TOKENS FROM THE LATE DAVID GRIFFITHS COLLECTION (Part IV)
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Donington, Henry Carr, Farthing, 1657, 0.70g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 76; N –; BW. 70); Richard Greenhill, Halfpence, 1663 (2, same dies), 1.35g/6h, 1.08g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 77; N 2930; BW. 69); Thomas Pell, Farthing, 1664, 0.94g/9h (PPM 3; Smith 78; N –; BW. 71) [4]. PPM 1 mediocre but extremely rare, others about fine, second overstruck on a Halfpenny of John Hill of Worcester, 1664 [BW. 145]; all the issues for the town
£150-200
Provenance: PPM 1 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988; *PPM 2 at 1.35g Spalding Gentlemen’s Society duplicates, Spink Auction 58, 30 April 1987, lot 125 (part), bt Baldwin September 1987; PPM 2 at 1.08g T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 16 (part), bt Seaby 1983; PPM 3 H. Pegg Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 104 (part), SNC September 1989 (4866).
Exhibition: PPM 2 at 1.35g British Numismatic Society, 23 October 2012.
Henry Carr, mercer; Richard Greenhill, wife’s name Alice; Thomas Pell, mercer. The phenomenon of overstriking of Greenhill tokens on issues of John Hill (eight such are known to the cataloguer) is explained by Michael Dickinson, SNC 1989, pp.325-6
Epworth, John Marshall, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.57g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 80; N –; BW. 74); Richard Parnell, Halfpenny, 2.52g/6h (PPM 2; Smith 81; N 2931; BW. 72); Thomas Thorpe, Farthing, 2.35g/9h (PPM 3; Smith 82; N –; BW. 76) [3]. PPM 3 good fine but surface verdigris on obverse, rare, others fine
£100-150 Provenance: J. Kendall Bourne Collection.
PPM 3 only illustrated. John Marshall, wife’s name Margaret; Richard Parnell, grocer, Quaker, second wife’s name Mary; Thomas Thorpe (†September 1682), mercer, tailor, wife’s name Isabell
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Epworth, Robert Wright, heart-shaped Halfpenny, 1669, 2.05g/12h (PPM 5; Smith 84; N 2932, this piece; BW. 73). Fine, very rare
£250-350
Provenance: With B.G. Johnson; Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 654 [from Baldwin]
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East Stockwith, Thomas Holland, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.30g/9h (PPM 1; Smith –; N –; D 255A). Usual die flaw on reverse, fair, extremely rare and the only issue for the locality; 3 specimens known to the cataloguer £150-200
Provenance: Bt Seaby February 1985.
Thomas Holland (1634-86), churchwarden at Gainsborough 1680, wife’s name Margaret
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Folkingham, John Bissill, Halfpenny, 1.70g/9h (PPM 1; Smith 85; N 2933; BW. 78); John Michill, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.30g/3h (PPM 2; Smith 86; N –; BW. 79); Rich[ard] Quingbrow, Farthings, 1656 (2, different dies), large mullets, 1.42g/3h (PPM 3; Smith 88; N –; BW. 80), small mullets, 0.66g/6h (PPM 4; Smith 87; N –; BW. 80) [4]. PPM 3 about fine, others in varied state, PPM 4 with nail piercing, all rare; all the issues for the town
£120-150
Provenance: PPM 1 and *3 G. Enderby Auction (Alford), 17 February 1983, lots 4 and 7, with Mr Bradley, bt J. Cummings October 1987; PPM 2 Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 133 (part), bt Seaby 1986; PPM 4 bt S.E. Schwer.
John Bissill, ironmonger, wife’s name Elizabeth; John Michill, wife’s name Christian (†May 1694); Richard Queningbrough (†July 1670), mercer, churchwarden 1642, first wife Faith (†February 1651), second wife Katherine (†February 1686)
Additional illustrations may be found on our web site
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