The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Mrs Dora Harris The Strand, Matthias Bowman, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.01g/2h (BW. 2955); John Bromley Halfpenny, 1666, 2.20g/12h (BW. 2956); William Constable Halfpenny, 1664, 1.52g/9h (BW. 2964); George Langford, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (BW. 2994); John Perris, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.30g/6h (BW. 2999); Richard Sumpter, Farthing, 1664, 1.24g/12h (BW. 3012); The Canary House, Penny, 1665, 1.92g/9h (BW. 3018); Strand Bridge, Will[iam] Brunsley, Halfpenny, 1.73g/12h (BW. 3021); William Jefferson Halfpenny, 2.30g/12h (BW. 3024) [9]. Fourth very fine, last nearly so and very rare, others mostly fair, first pierced (£90-120) Footnote Provenance: BW. 2955, 2964, 3012, 3018 and 3021 all W.J. Faulkner Collection duplicates, Sotheby Auction, 24 January 1979, lot 151 (part); BW. 2956 bt Baldwin May 1993; BW. 2994 bt Baldwin December 1987; *BW. 3024 SCMB May 1982 (M 84), bt Seaby April 1982. The Canary, or Carey, House, situated on the east side of Exeter Change and mentioned in Pepys’ diary, was a kind of 17th century night club, where the more prosperous citizens of London gathered to eat, drink and be entertained
The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Mrs Dora Harris The Strand, Matthias Bowman, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.01g/2h (BW. 2955); John Bromley Halfpenny, 1666, 2.20g/12h (BW. 2956); William Constable Halfpenny, 1664, 1.52g/9h (BW. 2964); George Langford, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (BW. 2994); John Perris, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.30g/6h (BW. 2999); Richard Sumpter, Farthing, 1664, 1.24g/12h (BW. 3012); The Canary House, Penny, 1665, 1.92g/9h (BW. 3018); Strand Bridge, Will[iam] Brunsley, Halfpenny, 1.73g/12h (BW. 3021); William Jefferson Halfpenny, 2.30g/12h (BW. 3024) [9]. Fourth very fine, last nearly so and very rare, others mostly fair, first pierced (£90-120) Footnote Provenance: BW. 2955, 2964, 3012, 3018 and 3021 all W.J. Faulkner Collection duplicates, Sotheby Auction, 24 January 1979, lot 151 (part); BW. 2956 bt Baldwin May 1993; BW. 2994 bt Baldwin December 1987; *BW. 3024 SCMB May 1982 (M 84), bt Seaby April 1982. The Canary, or Carey, House, situated on the east side of Exeter Change and mentioned in Pepys’ diary, was a kind of 17th century night club, where the more prosperous citizens of London gathered to eat, drink and be entertained
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