17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Wainfleet, Richard Coxon, Farthings (3, from two obv. and two rev. dies), mm. small mullet (2), small shield, 1.04g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 285; N 2999; BW. 266), large shield, 0.67g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 284; N 2999 rev., different obv.; BW. 266), mm. rosette on rev., large shield, 0.58g/9h (PPM 4; Smith 284; N –; BW. 266) [3]. About fine, all the varieties for the issuer, all very rare, PPM 4 especially so, only one other seen by the cataloguer
£140-180

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

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Provenance: PPM 2 bt R. Gladdle January 1996; PPM 3 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 45 (part), bt Spink May 1983; *PPM 4 J. Kendall Bourne Collection.

Richard Coxon, grocer, wife’s name Mary