TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Sleaford, Christo[pher] Stanfeild, Farthing, 1659, 0.88g/6h (PPM 7; Smith 229; N –; BW. 216). Fine, extremely rare; the best of the two 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 37 (part); bt Spink.
Christopher Stanfield, Overseer of the Poor 1661
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Spalding, John Havey, Farthing, 1655, 1.12g/12h (PPM 7; Smith 237; N 2981; BW. 222); Richard Hutchinson, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.62g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 238; N –; BW. 223); Joseph Nutton, Farthing, 0.89g/9h (PPM 9; Smith 240; N –; BW. 225), Halfpenny, 1668, 2.55g/12h (PPM 10; Smith 239; N 2982; BW. 224) [4]. PPM 8 and 9 about very fine, former the best known specimen, latter extremely rare, others fine
£250-300
Provenance: PPM *8 and 9 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 39 (part), bt Spink; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
John Harvey, grocer, Quaker; Richard Hutchinson, draper; Joseph Nutton, merchant, wife’s name Thomasin
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Sleaford, Walter Trevillian, Farthing, 1666, 1.45g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 230; N –; D 216A). About very fine, extremely rare; four specimens known to the cataloguer £150-200
Provenance: Bt Baldwin October 1989. Walter Trevillian, ironmonger, wife’s name Susan
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Spalding, William Ragg (sic), Farthing, 1664, 1.01g/12h (PPM 11; Smith 241; N –; BW. 226); John Ray, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.01g/12h (PPM 12; Smith 243; N 2983; BW. 228); Robert Rishton, Farthing, 1666, 0.86g/6h (PPM 13; Smith 244; N 2984; BW. 229); John Sherwood, Farthing, 0.76g/3h (PPM 14; Smith 245; N 2985; BW. 230) [4]. Fine and better, but PPM 12 pierced and PPM 13 with edge crack, all rare
£150-200
Provenance: PPM 12 and 13 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 39 (part), bt Spink; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
PPM 11 only illustrated. William Wragg, grocer and merchant, town husband 1655 and 1662, wife’s name Margaret; John Ray (†June 1668), mercer, town husband 1662, first wife Alice (†December 1654), second wife Martha; Robert Rishton, innholder, The White Hart, served in Cromwell’s army in the Civil War, town husband, wife’s name Joan; John Sherwood (†1678), ironmonger, wife’s name Margaret
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Spalding, Borough Halfpenny, 1667, 1.99g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 231; N –; BW. 217); Ed[ward] Ball, Halfpence (3), 1666, regular dies, 3.09g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 232; N 2980; BW. 218), 1668, regular dies, 2.18g/6h (PPM 3; Smith 233; N 2980 obv., different rev.; BW. 219), 1668/6, artisan’s dies, 0.81g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 234; N –; BW. 219); Samuell Craford, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.98g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 236; N –; BW. 221) [5]. PPM 5 mediocre but extremely rare, others about fine and better, PPM 1 lacquered and with small R stamped below the 66 of the date
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 1 and 5 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 39 (part), bt Spink; *PPM 3 H.D. Gibbs Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 331 (part); others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
Edward Ball, miller, wife’s name Johanna; Samuel Crawford, fellmonger, wife’s name Elizabeth. The letter R stamped on the obverse of the Borough halfpenny, a feature present on several specimens seen by the cataloguer, may refer to the token being officially redeemed
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Spalding, Cap[t. Jacob] Wr[a]gg, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (PPM 15; Smith 242, this piece; N –; BW. 227, this piece). Obverse fair, reverse poor; believed the only known specimen from this die-pairing and perhaps the only token of this issuer in private hands
£100-150
Provenance: J.S. Smallfield Collection; R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 21, part); T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 39 (part); bt Spink.
Capt. Jacob Wragg (†March 1659), Registrar of Spalding
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