TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Shrewsbury, Owen Roberts, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.21g/12h (N 3925; BW. 86); Job Selby, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.68g/12h (N 3926; BW. 87); Thomas Studley, Penny, 1.89g/6h (N 3927; BW. 88); William Thomas, Halfpence, 1666 (2, different obv. dies), 0.99g/9h (N 3928 rev., different obv.; BW. 90; Lowe –), 1.30g/12h (N 3928; BW. 90; Lowe 118:18, this piece) [5]. First good fine, fourth mediocre, others about fine, all rare
£120-150
Provenance: *First T.E. Tatton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-7 November 1911, lot 2 (part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 118 (part) [from J.H. Daniels 1911]; second R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 30, part), H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 118 (part) [from Seaby May 1946]; fourth with Portsmouth Coin & Stamp Shop, March 2004, bt M. Knight 2006; others H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 118 (part) [from Spink 1921].
Jacob Selby, distiller; Thomas Studley, butcher; William Thomas, mercer
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Wem, William Alanson, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.00g/6h (N 3934; BW. 97); John Chettwood, Halfpenny, 2.49g/12h (N 3935; BW. 98); John Shenton, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.18g/6h (N 3938; BW. 101) [3]. First fine but with some surface verdigris, others fair, last with large piercing, all very rare
£100-150
Provenance: *BW. 97 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18 -19 July 1985, lot 567 (part) [from Baldwin March 1972]; BW. 98 bt R. Jeffery January 1983; BW. 101 bt R. Jeffery April 1981.
John Chetwood, mercer; John Shenton, mercer
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Shrewsbury, Michaell Wildinge, Farthing, 0.48g/6h (N 3929; BW. 92), Halfpenny, 1664, 2.24g/3h (N 3930; BW. 91); Joshua Willis, Halfpence (2), mm. mullet, 1.42g/6h (N –; BW. 94; Lowe 118:21, this piece), mm. clove, 2.95g/6h (N 3931; BW. 93) [4]. BW. 92 fair and edge chipped, others fine to very fine, BW. 94 rare and overstruck on a bi-metallic Halfpenny of Will Swift of Worcester [N 5769] £120-150
Provenance: BW. 91 bt Baldwin February 1980; BW. 92 C.M. Rowe Collection, bt C.M.R. December 1983; BW 93 and *94 H. Lowe Collection, Spink Auction 7, 5 December 1979, lot 118 (part) [94 from Baldwin January 1948].
Michael Wilding, mercer; Joshua Willis, mercer
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Whitchurch, John Bathoe, Halfpenny, [16]66, mm. pierced cinquefoil both sides, 1.33g/9h (N 3939 rev., different obv.; BW. 104; Lowe 122:1 rev., different obv.); Edw[ard] Newton and Humphrey Rowley, Halfpenny, 1.01g/2h (N 3940; BW. 106); Humphrey Rowley, octagonal Penny, 1669, 3.06g/12h (N –; BW. 107; Lowe 122:2, same dies) [3]. First about fine and very rare, second mediocre, last very fine
£150-200
Provenance: BW. 104 bt Baldwin July 1989; BW. 106 bt A. Judd 2002; *BW. 107 F.E. Baker Collection, W. Winton Collection, Glendining Auction, 18 February 1987, lot 274 (part).
John Bathoe, chandler; Edward Newton, mercer
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