TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Grantham, Borough Halfpence, 1667 (5, from five obv. and two rev. dies), 1.32g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 106; N 2937; BW. 97), 1.27g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 107; N 2938; BW. –), 2.00g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 105-7 rev., different obv.; N 2937 -9 rev., different obv.; BW. 96), 1.90g/6h (PPM 4; Smith 105; N 2939; BW. 96), 1.52g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 104; N 2940; BW. 95) [5]. PPM 3 fine and rare, others generally very fine
£70-90
Provenance: J. Kendall Bourne Collection. PPM 5 only illustrated
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Grantham, Henry Humes, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.85g/3h (PPM 18; Smith 115; N –; BW. 107). About very fine, very rare; the best specimen known to the cataloguer £150-200
Provenance: T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 22 (part), bt Seaby February 1984.
Henry Humes, alderman and magistrate, 1673
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Grantham, Gilbert Chantler, Farthing, 1654, later dies, 0.81g/6h (PPM 9; Smith 109; N 2941; BW. 100); William Clarke, Farthing, 1.05g/3h (PPM 10; Smith 108; N –; BW. 99); Edward Coddington, Farthing, Ramage dies, 1.17g/6h (PPM 11; Smith 110; N –; BW. 101); Thomas Doughtey, Farthing, 1.15g/6h (PPM 14; Smith 112; N –; BW. 103) [4]. PPM 10 good fine, others fair to fine, PPM 11 better but with excavation patina
£100-150
Provenance: PPM 9 and *10 J. Kendall Bourne Collection; PPM 11 bt R. Gladdle December 1995; PPM 14 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 22 (part), bt Seaby 1983.
Gilbert Chantler, Market Place, burgess, active supporter of the Royalist cause in the Civil War, magistrate and alderman 1662; William Clarke, apothecary, High street – Isaac Newton is said to have lodged with Clarke while attending King’s School, Grantham, at which establishment Clarke’s brother was usher; Edward Coddington (†1695), mercer, Swinesgate, second wife Elizabeth; Thomas Doughty, mercer, alderman 1652
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Grantham, Zachary Laxton, Farthing, 1664, 1.09g/12h (PPM 19; Smith 117; N –; BW. 98); Edw[ard] Paulett, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.75g/9h (PPM 20; Smith 118; N –; BW. 109); Robert Trevillian, Farthing, Ramage dies, 1.19g/12h (PPM 23; Smith 121; N –; BW. 112); Thomas Walton, Farthing, 1659, 0.94g/12h (PPM 25; Smith 122; N –; BW. 113) [4]. Last poor, others fair to fine, mostly rare
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 19 and 23 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson November 1989 and June 1988 respectively; *PPM 20 J. L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 584 (part); PPM 25 gift of R. Sharman 1996.
Zachary Laxton (†1667), mercer; Edward Pawlett, alderman 1685, wife’s name Elizabeth; Robert Trevillian (†1667), ironmonger, Market place, gentleman, alderman 1653, 1659; Thomas Walton, Market place, alderman 1688
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Grantham, Anthony Hotchkin, Farthing, [16]66, 1.05g/12h (PPM 16; Smith 114; N –; BW. 105). About very fine, extremely rare; the best of the five specimens known to the cataloguer and the only example in private hands £150-200
Provenance: T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 22 (part); bt Seaby February 1984.
Anthony Hotchkin, mercer Additional illustrations may be found on our web site
Grimsby, Christopher Scott, Farthing, mm. rosette on rev., 1.00g/9h (PPM 2; Smith 123; N –; BW. 114); William Tod, Farthing, 1668, 1.11g/6h (PPM 3; Smith 124; N –; BW. 115) [2]. PPM 2 a large fragment and doubly pierced, PPM 3 in excavated state, fair, both extremely rare, the latter the only example known to the cataloguer in private hands
£80-100 Provenance: PPM 2 J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Christopher Scott, grocer, wife’s name Sarah (†October 1666); William Todd (b. October 1642), churchwarden 1666, alderman 1669-79, wife’s name Jane
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