TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Newport, Samuell Clarke, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.09g/6h (N 9475; BW. 47); Robert Huddell, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.66g/12h (N –; BW. 49; Lowe –); Will[i]am Rowe, Farthing, 0.66g/6h (N 9353; D 51A); Thomas Younge Jr, Farthing, 2.58g/9h (N 9300; BW. 53) [4]. First fine, second with edge chips, otherwise good very fine with black patina, extremely rare, others in varied state
£200-300
Provenance: BW. 47 Glendining Auction, 27 February 1985, lot 252 (part), bt Baldwin March 1985; *BW. 49 bt Spink June 1984; D 51A bt R. Gladdle January 1995; BW. 53 C.M. Rowe Collection, bt C.M.R. November 1981.
Samuel Clarke (b. c. 1637), mercer; William Rowe, apothecary; Thomas Young, mercer. It is probable that the last two are not tokens of Shropshire, but of Cornwall and the Isle of Wight respectively
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Oswestry, Richard Payne, Pennies, 1667 (2, different dies), 1.79g/3h (dies not in N; BW. 61; Lowe 115:5, this piece), 1.52g/9h (N 3908; BW. 61); Arther Ward, Pennies, 1668 (2, different obv. dies), 1.92g/3h (N 3909; BW. 62), 1.97g/12h (N 3909 rev., different obv.; BW. 62; Lowe 115:6, this piece) [4]. Second and last very fine, others about fine £200-300
Provenance: First R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 30, part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 115 (part) [from Seaby May 1946]; *second W.J. Faulkner Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 May 1940, lot 180 (part), D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 567 (part) [from Baldwin March 1972]; third bt Baldwin June 1980; last T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot 2 (part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 115 (part) [from J.H. Daniels 1911].
Richard Payne, mercer
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Oswestry, Hugh Edwards, Penny, 1669, 2.78g/6h (N 3904; BW. 56); Richard Edwards, Penny, 1668, 2.82g/3h (N 3905; BW. 57) [2]. First very fine, second good fine with black patina, very rare
£150-200
Provenance: *BW. 56 T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot 2 (part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 115 (part) [from J.H. Daniels 1911]; BW. 57 H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 115 (part) [from Baldwin December 1951]
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Shifnal, Arthur Manwaring, Halfpenny, 1664, 3.19g/3h (N 3910; BW. 65). Fine; the only issuer for the town £50-70
Provenance: W.J. Faulkner Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 May 1940, lot 180 (part); D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 567 (part) [from Baldwin March 1972]
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Oswestry, John Jones, Penny, 1666, 2.53g/6h (N 3907; BW. 59); Richard Payne, Halfpenny, 1.59g/12h (N –; BW. 60; Lowe 115:4, this piece) [2]. First good fine but reverse slightly off-centre, second fair to fine but rare £100-150
Provenance: T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot 2 (part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 115 (part) [from J.H. Daniels 1911].
BW. 59 only illustrated. Richard Payne, mercer Additional illustrations may be found on our web site
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Shrewsbury, Thomas Achelley, octagonal Penny, 1671, 3.38g/12h (N –; BW. 67; Lowe –). Fair to fine, extremely rare
£90-120
Provenance: R.W. Randall Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 390 (part); bt Seaby
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