17th Century Tokens, Bedfordshire, Turvey, George Babington, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.00g/12h (GO 96; N –; BW. 96); John Woodin, Farthing, 1659, 0.68g/9h (GO 97A; N –; D 97A) [2]. First fair, second mediocre but rare £40-50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: GO 96 N.T. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 801 (part), DNW Auction 54, 19 June 2002, lot 431 (part); GO 97 N.T. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 800 (part), DNW Auction 60, 9-10 December 2003, lot 1225 (part).

George Babington (†July 1675), bachelor. John Woodin (†1664), chapman, yeoman, overseer 1658, wife’s name Dorothy