, 1669 (BW.9a); Dorchester, Borough, farthings, 1669, castle (3, diff. dies) (BW.53); Lyme Regis, Corporation, farthing, 1669, town arms (BW.91); Sherbourne, Borough, farthing, FOR THE POOR, 1669, mitre (BW.155), fine to very fine (14) £250-300
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Gloucestershire, Bristol, City, farthings, 1652, city arms (2, same dies), farthings, 1660, 1662 and 1670, diamond-shaped farthings, no legends, city arms (2, different dies); Cirencester, Borough, farthing, 1668, phoenix rising from the flames; Gloucester, City, farthings, LVKE NOVRSE MAIOR, 1657, city arms (2, different dies), farthings, 1669 (2, same dies); Gloucestershire Hundred, Borough, farthing, FOR NECESSARY CHAING, 1669, castle; Tetbury, Borough, farthings, 1669, town arms (2, same dies); Thornbury, Borough, farthing, 1670, arms; Wotton-under-Edge, Borough, THIS FARTHING WILL BE OWNED BY THE MAIOR etc., 1669, woolpack (BW.12 [2]/17/ 18/20/21/21a/44/77/79/81 [2]/104/163 [2]/206/222), mostly fair to fine, a few better, BW.21 and 21a, rare (16) £200-250
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Hampshire, Andover, Borough, halfpenny, HELP. O. ANDEVER etc., 1666, lion under tree/cripple; farthing, similar, but smaller (BW.13/14); Romsey, Corporation, halfpenny, 1669, portcullis (BW.171); Southampton, Corporation, halfpenny, arms (BW.184); Herefordshire, Hereford, City, halfpenny, HEN ∙ JONES ∙ SWORD ∙ BERER, 1666, arms (BW.5); Lincolnshire, Boston, Borough, halfpenny, CHAINGED BY YE OVERSEERS, arms/ram & woolpack (BW.15); Crowland, Borough, halfpenny, 1670, 3 knives & 3 whips (BW.56); Grantham, Borough, halfpennies, 1667, arms (2, different dies) (BW.95/96); Stamford, Borough, halfpenny, arms/woolpack (BW.234), mostly fair to fine, a few better (10) £220-240
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Lincolnshire, Louth, Overseers, lozenge-shaped halfpenny, 1671, crowned rose (BW.181), good fine, rare £180-220
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Norfolk, Diss, Town, farthings, 1669, arms (2, same dies) (BW.27); Lynn Regis (King's Lynn), Town, farthings, 1669, arms, 3 'conger eels' heads (2, different dies) (BW.63/65); Norwich, City, farthing, 1667, arms (BW.225); Great Yarmouth, Borough, farthing, 1669, arms (BW.286); Northamptonshire, King's Cliffe, Overseers, halfpenny, crown/fleur-de-lis (BW.48); Peterborough, Overseers, octagonal halfpenny, 1670, 'to be changed by the Town Bailiff', crossed swords (BW.106); Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Chamberlains' halfpenny, 1669, arms (BW.51, pierced), fair to good very fine (9) £100-150
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Oxfordshire, Oxford, City, farthings, 1652, arms, an ox passing a ford (2, different dies) (BW.111/112); Shropshire, Bridgnorth, Chamberlains' halfpenny, 1665, castle (BW.7); Somerset, Bath, City, farthing, 1670, arms (BW.6); Bridgewater, Borough, farthings, 1666, castle (2, second smaller, no date) (BW.49/50); Chard, Borough, farthing, 1668, plant between two birds (BW.82); Langport, Borough, Portreeves' farthing, 1667, portcullis (BW.175); Taunton, Borough, Constables' farthings, 1667, T and tun (2, different dies) (BW.227/230); Wells, City, farthings, 1657 and 1669, arms (BW.300/301); Yeovil, Borough, halfpenny, 1668, crown (BW.326), fair to fine, Somerset 230 and 326 very fine (13) £200-250
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Suffolk, Beccles, Corporation, farthing, 1670, house and sheep-pen (BW.5); Ipswich, Town, farthings, 1670, arms (3, same dies) (BW.158); Lowestoft, Town, farthings, undated and 1669, rose and crown/names of churchwardens (BW.224/225); Southwold, Borough, halfpenny, 1667, FOR THE POORES ADVANTAGE, arms (BW.294); Woodbridge, Borough, farthing, 1670 (BW.357); Surrey, Guildford, Borough, farthing, 1668, castle (BW.98), poor to very fine, the last slightly bent (8) £80-100
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Sussex, Rye, Corporation, farthing, 1668, ship/church (BW.153), good very fine, rare £80-100
