British Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Andover, Borough Farthings (5), 1658, 0.85g/6h (N 1801; BW. 11), 1666 (5, from three obv. and three rev. dies), 1.04g/9h (N 1802; BW. 12), 0.74g/12h (N 1803; BW. 14), 0.98g/3h, 0.83g/9h, 0.57g/12h (N 1804; BW. 14), Halfpence, 1666 (2, same dies), 2.36g/12h, 2.26g/12h (N 1805; BW. 13); William Cornelius, Farthings (2, same dies), 0.86g/9h, 0.77g/12h (N 1811; BW. 19); William Gold, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (N 1812; BW. 20); Thomas Paine, Farthing, 1.03g/3h (N 1815; BW. 24); John Seagrove, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 1816; BW. 25); Abraham Waller, Farthing, 1655, 1.06g/6h (N 1819; BW. 29) [14]. N 1801, 1803 and 1812 fair, others generally fine, some better
£90-120

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

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Provenance: N 1801, 1802, 1804 at 0.83g and 0.57g and 1805 at 2.26g F.E. Baker Collection, W. Winton Collection, Glendining Auction, 18 February 1987, lot 248 (part) [from Spink 1979]; N 1803, 1804 at 0.98g, *1805 at 2.36g and 1811 at 0.77g T.G. Anstiss Collection, DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 3 (part); N 1815 bt R. Jeffery 1980; N 1819 bt Baldwin 1987.

William Gold, grocer. John Seagrove (fl. 1689), grocer. Abraham Waller, grocer