Tickets and Passes, Important British Trade Tokens, Coin Weights

St Thomas, I.A.F. the tallov chandler, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 5087; BW. 388), Tho[mas] Hawes, Farthing, 1664, 0.64g/12h (N 5088; BW. 390); Shad Thames, John Caunty, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.39g/6h (N 5070; BW. 402), Richard Rathborne, Farthing, 1665, 0.85g/6h (N 5071; BW. 403), Edward Wince, Farthing, 1659, 0.93g/12h (N 5072; BW. 404); Stoney Lane, William Fleming, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.20g/3h (BW. 410) [6]. BW. 390 and 410 fair, others fine, mostly rare, especially the last (£90-120)

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. 388, 402 and *404 from the St Saviour’s Dock (London) Finds, 1988-90
BW. 390 and 410 R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 682 (part).

The clarity of the specimen of BW. 404 in this lot enables a full reading and confirms that the 9 and 6 in the date are from the same broken punch (cf. SCBI Norweb)