British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Alcester, Joseph Dewes, Farthing, 1654, 1.15g/6h (N 5268; BW. 3), Thomas Pickerd, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.47g/6h (N 5270; BW. 7), William Reynolds, Farthing, 1652, 1.47g/12h (N 5272; BW. 9), Margaret Yarnoll, Farthing, 1651, 0.76g/6h (N 5277; BW. 14); Barford, Mary Brine, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.10g/3h (N 5281; BW. 23); Brailes, Thomas Rimill, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.87g/12h (N 5295; BW. 48); Coventry, City Halfpence, 1669 (3), 4.11g/12h (N 5304; BW. 55), 2.40g/12h (N 5305; BW. 55), 3.71g/12h (N 5307; BW. 55); Hemlingford Hundred, Edward Taylor, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.38g/12h (N 5328; BW. 102); Kineton, Samuel Bacon, Halfpenny, 1.51g/6h (N 5333; BW. 109), Jo Eborne, Farthing, 0.71g/12h (N 5334; BW. 111) [12]. N 5268 and 5277 mediocre, others generally about fine
£100-150

Provenance: N 5272, 5295 and 5304 bt Seaby 1985; N 5277, 5281, *5328 and 5333 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 571 (part) [5277 from Seaby February 1972, 5281 from Spink October 1974, 5328 from Baldwin October 1982, 5333 from Seaby November 1975]; N 5305 R.N.P. Hawkins Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 242 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson.

Thomas Pickerd, grocer; Margaret Yarnold, widow of Richard Yarnold, apothecary; Mary Brine, ironmonger; Edward Taylor, bailiff, Shustoke; Samuel Bacon, ironmonger; Jo Eborne, grocer