British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Nuneaton, Gervase Boswell, Farthing, [16]58, 1.31g/9h (N 5338; BW. 118); Pillerton Priors, William Earle, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.51g/12h (N 5342; BW. 123); Rugby, William Chelsey, Farthing, 0.60g/12h (N 5345; BW. 128); Southam, John Chelsey, Farthing, 1666, 1.23g/12h (N 5351; BW. 135); Stratford-upon-Avon, Lawrance Horwood, Farthing, 0.73g/6h (N 5362; BW. 148), Richard Huntt, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.26g/3h (N 5364; BW. 149), Edward Rogers, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.00g/3h (N 5369; BW. 154); Warwick, John Kerby, Farthing, 1.40g/6h (N 5378; BW. 186) [8]. N 5342 about very fine, N 5338 and 5351 fine and better, others in varied state, some rare £140-180

Provenance: N 5338 and *5342 Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 181 (part); N 5351 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 571 (part) [from Baldwin November 1968]; N 5362 bt Seaby 1986; N 5364 bt Seaby 1984; N 5378 bt Seaby 1985.

Gervase Boswell, mercer; William Chelsey, mercer; Edward Rogers, bookbinder