TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part II)
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Maidenhead, William Battes, Farthing, 1659, 1.03g/12h (N 96; BW. 46); Robert Bennett, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 97; BW. 47); John Cherry, Farthings (2, different obv. dies), 1.20g/9h (N 98, this piece; BW. 48), 1.27g/3h (N 99; BW. 48); Edmond Stone, Farthings (4, from two obv. and two rev. dies), 0.56g/3h, 0.49g/12h (N 100, latter 100b, this piece; BW. 49), 0.67g/9h (N 101; BW. 49), 1.27g/12h (N 102; BW. 49); Joseph Taylor, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.71g/12h (N 104, this piece; BW. 50) [9]. N 98 very fine, others generally fine and better but N 100 at 0.56g scored on obverse
£120-150
Provenance: N 96 bt Baldwin February 1996; N 97 and 99 G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lots 42, 43; *N 98 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC September 1987 (5360), M. Bull Collection, A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 13 (part); N 100 at 0.56g bt September 1997; N 100 at 0.49g R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC July 1990 (4570), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 712 (part); N 101 M. Bull Collection [from A. Hawkins April 1985], A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 13 (part); N 104 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC November 1987 (6667), A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 13 (part).
William Battes, mercer; Edmund Stone, mercer; Joseph Taylor, distiller
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Newbury, Borough Farthings, 1657 (18, from 10 obv. and 8 rev. dies), 1.14g/6h (N 106 obv., different rev.; BW. 55); 0.99g/6h, 0.89g/6h (N 108; BW. 55); 1.17g/6h, 0.94g/6h (N 108-9 rev., different obv.); 1.24g/6h (N 109; BW. 51); 1.03g/6h (N 110; BW. 51); 1.04g/6h (N 111; BW. 51); 1.18g/6h, 1.14g/6h (N 112; BW. 54); 1.03g/12h (N 113; BW. 52); 1.30g/3h, 1.18g/12h, 0.96g/12h (all N 114; BW. 52); 0.95g/6h (N 116; BW. 54); 0.88g/3h (N 117; BW. 54); 0.63g/6h (N 118; BW. 52); 0.87g/12h (N 119; BW. 52) [18]. N 119 fine, others generally very fine, a comprehensive group of civic issues
£120-150
Provenance: N 106 variant and 113 bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 108 at 0.99g J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part) [from N.A. Clark June 1988]; N 108 at 0.89g A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 108 variant at 1.17g bt R. Gladdle June 2004; N *108 variant at 0.94g and 114 at 0.96g M. Bull Collection [from Seaby November 1984], A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 109 bt B.M. Greenaway; N 110 and 114 at 1.30g D.L. Smith Collection, J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part); N 112 at 1.18g M. Bull Collection [from A. Hawkins December 1986], A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 116 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part) [from A. Hall February 1988]; N 117 A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 118 M. Bull Collection [from S.E. Schwer December 1986], A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 119 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 28, 28 January 1997, lot 537 (part) [from Seaby March 1979]
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Newbury, Margery Gerdner, lead Farthing, 16[—], 2.44g/12h (N –; D –; Clark, TCSB December 2002, p.189, this piece). Mediocre but most of legend visible, of the highest rarity; perhaps the only known specimen
£100-200 Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark October 2008.
Margery Gardner, grocer. The full reading would appear to be: MARGERY GERDNER, MG, rev. IN NEWBVRY 16[—], Grocer’s arms
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Maidenhead, E.D.R. AT THE GEORGE, Farthing, 1652, 0.93g/6h (N 105; D 48A). Very fine and very rare
£80-100
Provenance: Found in the R. Thames; G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lot 44 [from R. Shuttlewood February 1981]
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