English, Scottish and World Coins. Tokens, Tickets and Passes. Historical and Art Medals. World Banknotes

17th Century Tokens, Great Bardfield, Robert Bowyer, Farthings (2, different dies), 1.01g/12h (N 1078, recté 1077; BW. 2), 1.07g/9h (N 1077, recté 1078; Judson 2a); Frances May, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.58g/9h (N 1079; BW. 3) [3]. First mediocre, second very fine, third fine and scarce (£90-120)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Judson 2a illustrated. Robert Bowyer (†30 May 1672), grocer and innholder, the Chequers, wife’s name Frances; Francis May (†November 1678), innholder, the White Hart, also ran a carrier’s business to Braintree