British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Nicholas Sanford, Halfpenny, 1.40g/5h (N –; BW. 45); Coventry, City Halfpence (3), undated, 1.48g/3h (N 5301; BW. 54), 1669 (2, different dies), 2.12g/12h (N 5302; BW. 56), 2.16g/12h (N 5308; BW. 55), F[rancis] C[ater], Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N –; BW. 67), John Crichlowe, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.17g/12h (N 5315; BW. 71), William Gilbert, Farthing, 1.19g/6h (N 5318, this piece; BW. 76), Abraham Lucas, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N –; BW. 80), John Murdock, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.94g/6h (N –; BW. 81), William Rowney, Farthing, 0.86g/12h (N 5321; BW. 89); together with a modern reproduction of the Halfpenny of Joseph Phillips of Stratford-upon-Avon [11]. BW. 54 and 56 fine, BW. 71 very fine, BW. 80 good fine, others in varied state, BW. 89 pierced and plugged, BW. 45 very rare £150-250

Provenance: BW. 45 bt J. Whitmore October 2011; BW. 54 bt J. Whitmore May 2008; BW. 55 bt P. Withers May 2008; BW. 56, 67 and *71 bt J. Whitmore November 2008; BW. 76 Norweb Collection [from Spink 1972], bt J. Whitmore November 2008; BW. 80 and 81 bt J.L. Holman December 2008.

Nicholas Sanford, ironmonger, Rother Market; Francis Cater, mercer, churchwarden 1666, sheriff 1669; John Crichlowe, draper, sheriff 1652, mayor 1658; William Gilbert, mercer; Abraham Lucas, grocer; John Murdock, baker; William Rowney, mercer