DNW British Tokens – 17 November
Collection of British Tokens by John Rose
Review of the DNW auction of The Collection of British Tokens by John Rose. The full auction catalogue is available here.
Below, I have chosen a few highlights from the auction.
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Lot 8, Thomas Graymer Halfpenny
Square halfpenny from Bakewell, DERBYSHIRE, 1669
Hammer: £750  (Estimate: £300 – £400)
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Lot 25, William Kemster Halfpenny
Heart-shaped Halfpenny, KENT, 1668
Hammer: £300  (Estimate: £200 – £260)
Lot 61, Morat’s Coffee House Penny
Brass Penny, Exchange Alley, LONDON
Hammer: £180 (Estimate: £90 – £120)
Lot 80, Backhous, Halfpenny
Square halfpenny from Jewin Street, LONDON
Hammer: £550  (Estimate: £300 – £400)
Lot 138, Sara Neal, Farthing
Cowcross Street, LONDON
Hammer: £170  (Estimate: £100 – £150)
Lot 167, the Red Bull Farthing
St John Street, LONDON
Hammer: £160  (Estimate: £150 – £200)
Lot 195, Thomas Wood Farthing
Oxford, OXFORDSHIRE
Hammer: £500 (Estimate: £90 – £120)
Lot 237, John Nelson Halfpenny
Heart-shaped Halfpenny, 1667. St Thomas’s SOUTHWARK
Hammer: £360  (Estimate: £300 – £400)
Lot 255, George Wilson Penny
Kirkstall Bridge, Leeds, YORKSHIRE
Hammer: £380  (Estimate: £150 – £200)