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Warwickshire, Coventry, City, farthings, 1669, arms, elephant and castle (2, different dies) (BW.55/56); Westmorland, Kendal, Corporation, farthing, MERCERS COMPANY, 1657, Mercers' arms/Corporation arms (BW.5); Wiltshire, Marlborough, Borough, farthing, 1668, castle/bull (BW.125); Worcestershire, Bewdley, Wardens octagonal halfpenny, 1668, anchor, rose and sword (BW.4); Eversham, Borough, halfpenny and farthing, arms (BW.43/45); Stourbridge, Borough, halfpenny, Ironmongers' arms/Clothworkers' arms (BW.98); Worcester, City, farthing, 1667 (BW.122), good fine to very fine - a good group for these counties (9) £160-180
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Ireland, Co. Cork, Cork City, penny, 1659, ship sailing between two castles (BW.201); Co. Kerry, Dingle, Town, penny, 1679, head of Janus/Cupid shooting an arrow at a courting couple (BW.216), first good fine, second good fine/fair, very rare (2) £80-100
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Hampshire, Alton, I. H. and T. B., farthing, 1652, W. W. T. (BW.5); London, Wapping, W. E. GAVNT AT THE MAN IN THE MOVN, farthing, 1652, man standing within crescent-moon (BW.3301); Southwark, Pepper Alley, Thomas Crowder, farthing, TC conjoined, rev. initials T.S.C. (BW.336), these very fine; with 15 metal detector finds in excavated condition, some identified as London (18) £80-100
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BOYNE, W., Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century in England Wales and Ireland, London, 1858, xxiii + 630 pp., 42 engraved plates; WILLIAMSON, G. C., Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century, 3 vols. (London, 1889-91), 1967 Seaby reprint, xli + 1584 pp. + addenda, engraved illustrations in text; THOMPSON, R. H. and DICKINSON, M. J., Syllage of Coins of the British Isles, Vol. 43, The Norweb Collection, Tokens of the British Isles, 1575-1750, Part III, Hampshire to Lincolnshire, Spink, London 1992, liii + 216 pp., 51 plates, first brown half-leather, rebound; others with publishers' green and blue cloth covers, all good clean copies (5) £100-120
| Other properties | A small group of 19th century silver tokens from the Eric P. Newman Collection
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Cornwall, County, shilling, 1811 (Davis 3); Devonshire, shillings (2): Stratton (Davis 9), identified on holder as Cornwall; Barnstaple (Davis 13), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Mint State 62, 63 and 65 respectively (3) £100-150
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Dorset, Blandford, H. Ward, shilling, 1811 (Davis 1); Somerset, Bristol, shillings (2): trophy of arms (Davis 37); bridge (Davis 44), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Mint State 61, About Uncirculated 50 and About Uncirculated 58 respectively (3) £80-120
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Gloucestershire, Gloucester, J. Whalley, halfcrown, c.1810; Wiltshire, Marlborough, King, Gosling, Tanner & Griffiths, shilling, 1811 (Davis 4/2), both in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Extremely Fine 45 and About Uncirculated 58 respectively (2) £120-150
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Hampshire, County, sixpence, 1811 (Davis 7); shillings (4): Newport (1); Portsmouth (3) (Davis 21/30 (2)/31), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 50, About Uncirculated 58, Mint State 62, Mint State 63 and Extremely Fine 40 respectively (5) £300-350
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Lancashire, Liverpool, Thos. Wilson & Co., shilling, 1812; Lincolnshire, shillings (2): Epworth, T. & W. Reed, 1812; Gainsborough, John Gamson, 1811; Northumberland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, shilling, John Robertson, 1811 (Davis 2/4/5/11), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 55, Mint State 62, Very Fine 20 and About Uncirculated 55 respectively (4) £225-275
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London, Charing Cross, shillings, c.1810 (2), statue, rev. arms/value in wreath (Davis 5/10), both in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Mint State 62 (2) £80-120
