TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part II)
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Woburn, Francis Collman, Halfpence, 1667 (2, same dies), 1.80g/12h, 1.06g/12h (GO 101; N 52; BW. 101); Nathaniel Lawson, Farthing, 1664, 0.89g/3h (GO 106; N –; BW. 106); Francis Seagre, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.65g/12h (GO 107; N –; BW. 107) [4]. Fine to very fine, last scarce
£80-100
Provenance: GO 101 at 1.06g N.T. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 801 (part), DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 431 (part); others N.T. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 796 (part).
GO 106 only illustrated. Francis Coleman (†c. 1693), grocer, Quaker, first wife Sarah, second wife Deborah. Nathaniel Lawson (†c. 1681), woollen draper, wife’s name Eleanor. Francis Seagre (†March 1697/8), grocer, Quaker, constable 1671, excommunicated for refusing to have his children baptised, wife’s name Susan
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Abingdon, Robert Liford, Farthing, 0.93g/12h (N 57; BW. 2); Henry Meales, Farthings, 1657 (3, from two obv. and two rev. dies), 0.70g/6h (N 58; BW. 7), 0.78g/6h (N 59a, this piece; BW. 7), 0.96g/12h (N 60; D 7A; Gilbert, NC 1927, no. 1, this piece); Sarah Pleydell, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.17g/6h (N 61; BW. 8); William Stevenson, Farthings (5, from three different obv. dies), 1.41g/6h (N 62; BW. 10), 1.11g/6h, 0.90g/6h, 0.85g/6h (all N 63; BW. 10), 1.11g/12h (N 65; BW. 10); John Wells, Farthing, 1667, 0.90g/3h (N 66; BW. 11) [11]. N 59 and 66 very fine, N 61 and 62 fine, others generally mediocre or fair, N 60 rare
£120-150
Provenance: N 57 G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lot 2; N 60 W. Gilbert Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 30, J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 704; N 61 Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 763; N 63 at 0.90g bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 63 at 0.85g bt J. Strawbridge 1997; N 66 bt 2005; others M. Bull Collection, A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 1 (part), additionally: N 58, N 62, N 63 at 1.11g and N 63 The Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 72 (part), *N 59 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection.
Robert Liford, milliner. Henry Meales, baker. Sarah Pleydell, mercer. William Stevenson, grocer. John Wells, chandler
Berkshire
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Abingdon, Robert Blackaller, Halfpence (2, different obv. dies), 2.08g/12h (N 54; BW. 1), 2.31g/12h (N 55, this piece; BW. 1); Richard Ely, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N 67; BW. 3); Thomas Geagle, Halfpence (2, same dies), 1.86g/9h, 1.42g/9h (N 69; BW. 4); John Hall, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.85g/12h (N 56, this piece; BW. 5); [and Highworth, Wiltshire], Thomas Hartwell, Halfpenny, 1.37g/6h (N 68; BW. 6) [7]. N 56 chipped, N 69 at 1.42g fair, others fine and better
£100-150
Provenance: N 68 bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 69 at 1.86g bt Baldwin February 1996; N 69 at 1.42g Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 28, 28 January 1997, lot 537 (part) [from R. Gladdle]; others A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 1 (part), additionally: N 54 at 2.08g P.J. Seaby Collection [from Seaby 1960], *N 55 Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], M. Bull Collection, N 56 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC September 1987 (5353), M. Bull Collection, N 67 B.M. Greenaway Collection [from Underwood July 1998].
Robert Blackaller, mercer, mayor 1680, 1692 and 1697. Thomas Geagle, Bridewell. John Hall, grocer
Blewbury, John Lewendon, Farthing, 0.45g/12h (N 71; BW. 12); George Stanton, Farthings (2), 0.91g/12h (N 72; BW. 15), 1665, 1.72g/12h (N 73, this piece; BW. 14), Halfpenny, 1670, 1.68g/12h (N 74; BW. 13) [4]. N 71 and 74 fine, former rare, others very fine; all the issues for the village
£100-150
Provenance: N 71 and *72 G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lots 12, 13; N 73 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 705 (part); N 74 Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (7), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 705 (part).
John Lewendon, grocer. George Stanton, mercer
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Bucklebury, John Moorecock, Farthing, 1666, 0.94g/3h (N 75; BW. 16). About fine; the only issue for the village
£25-35
Provenance: G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lot 16.
John Morecock, wife’s name Jane
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