I was lucky. The listing mentioned it was from "an important collection of English coins" so I did an auction search but didn't see anything recent. The Bole collection of sixpences was next (the DNW listing is still online) and when that turned up nothing, on a whim I looked in Brooker (Coins of Charles I, The John Brooker Collection, volume 33 of the Syllogue of Coins of the British Isles, by J.J. North & P.J. Preston-Morley, London 1984) and there it was with the provenance above. Where it's been since the Brooker coins were sold I don't know. Maybe Rob might be able to track it? As to the dealer, I've seen his ebay listings before, but don't know anything about him I'm afraid. Andy Holds has a sensible grip on munismatics and is ok. I was chatting to him yesterday at the Midland. I've known him since St.James's 3 (2005) when he bought a pattern halfpenny because I was asleep and I had to buy it post-sale from him. I had a run in with said Mr Holds about 2 years back when i sold him in auction an 1820 Closed 2 variety Sov. I posted it after he's paid etc and when it did'nt arrive to him in good time he got a little snotty (not that i deliver it to him) A few emails here and there then he opened a dispute then told me i'd better kiss his ass if i did'nt want a negative which he gave me anyway and he got his coin. P***k in my eyes.