BRITISH TOKENS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES 634
LINCOLNSHIRE, Boston, Robert Parker, Farthing, 0.34g/6h (N –; BW. 31); NORFOLK, Holt, Francis Shawe, Farthing, 1658, 0.94g/6h (N –; BW. 58) [2]. Excavated appearances, first extremely rare and believed only two other specimens known, second with green patina
£150-200 635 636
LONDON (City), Bishopsgate Without, John Berry (?), Farthing, 0.80g/6h (N 6607; D 268A); Castle Yard, Arthur Cropper, Farthing, 1657, 0.88g/12h (N 6738; D Southwark 202B) [2]. Varied state, very rare
£50-70
LONDON (City), Grub Street, Robart Fowler, Farthing, 0.95g/12h (N –; BW. –); Princes Street, James Poulter, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.07g/12h (N –; BW. –) [2]. Varied state, extremely rare
£70-90
As far as can be ascertained, the tokens read: mm. uncertain, ROBART · FOWLER ·, sugar-loaf, rev. AT YE IN GRVB STRET, R I F; mm. pierced cinquefoil, IAMES POVLTER AT THE RED, boot above LETHER CVTTER, rev. IN PRINCES STREET 1666, T A P divided by flowered knot
637
LONDON (City), Whitecross Street, Ralph Savedge, Halfpenny, 1.55g/12h (N –; BW. –). About fine, extremely rare
£80-100 Provenance: Bt October 2006.
The token reads: mm. pierced sexfoil, RALPH · SAVEDGE · AT · THE, royal arms, rev. IN · WHITE CROSS · STREET, HIS HALFE PENNY, three small rosettes
638
LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), French Alley, Francis Shaw, Halfpenny, 2.49g/6h (N –; BW. –). Mediocre, extremely rare; perhaps previously unpublished
£50-70
As far as can be ascertained, the token reads: mm. pierced sexfoil, FRANCIS · SHAW · IN · FRENCH, a falcon, rev. ALLY · IN [—]WELL · STREET:, HIS HALFE PENNY, pierced sexfoil flanked by trefoil of pellets
639
LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Great Turnstile, John Tuke, Halfpenny, 0.94g/3h (N –; BW. –). Cracked and with edge chip, otherwise fair, extremely rare
£60-80
As far as can be ascertained, the token reads: mm. pierced cinquefoil, IOHN · TVKE · AT · GREAT · TVRN, horse’s head left, rev. STILE · IN · LINCOLNS · INN · FEILDS, HIS HALFE PENNY I S T
640
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Blyth, Thomas Bucke, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.73g/9h (PMP 3, and pl. 3, this piece; N –; BW. 3). Struck slightly off-centre and with reverse die flaw in advanced stage, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare; almost certainly the best known and the only specimen known to PMP in 1981
£150-200
Provenance: J. Tanenbaum Collection, Neales Auction (Nottingham), 28 February 1991, lot 2582 [from Seaby 1973]; G. Kay Collection; A.P. Knighton Collection, DNW Auction 137, 21-3 September 2016, lot 152 [from N.A. Clark February 1999]
641
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Brinsley, Robert Horesley, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.47g/6h (PMP 6; N –; BW. 5). Mediocre but of the highest rarity, the only issue for the village; only two other specimens believed known
£40-50
Provenance: A. Judd Collection [from S.H. Monks]; A.P. Knighton Collection, DNW Auction 137, 21-3 September 2016, lot 154 [from A.J. February 1999]
642
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, East Retford, Peter Booth, Halfpenny, 2.49g/12h (PMP 123; N –; BW. 111); John Chapman, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.57g/6h (PMP 126; N 3554; BW. 112); William Hall, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.94g/12h (PMP 127; N 3555; BW. 113) [3]. First good fine but with scrape on obverse, others fair, all rare
£70-90
Provenance: A.P. Knighton Collection, DNW Auction 137, 21-3 September 2016, lot 155, additionally: *PMP 123 found at Anton’s Gowt, near Boston, Lincs [from T. Wood July 2011]; PMP 126 J. TanenbaumCollection, Neales Auction (Nottingham), 28 February 1991, lot 2579 (part), A. Judd Collection [from A.J. February 1999]; PMP 127 E.W. Danson Collection, Coins of Beeston Auction (Nottingham), 10 October 1998, lot 237 (part) [from Spink 1971]
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