British Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Bedfordshire, Ampthill, Thomas Harvye, Farthing, 1664, 1.03g/3h (Gaunt/Oddie 1A; N 1; D 1A); John Impie, Farthing, 1663, 0.78g/3h (GO 2A; N 2; D 2A) [2]. First about very fine, second about fine; the only two issues for the town £40-50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: N.T. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 798 (part), additionally: *GO 1a H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 854 (part).

Thomas Harvey (†October 1707), grocer, constable 1663, wife’s name Mary. John Impie, grocer and Quaker, Dunstable street, wife’s name Anne