Staffordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Geoffrey Kay Collection

Uttoxeter, John Burton, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.74g/12h (BW. 73); Robert Gilbert, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.19g/12h (BW. 75); John Halsey, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.69g/12h (N 4220; BW. 76); William Lathropp, Halfpenny, 1663, 3.18g/12h (N 4221; BW. 77); Thomas Leese, Halfpenny, 1663, 2.18g/9h (BW. 79); Jeffery Power, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.07g/3h (BW. 80); Will[iam] Wakelin, Halfpenny, 1663, 2.16g/12h (BW. 81) [7]. BW. 76 good fine, BW. 79 fine, BW. 77 mediocre and pierced, others mostly fair, a good group for the town, several rare (£180-220)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Staffordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Geoffrey Kay Collection.

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Provenance:
BW. 76 J.L. Wetton Collection, bt N.A. Clark April 1979
Others bt N.A. Clark [73 in November 1991, 75 in February 1993, 77 in September 1992, *79 in April 1977, 80 in February 1989, 81 in April 1979].

John Burton, haberdasher; Robert Gilbert, mercer; John Halsey, mercer; Thomas Leese, grocer