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London, Marylebone, Henry Morgan, shilling, legend, rev. value in wreath (Davis 19), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 62, rare £100-150
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Somerset, Bath, Charles Culverhouse, Isaac Orchard and James Phipps, four shillings, arms and supporters, rev. legend (Davis 1; Young 1222), mottled tone, in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Extremely Fine 45, rare £100-150
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Somerset, Bath, Samuel Whitchurch and William Dore, four shillings, 1811, arms and supporters, rev. legend (Davis 9), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 62 £120-150
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Somerset, Bath, Samuel Whitchurch and William Dore, four shillings, 1811, arms and supporters, rev. legend (Davis 9), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 53 £70-100
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Somerset, two shillings (2): Bath, c.1810; Frome, Selwood, Willoughby and Sons, 1812 (Davis 15/65), both in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Extremely Fine 40 and About Uncirculated 50 (2) £80-120
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Suffolk, Ipswich, W. Adams, shillings, 1811 (2); Woodbridge, W. Sizers, shilling, 1811 (Davis 1/3/10), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as Mint State 63, Mint State 62 and Mint State 64 respectively (3) £280-320
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Sussex, Shoreham, Clayton & Hide, shilling, 1811, St. Mary's church, rev. inscription in five lines (Davis 14), in plastic holder, graded by NGC as Mint State 63 £160-200
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Yorkshire, Bridlington, shillings (2): James Stephenson, 1811; Cook & Harwood, 1812; Hull, Rudston & Preston, eighteen pence, 1811 (4) (Davis 5/6/12/14/15/16), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 50, About Uncirculated 55, Mint State 62, Mint State 63, About Uncirculated 55 and About Uncirculated 55 respectively (6) £280-320
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Wales, Carmarthen, Robert Waters and Robert Waters, shilling, 1811; Glamorganshire, Neath, H. Rees & D. Morgan, sixpence, undated (1811) (Davis 3/14), both in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 55 and About Uncirculated 50 respectively (2) £120-150
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Non-specific issues, sixpences (3): 1811, bust r., rev. rose and shamrock between I B (2); c.1810, Britannia (Davis 9/14), all in plastic holders, and graded by NGC as About Uncirculated 53, About Uncirculated 50 and Mint State 63 respectively (3) £125-150
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Charles II and Catherine of Braganza, Marriage, gold medallion, 1662, 'The Golden Medal', by J. Roettier, laur. bust of king r., in armour, rev. bust of queen r., with hair tied back, 43mm., wt. 58.52gms. (Eimer 224; MI.489/111; Farquhar I, 255; vL II/471), struck with slight curvature to flan, somewhat scuffed but good very fine, extremely rare and seldom offered for sale £8000-10,000
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George II, The Kings and Queens of England, by Jean Dassier, the complete set of thirty three bronze medals, 1731, with additional medals (2), from William I to George II, the last being the dedication medal (MI.498/43), and with the bronze medal of Queen Caroline (MI.499/44), all 41mm; Cromwell reduced size, 38mm. (MI.435/87; for set MI pp.1, 2, etc; Eisler 3-33, 35); and an additional medal for the Death of George III, by J Marrian, published by Thomason and Jones, laur. bust l., rev. Britannia, a lion at her side, kneels at a monument, 41mm. (BHM.997), contained in original flat mahogany fitted case (interior re-lined in green felt), a choice set, the medals mint state (35) £1500-1800
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George II, Jernegan's Lottery, silver medal, 1736, by J. S. Tanner, Minerva stg., rev. Queen Caroline stg., watering palm trees, 39mm. (Eimer 537), about very fine £50-60
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