BRITISH TOKENS FROM OTHER PROPERTIES 274
Faringdon, Richard Fowler, Farthing, 1657, 0.82g/6h (N 1778; BW. 25), Edward Stevens, Farthing, 1652, 0.92g/6h (N 6407; BW. 28); Newbury, John Naish, Farthing, 1652, 1.27g/6h (N 125, this piece; BW. 59), Jonas Noraway Jr, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 126; BW. 60); Reading, Daniell Martin, Farthing, 1653, 1.30g/6h (N 166; BW. 99); Wallingford, Anthony Boulter, Farthing, 1664, 0.88g/9h (N 205; BW. 131); Wantage, Thomas Hurdman, Farthing, 0.60g/6h (N 238; BW. 152) [7]. Third good fine, others fair to fine
£50-70 271
Woburn, Francis Collman, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.12g/12h (GO 101; N 52; BW. 101); CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, Thomas Powell, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.07g/12h (N 405; BW. 72); HERTFORDSHIRE, Baldock, William Kennet, Farthing, 1658, 0.86g/9h (N 2102; BW. 10-11); Puckeridge, George Rogers, Farthing, 0.88g/3h (N 2236; BW. 153); NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, Peterborough, octagonal City Halfpenny, 1670, 2.07g/12h (Waddell 105; N 3432; BW. 107), Margret Kempe, Farthing, 1664, 1.05g/12h (W 123; N 3445a, this piece; BW. 127), James Taler, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.07g/3h (W 134; N 3450b, this piece; BW. 137) [7]. Fine and better
£90-120
Provenance: N 3445 and *3450 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 346 (part), bt M. Vosper; others bt M. Vosper.
William Kennet, innholder, The George; Margaret Kemp (†December 1684); James Taylor (†March 1695), cordwainer
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Abingdon, Robert Liford, Farthing, 1.06g/12h (N 57; BW. 2); LONDON, Drury Lane, F. West (BWS 3010); SUSSEX, Chichester, J.W. Brown, 1840 (BWS 1380); WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, J. Gargory (BWS 410) [4]. Second extremely fine and rare, others very fine, last pierced; a good group of optician’s tokens
£60-80
Provenance: First SCMB May 1966 (Cambs. 2); others SCMB April 1971 (MT 65, 67, 69)
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Newbury, Borough Farthings, 1657 (13, from 11 obv. and 8 rev. dies), 0.99g/6h (N 106; BW. 55), 0.87g/6h (N 108b, this piece; BW. 55), 1.14g/6h (N 108-9 rev., different obv.), 1.35g/6h (N 109; BW. 51), 1.23g/6h (N 110; BW. 51), 1.25g/6h (N 112; BW. 54), 1.03g/6h (N 113; BW. 52), 1.18g/3h (N 114b, this piece; BW. 52), 0.66g/3h (N 115; BW. 54), 0.59g/6h (N 116; BW. 54), 0.68g/12h (N 117; BW. 54), 0.57g/6h (N 118; BW. 52), 0.95g/12h (N 119, this piece; BW. 52) [13]. Fine to very fine, a good group of civic issues, some scarce
£100-150
Provenance: N 106, 109, 113, 115 and 116 C.M. Rowe Collection, bt N.A. Clark November 2008; N 108b, 114b and 119 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt J.L. Holman March 2008; N 108 variant, 117 and 118 bt J.L. Holman March 2008; N 110 bt Lockdales March 2008; N 112 bt D. Stuart March 2008.
The series is further detailed by Tim Everson (TCSB December 2010, pp.19-28), where some of the tokens illustrated are these specimens
Provenance: BW. 25 bt J.L. Holman May 2007; BW. 28 bt January 2010; BW. 59 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC December 1988 (7973), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part), Simmons Mailbid Sale 51, 31 March 2010 (19); BW. 60 bt M.C.S. Rasmussen July 2010; BW. 99 and 152 bt 2010; BW. 131 bt B. Frank.
Richard Fowler, grocer; Edward Stevens, grocer; John Naish, grocer; Jonas Noraway, grocer, churchwarden 1670; Daniel Martin, gardener; Anthony Boulter, grocer; Thomas Hurdman, innholder, The Bear
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East Ilsley, Richard Weston, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.43g/12h (N 88; BW. 39); Faringdon, Richard Fowler, Farthing, 1663, 1.23g/9h (N 1779; BW. 24), Edward Stevens, Farthing, 1652, 1.32g/6h (N 6407; BW. 28); Lambourn, Henry Knighton, Farthing, 1652, 1.27g/6h (N 89; BW. 41), Halfpenny, 1666, 2.17g/6h (N 92, this piece; BW. 43); Newbury, Borough Farthing, 1657, 0.49g/12h (N 117; BW. 54); Windsor, John Gosse, octagonal Halfpenny, 1669, 1.57g/12h (N 259; BW. 170); BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Newport Pagnell, Samuell Lambert, Halfpenny, 1.94g/9h (BM 132; P-M 973; N 322; BW. 101) [8]. N 92 good fine, N 322 and 1779 very fine, others fair to fine, N 88 better and with earthy green patina
£70-90
Provenance: A. Vayle Collection [N 88 bt 1997, N 259 bt Spink March 1998, N 117 bt April 1998, N 322 bt H. Simmons October 2007, *N 1779 and 6407 bt H. Simmons June 1999], additionally: N 89 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 710 (part) [from J. Whitmore November 1988], N 92 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC November 1987 (6662), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 710 (part).
Henry Knighton, churchwarden 1674, wife’s name Christian; John Gosse, maltster, Peascod street
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Newbury, Borough Farthings, 1657 (2), 1.05g/12h (N 108; BW. 55), 0.60g/12h (N 114 obv./116 rev.; BW. 52/54); GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, City Farthings (11), 1652 (4), 1662 (7) (BW. 12, 18-19); HAMPSHIRE, Andover, Borough Farthing, 1666, 1.15g/12h (N 1803; BW. 14), Odiham, Edward Mannering, Farthing, 1656, 1.46g/12h (N 1922; BW. 122), Romsey, Corporation Farthing, 1669, 1.45g/12h (N 1986; BW. 172); KENT, Canterbury, Walter Maplisden, Farthing, 1.17g/6h (N 2412; BW. 65), Dover, Borough Halfpenny, 1668, 2.04g/12h (N 2506; BW. 198), Maidstone, Steven Weeks, Farthing, 1.16g/6h (N 2648; BW. 395) [19]. N 1986 very fine and scarce, Kent pieces fine, others in varied state
£100-150
N 1986 only illustrated. Edward Mainwaring, grocer; Steven Weeks, weaver
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