Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

17th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Lowestoft, Corporation Farthings (2, same obv. dies), 1669, naming Robert Barker and Joseph Smithson, 3.01g/6h (N 4401; BW. 225), 1.90g/3h (N 4402; BW. 224); Robert Betts, Farthing, 1655, 0.99g/6h (N 4403; Harris 41:3; Cranbrook 226b); Thomas Botson, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 4404; BW. 227); Thomas Harvy, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 4405; BW. 228); Thomas Pasey, Farthing, 1659, 1.00g/6h (N 4406; BW. 229); John Smith, Farthings, 1656 (2, different rev. dies), 1.10g/6h (Harris 41:7; Cranbrook 230b), 0.95g/6h (N 4407; Harris 41:8; Cranbrook 230a); William Underwood, Farthing, 1651, 0.98g/6h (N 4408; BW. 231) [9]. Cranbrook 230a about very fine, others generally fair or fine but BW. 225 centrally pierced; a good group for the town incorporating all the issuers, some scarce (£70-90)

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

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Provenance:
Cranbrook 226b bt Seaby 1969; BW. 227 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946, R. Levine Collection; BW. 228 and Cranbrook 230b bt Baldwin; BW. 229 SCMB April 1972; BW. 231 bt Spink.

Cranbrook 230a illustrated. Robert Barker, fishing vessel owner and churchwarden, 1669; Robert Betts, baker; Thomas Botson, baker; Thomas Harvey, grocer, lost property in the great fire of Lowestoft, 10 March 1644/5; Thomas Pacey, brewer, married secondly Mary Arnold, widow, 1655; Joseph Smithson, churchwarden, 1669; William Underwood, grocer, also lost property in the great fire of Lowestoft, 10 March 1644/5

The third item is from the same dies as N 4403