TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Hagworthingham, Will[iam] Rishworth, Farthing, 1663, 0.79g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 125; N –; BW. 116). Obverse die flaw in early stage, fine, very rare; the only issue for the town
£70-90
Provenance: J. Kendall Bourne Collection. William Rishworth (†1680), mercer, wife’s name Susan
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Horncastle, Richard Cater, Farthing, 1.07g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 134; N 2945; BW. 122); John Chappman, Farthing, 1.24g/6h (PPM 2; Smith 135; N 2946; BW. 123); George Cockborne, Farthing, 0.67g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 138; N –; BW. 126); George Guisinge, Farthing, 1.10g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 139; N 2947; BW. 127) [4]. PPM 1 good fine, PPM 4 fair to fine, others in varied state, PPM 3 extremely rare £100-150
Provenance: *PPM 1 Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 783; PPM 2 bt S.E. Schwer; others N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988.
Richard Cater (†February 1702), chandler, wife’s name Mary (†1690); John Chapman, ironmonger, wife’s name Mary; George Cockborne, mercer, wife’s name Elizabeth; George Guising (b. 1630), mercer, wife’s name Elizabeth
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Haxey, Anthony Barnby, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.32g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 126; N 2942; BW. 117). Weak in parts, otherwise fine; the only issue for the town
£40-60 Provenance: J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Anthony Barnby (†1672), badger (hawker of goods), wife’s name Elizabeth, she remarried Alexander Post, December 1672
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Helpringham, Anthony Newlove, Halfpenny, 1.39g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 128; N 2943; BW. 118). Partly weak, otherwise fine; the only issue for the town
£30-40
Provenance: Bt Baldwin October 1987. Anthony Newlove, grocer, gentleman, wife’s name Elizabeth
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Horncastle, Alexander Howgrave, Farthings (2), 1656, 0.81g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 141; N 2948; BW. 130), undated, 1.31g/3h (PPM 7; Smith 140; N –; BW. 128); John Hussey, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.07g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 142; N 2949; BW. 131); John Smith, Farthing, 1669, 0.95g/9h (PPM 9; Smith 143; N –; BW. 132); John Smyth, Farthing, 0.81g/6h (PPM 10; Smith 144; N –; BW. 133) [5]. PPM 6 in excavated state, PPM 10 fair but rare, others fine to very fine, last also rare
£150-200
Provenance: PPM 6 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988; PPM 7 Spalding Gentlemen’s Society duplicates, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 126 (part), bt Baldwin September 1987; *PPM 8 J. Kendall Bourne Collection; others T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 26 (part).
Exhibition: PPM 7 British Numismatic Society, 23 October 2012.
Alexander Howgrave (†1691), mercer, first wife Mary (†1656), second wife Elizabeth (†1692); John Hussey (†1713), mercer, gentleman, wife’s name Susanna; John Smyth, ironmonger, wife’s name Alice. The Smith tokens were probably not issued by the same individual (ex. inf. Tim Scotney)
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Holbeach, John Benington, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.87g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 129; N –; BW. 119); Will[iam] Carre, Farthings, 1666 (2, different rev. dies), 0.72g/3h (PPM 2; Smith 130; N 2944 obv., different rev.; BW. 120), 0.92g/6h (PPM 3; Smith 130; N 2944; BW. 120); Richard Wright, Farthing, 0.96g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 131; N –; BW. 121) [4]. PPM 1 and 3 fair to fine, PPM 2 poor but extremely rare, the only specimen in private hands, PPM 4 about very fine with dark patina, rare
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 1 Spalding Gentlemen’s Society duplicates, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 126 (part), bt Baldwin September 1987; PPM 2 and *5 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 25 (part), M. Bridgewater Collection, BDW Auction 14, 28 June 1995, lot 460; PPM 3 Mrs Dora Harris Collection [from Seaby February 1982], bt R. Sharman 1995.
Exhibition: PPM 1 British Numismatic Society, 23 October 2012.
John Bennington, mercer, Moulton; William Carre, sadler; Richard Wright (†1667), chandler, wife’s name Elizabeth
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Horncastle, Thomas Vrye, Farthing, 0.72g/6h (PPM 11; Smith 145; N –; BW. 134). Flan clip, otherwise very fine, green patina, extremely rare; the finest specimen known to the cataloguer
£150-200 Provenance: D. Charlton Collection; bt R. Gladdle December 1985.
Thomas Urye, wife’s name Katherine. A third specimen of this token exists as an undertype on an issue of Alton, Hampshire
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