The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Cornwall formed by Mac McCarthy

Padstow, Peeter Swimer, Farthing, 1664, 1.42g/6h (N –; D 52A, recté 1664, and pl. I, this piece). Very fine and extremely rare
£400-£500

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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SCMB July 1973; J.A.D. Mayne Collection, Spink Auction 145, 12-14 July 2000, lot 2677; bt N.A. Clark.

Peter Swimer, son of John, was baptised on 29 June 1631. He married Grace (maiden name unknown) and they had two sons and two daughters between 1663 and 1677. In the 1664 Hearth Tax returns he was taxed on 7 hearths, 1 of which was returned by mistake and 3 more blocked up. He was buried in Padstow on 3 April 1699