British Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Louth, John Atkinson, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.05g/3h (N 2972; BW. 182); Spalding, Edward Ball, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.47g/12h (N 2980; BW. 218), John Havey, Farthing, 1655, 0.68g/12h (N 2981; BW. 222), Robert Rishton, Farthing, 0.57g/12h (N 2984; BW. 229); Stamford, Borough Halfpence (2, different obv. dies), 2.03g/12h (N 2988; BW. 234), 1.70g/9h (N 2989; BW. 235) [6]. First about fine and scarce, others in varied state £70-90

Provenance: All except N 2980, 2984 and 2989 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988.

John Atkinson (†January 1681/2), chandler, churchwarden 1659, wife’s name Margaret; Edward Ball, miller, wife’s name Johanna; John Harvey, grocer, Quaker; Robert Rishton, innholder, The White Hart, previously served in the army under Oliver Cromwell