Cambridge, Robert Harwood, Farthings, 1660, 6h, m.m. star (2), in brass, (m.m.) ROBERT • HARWOO...

Cambridge, Robert Harwood, Farthings, 1660, 6h, m.m. star (2), in brass, (m.m.) ROBERT • HARWOOD •, •R •H •C in centre, rev. (m.m.) IN • CAMBRIDGE • 1667, •R •H •C in centre (Cooper [1845] -; Babington 33; Searle 31; Boyne & Williamson 49; SCBI Norweb I, 390a this coin; Dickinson, Cambs 49), some surface flaws and resultant weakness, otherwise about fine; another, similar, but in copper alloy (SCBI I, Norweb, 390b-c); also, James Hawke (Grocer), Farthings, in copper alloy, 10h, m.m. star (2) (m.m.) IAMES * HAWKE, Grocer's arms, rev. (m.m.) IN • CAMBRIDG *, I H M (Cooper [1845], pp. 542; Babington 34; Searle 32; Boyne & Williamson 50; cf. SCBI Norweb I, 391, although no date; Dickinson, Cambs 50), the first with a clipped planchet, otherwise patinated, very fine, the second a field find, poor (4)

Provenance
i) Mrs. R. Henry Norweb collection (with this envelope)
Ralph Augustus Nott, collection purchased by Spink and sold en bloc to Mrs Norweb, 1961
iii) Purchased Schwer Coins, January 1983

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