17th CENTURY, Middlesex. Westminster, Drury Lane. John Barnes, cheesemonger. CU Halfpenny Token (20mm, 1.72 g, 10h). Struck circa 1660s. Good VF.

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17th CENTURY, Middlesex. Westminster, Drury Lane. John Barnes, cheesemonger. CU Halfpenny Token (20mm, 1.72 g, 10h). Struck circa 1660s. Sunflower / HIS/ HALF/ PENY. Williamson 857; Dickinson 857; SCBI 62 (Norweb), 8686. Brown surfaces. Good VF. A charming type and well preserved.

Ex John Rose Collection (Noonan’s T19, 17 November 2020), lot 140 (part of); F.E. Baker Collection, purchased from Baldwin’s, 1987; W. Winton Collection (Glendining, 18 February 1987), lot 268 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 12 August 2026 at 15:38:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.