TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Long Sutton [or Sutton St Mary], Francis Cory, Farthing, 1663, 2.02g/9h (PPM 1; Smith 192; N 2969; BW. 177), Halfpenny, 1668, 1.90g/9h (PPM 2; Smith 191; N 2970; BW. 176); William Walden, Farthings (3, two different rev. dies), undated (2, same dies), 0.87g/6h, 0.87g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 194; N –; BW. 179), 1662, 0.79g (PPM 4; Smith 195; N –; BW. 180) [5]. PPM 2 and first PPM 3 very fine, others in varied state, PPM 4 with obverse worn flat but very rare; all the attested issues for the town
£100-150
Provenance: PPM *3 at 6h and 4 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 31 (part), M. Bridgewater Collection, BDW Auction 14, 28 June 1995, lot 461 (part); others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Francis Cory (†January 1691, aged 54), mercer; William Walden, grocer
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Louth, William Fox, Farthings (2), 1656, 0.83g/6h (PPM 11; Smith 204; N –; BW. 189), 1668, 0.92g/12h (PPM 13; Smith 205; N –; BW. 190); William Hardy, Farthing, 0.55g/6h (PPM 15; Smith 207; N –; BW. 193); Christopher Hewson, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.57g/9h (PPM 17; Smith 208; N –; BW. 196); Jane Small, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.13g/12h (PPM 19; Smith 211; N 2975; BW. 199); Edward Thourald, Halfpenny, 1670, 0.86g/9h (PPM 21; Smith 212; N –; BW. 200); Will Tompson, Farthing, 0.68g/9h (PPM 22; Smith 214; N –; BW. 203) [7]. PPM 19 and 22 fine, PPM 13 fair to fine, 13 and 22 extremely rare, others generally fair and PPM 15 with tiny edge piercing, mostly rare £200-300
Provenance: PPM 13 Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 782 (part); PPM 17 bt Baldwin February 1990; PPM 21 bt J.L. Holman 2002; *PPM 22 a metal detector find, bt December 2005; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
William Fox, mercer, churchwarden 1653 and 1672; William Hardy (†1670), mercer, churchwarden 1651, warden 1660-1 and 1668-9, wife’s name Judith (†1672); Christopher Hewson, chandler, freeman 1667; Jane Small, apothecary, widow of Thomas Small (†1658); Edward Thorold (†1699), mercer; Will Tompson (†April 1670)
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Louth, Overseers, lozenge-shaped Halfpenny, 1671, 2.08g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 196; N 2971; BW. 181). Very fine, full flan
£180-220 Provenance: Glendining Auction, 7 December 1983, lot 374
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Louth, John Atkinson, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.18g/3h (PPM 2; Smith 197; N 2972; BW. 182); John Barker, Farthing, 1661, 1.32g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 198; N 2973; BW. 183); Edward Browne, Farthing, 0.85g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 199; N 2974; BW. 184); John Chapman, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), 1658, 0.79g/3h (PPM 8; Smith 200; N –; BW. 185), 1663, 0.49g/12h (PPM 9; Smith 201; N –; BW. 186) [5]. About fine and better, PPM 6 and 8 very rare, latter with green excavation patina
£150-200
Provenance: PPM 8 bt Baldwin September 1997; PPM 9 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson October 1987; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
PPM 2 only illustrated. John Atkinson (†January 1681/2), chandler, churchwarden 1659, wife’s name Margaret; John Barker (†1668), mercer, churchwarden 1653, warden 1664 and 1666-7, wife’s name Elizabeth; Edward Browne, mercer, churchwarden 1666-7, warden 1676-7 and 1683-4; John Chapman, ironmonger
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Market Deeping, Ambrose Bird, Farthing, 1.30g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 71; N –; BW. 63); Thomas Bird, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), 1.15g/12h (PPM 2; dies not in Smith; N –; BW. 64), 0.77g/3h (PPM 3; Smith 72 rev., different obv.; N –; BW. 64); William Bowman, Farthing, 1664, 0.91g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 73; N –; BW. 65) [4]. PPM 5 fine, PPM 3 about fine but with some surface veridgris, extremely rare, only one other [Spalding GS] known to the cataloguer, others in excavated state, PPM 2 pierced but very rare
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 1 bt R. Gladdle June 1996; PPM 2 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988; *PPM 3 bt R. Gladdle June 1983; PPM 5 J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Ambrose Bird (b. April 1632), grocer, wife’s name Millicent; Thomas Bird, chandler; William Bowman, grocer, constable 1663
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