British Tokens

Wiltshire, Marlborough, Borough Farthings, 1668 (3), 1.62g/6h, 1.35g/6h, 1.15g/6h (all N 5505; BW. 123-5), John Morgan, Farthing, 1656, 1.19g/12h (N 5517; BW. 137), William Pureur, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 5520; BW. 141), Richard Shipre, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (dies not in N; BW. 143), John Smith, Farthing, 1665, 0.57g/9h (N 5526, this piece; BW. 146); Melksham and Steeple Ashton, A[udrey] A[mbrose] and A[udrey] J[oseph], Farthing, 1668, 1.33g/9h (N 5527; BW. 151); Steeple Ashton, Rob Jeffreyes, Farthing, 0.53g/12h (N –; BW. 232); Swindon, Henery Restall, Farthing, 1668, 1.29g/6h (N 5597; BW. 239), John Smith, Farthing, 1664, 1.06g/12h (N 5598; BW. 242); Trowbridge, William Smith, Farthing, 1.19g/9h (N 5608; BW. 252); Warminster, James Elliott, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 5612a, this piece; BW. 257), Thomas Toomer, Farthing, 1651, 1.40g/6h (N 5614b, this piece; BW. 259); Westbury, Will Cockell, Farthing, [16]58, 0.90g/3h (N 5615a, this piece; BW. 260), Thomas Hancocke, Farthing, 1656, 0.67g/12h (N 5617 obv./5616 rev.; BW. 261); Wilton, Stephen Brassier, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.50g/6h (N 5623; BW. 268) [17]. Two N 5505s, 5527 and 5617 variant mediocre, others generally fine, some better, but BW. 232 with small piercing £200-300

Provenance: BW. 143, N 5505 at 1.35g, *5517, 5520 and 5598 bt Loughborough Coin & Search Society; BW. 232 SCMB December 1965; N 5526 R.A. Nott Collection [from J.H. Daniels], Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 22 (part); N 5527 and 5608 bt S.H. Monks; N 5612 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 41 (part), bt R. Gladdle; N 5614 and 5615 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 41 (part), bt R. Gladdle; N 5617 var bt Corbitt & Hunter; N 5623 bt M.T. Ray

BW. 232 with small piercing