British Trade Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Truro, Richard Freeman, Farthing, 1667, 0.65g/3h (N 573; BW. 98). Mediocre, extremely rare £50-£70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy.

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E. Bell Collection, Maxwells Auction (Hazel Grove), 4 April 2012, lot 324 [from Seaby]; bt N.A. Clark.

Richard Freeman, a merchant, married, firstly, Constance Smith on 12 January 1656, and secondly Matilda Parnell on 11 January 1658, by whom he had five sons and five daughters between 1660 and 1681. He donated 10 shillings towards the Free & Voluntary Present in 1661 and in the 1664 Hearth Tax returns was assessed at 5 hearths. When he died the administration of his estate was given to Samuel Moyle and Thomas Cossens, who were his principal creditors