Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

17th Century Tokens, Beccles, Will Crane, Farthing, 0.66g/9h (N 4239; BW. 6); Bungay, Town Farthing, 1664, 1.59g/12h (N 4258; BW. 31); Bury St Edmunds, John Baythorne, Farthing, 1657, 0.71g/12h (N 4264; BW. 40), Edmund Heasel, Farthing, 1664, 1.13g/12h (N 4282; BW. 65), John Lucas, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.35g/12h (N 4283; BW. 67); Cratfield, John Williams, Halfpenny, 1.11g/6h (N 4314; BW. 105); Eye, Nathaniel Flowerdevo, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 4325; BW. 121); Ipswich, Borough Farthings, 1670 (2, different), 2.90g/6h (N 4352; BW. 158), 3.15g/12h (N 4354; BW. 158); Long Melford, Andrew Byat, Farthing, 1652, 1.20g/6h (N 4409; BW. 232); Lowestoft, Town, Jos[eph] Smithson and Rob[ert] Barker, Farthing, 1669, 2.66g/6h (N 4401; BW. 225); Mildenhall, Nathaniel Howlett, Farthing, 1667, 0.66g/9h (N 4422; BW. 248); Saxmundham, Thomas Knights, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 4441; BW. 285); Southwold, Borough Halfpenny, 1667, 1.33g/3h (N 4454; BW. 294), Daniell More, Farthing, 1663, 0.84g/12h (N 4456; BW. 297), Halfpenny, 1668, 1.08g/12h (N 4457; BW. 296), Thomas Postle, Farthings (2), 1652, 0.98g/6h (N 4458; BW. 298), 1659, 1.11g/6h (N 4463; BW. 299); Woodbridge, Henery Stebbing, Farthing, 1656, 1.31g/12h (N 4497; BW. 363), Halfpenny, 1667, 2.14g/12h (N 4499; BW. 361) [20]. BW. 31, 105, 296 and 297 fine or better, others mostly fair, some better (£100-120)

Provenance:
BW. 31 W. Gilbert Collection
BW. 225 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 570 (part) [from G. Rankin June 1971], M.Z. Gerson Collection, Spink Auction 62, 19 November 1987, lot 554 (part)
BW. 297 bt G.A. Singer.

Will Crane, draper; John Baythorne (†December 1685); Edmund Heasel, baker; John Lucas, haberdasher; John Williams, draper; Nathaniel Flowerdew, grocer; Andrew Byat, gentleman; Nathaniel Howlett, draper; Daniel More, grocer; Thomas Postle, grocer; Henry Stebbing, grocer

The Ipswich Farthings are both BW. 159