17th Century Tokens, Saffron Walden, Nathaniell Cattlin, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.30g/3h (N 1361; BW. 271); Samuell Leader, Farthing, 1653, 1.51g/6h (N 1362; BW. 274); William Leader, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.03g/12h (N 1363; BW. 275); Anne Matthews, Farthing, 1656, 0.93g/6h (N 1364; BW. 276); Thomas Mehew, Farthing, 1658, 1.19g/6h (N 1366; BW. 277); Thomas Patmer, Halfpenny, t of surname over l, 1.72g/6h (N 1368; BW. 278); John Potter, Farthing, 1656, 0.77g/6h (N 1369; BW. 279); Edward Tompson, Farthing, 1659, 1.05g/6h (N 1370; BW. 281); William Wildman, Farthings (2), 1656, 1.03g/6h (N 1371; BW. 282), 1667, 0.76g/3h (N 1372; BW. 283) [10]. BW. 274 and 279 very fine, latter very rare, BW. 278, 281, 282 and 283 fine, others fair, first pierced, a good group for the town, lacking only one issuer (£180-220)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
BW. 274 bt Baldwin; BW. 277 bt Spink 1972; BW. 278 W.J. Faulkner Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 May 1940, lot 123 (part), Sotheby Auction, 24 January 1979, lot 146 (part), bt Seaby.

BW. 279 illustrated. This token is an interesting mule, combining a mid-1660s obverse with the second Ramage-style reverse die used by Anne Matthews [a die not otherwise represented in the Judson collection].

Nathaniel Catlin, weaver; Samuel Leader (†1681), grocer, gentleman, Castle street, treasurer of the town five times between 1654 and 1670; William Leader, tobacconist, treasurer 1673, †by 1685; Anne Matthews, grocer, widow of a schoolmaster, believed to have married or had a business association with John Potter (q.v.); Thomas Mayhew, grocer, chamberlain 1665/6, treasurer 1680; Thomas Patmer, draper, chamberlain 1676, treasurer 1683; John Potter, innholder, the White Hart, mentioned by name in Pepys’ Diary, chamberlain 1670/1, treasurer 1679, alderman 1687/8; Wiliam Wildman, fishmonger, master of the almshouse 1670