Tickets and Passes, Important British Trade Tokens, Coin Weights

St George the Martyr, An Grason, Farthing, 1.12g/6h (N 5081; BW. 351), C.R., octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.25g/6h (N 5080; BW. 355); St Mary Overies Stairs, John Standbrooke, octagonal Halfpenny, 3.34g/6h (N 5052; BW. 363); St Olave, Matthew Pearce, Halfpenny, 1.58g/6h (N 5084; BW. 459); St Saviour’s Dock, John Bates, Farthing, 1658, 0.88g/6h (N 5055; BW. 364), Richard Berry, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.20g/6h (N 5067; BW. 367), William Coultman, Farthing, 0.98g/6h (BW. 369), Thomas Hill, Farthing, 0.90g/6h (N 5059; BW. 376), George Kerington, Farthing, 1.00g/9h (N 5060; BW. 377) [9]. BW. 369, 377 and 459 very fine, first very rare, second with edge chip and punch-mark on obverse mint-mark, BW. 363 fair, others generally about fine but BW. 355 pierced (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Southwark 17th Century Tokens Formed by Tony Coker.

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Provenance:
Bt M. Trenerry, additionally:
BW. 351 and *459 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 260 (part) [351 from Seaby 1983, 459 from N. Mills 1985]
BW. 355 and 363 DNW Auction 36, 12 June 1998, lot 264
BW. 364, 367 and 377 from the St Saviour’s Dock (London) Finds, 1988-90.

John Standbrooke, limeman; Matthew Pearce, mealman; William Coultman, maltster; Thomas Hill, baker; George Kerington, baker