TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part II)
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Winchester, City Farthing, 1669, 0.60g/12h (N 2025; BW. 212), Halfpence, 1669 (2, same dies), 1.59g/12h, 1.48g/12h (N 2026; BW. 211); William Butler, Farthing, 1657, 0.94g/6h (N 2027; BW. 214), Halfpenny, 1669, 1.36g/12h (N 2028; BW. 213); Michaell Fitchat, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.55g/6h (N 2031; BW. 219); Will Fletcher Jr, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 2043; BW. 220); John Lampard, Farthing, 0.97g/12h (N 2032; BW. 221); William Over, Farthings (2, same dies), 1.16g/6h, 0.79g/6h (N 2041; BW. 223); Nicholas Purdue, Farthing, 1.11g/12h (N 2036; BW. 226); Nathaniell Robberts, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.14g/12h (N 2001; BW. 183); Robert Steele, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.77g/12h (N 2037; BW. 228); William Tayler, Farthing, 1.21g/6h (N 2038; BW. 230), Halfpenny, 1667, 2.35g/6h (N 2039; BW. 229); Dorothy Winter, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.04g/9h (N 2044; BW. 232); Anthony Wiseman, Farthing, 1657, 1.08g/12h (N 2040; BW. 233) [17]. Fine to very fine, some better; an excellent city group
£400-500
Provenance: N 2001, 2026 at 1.48g, 2028, both 2041s and 2043 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 751 (part) [2001 bt Newton Abbot January 1984, 2026 from S.E. Schwer March 1987, 2028 from L. Bennett February 1988, 2043 from M.J. Dickinson July 1988]; N 2031 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 62, 19 November 1987, lot 541 (part), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 751 (part) [from S.E. Schwer December 1987]; N 2032 and 2040 bt Baldwin February 1987; N 2036 and 2044 Mrs Dora Harris Collection [2036 from Seaby May 1979, 2044 from Seaby November 1983], bt D.H. November 1995; N *2037 and 2039 bt October 1987; N 2038 J.L. Wetton Collection, SNC September 1989 (4864).
William Butler, grocer. William Fletcher, grocer, Kings Gate. John Lampard, grocer. William Over, grocer, East Gate. Nicholas Purdue, grocer. Nathaniel Roberts, chandler, Soke. Robert Steele, grocer. William Taylor, grocer. Dorothy Winter, Kings Gate. Anthony Wiseman, draper
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Newport, Borough Halfpence (4), undated (3, from two different rev. dies), 1.88g/12h, 1.25g/12h (N 1894; BW. 95), 2.36g/12h (N 1895; BW. 95), 1664, 1.95g/6h (N 1896; BW. 96), Farthing, 1664, 1.32g/12h (N 1898; BW. 96); together with an engraved imitation of the undated Halfpenny, formerly regarded as a Pattern, 1.70g/6h (N –; Wetton 1, footnote) [6]. Last better than very fine and of competent style, believed the only specimen now extant, N 1895 very fine, others fine and better
£100-150
Provenance: N 1894 at 1.88g, *1895, 1896 and 1898 F.E. Baker Collection, W. Winton Collection, Glendining Auction, 18 February 1987, lot 250 [from Spink 1979]; last G.C. Drabble Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 13-14 December 1943, lot 1210 (part), F.E. Baker Collection, W. Winton Collection, Glendining Auction, 18 February 1987, lot 251 [from Spink 1979]
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Newport, Stephen Barton, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.29g/6h (N 1901; BW. 98); John Jolliffe, Farthing, 1655, 0.92g/6h (N 1907; BW. 107); Arther Legg, Farthing, 1656, 1.11g/12h (N 1909; BW. 109); Elizabeth Maynard, Farthing, 0.99g/12h (N 1914; BW. 113); W[illiam] Newland, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 1916; BW. 115); Francis Searle, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.44g/12h (N 1917; BW. 116); Edward Whistler, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.80g/9h (N 1918; D 117A) [7]. N 1914 very fine, others generally fine, N 1916 better, last with green patina and pierced but very rare
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Yateley, James Lech, Farthing, 1670, 1.24g/6h (N 2049, this piece; BW. 238). Partly weak, otherwise fine; the only issue for the village
£50-70
Provenance: R.A. Nott Collection; Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 485 (part).
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Castlehold [Carisbrooke Castle], Jeames Smith, Farthing, 1.22g/6h (N 1848 obv./1847 rev.; Wetton pl. 21A, item 2a, obv./pl. 5G rev.; BW. 50). Fair, obverse better, extremely rare of this die combination
£50-100
Provenance: T.G. Anstiss Collection, DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 29
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Ryde, Nicholas Oakley, Farthing, 1664, 1.17g/12h (N 1999; BW. 181); West Cowes, Joseph Barton, Halfpenny, 1.60g/6h (N 1856; BW. 55) [2]. Mediocre
£30-40 Provenance: Second bt September 2005
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Provenance: N 1907, 1909 and 1918 bt R. Gladdle October 1992; *N 1914 bt T. Millett October 2004; N 1917 bt S.H. Monks October 2004.
Arthur Legg, grocer. William Newland, grocer. Francis Searle, brewer
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