17th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, Borough Farthings, 1670 (2, different dies), 6.54g/6h (N 4352; Cranbrook 159c), 2.34g/12h (N –; Harris –; Cranbrook 158); John Allen, Farthing, 1657, 0.79g/12h (N 4355; BW. 160); Anthony Applewhit[e], Farthing, 1664, 0.49g/12h (Harris 29:6; Cranbrook 161a); Richard Beaumond, Farthing, 0.74g/6h (BW. 162); John Borret, Farthing, 1655, 0.96g/9h (N 4356; BW. 163); John Brenn, Farthing, 1659, mm. mullet on obv., pierced mullet on rev., 0.73g/9h (N 4358, different obv. die; Harris 29:8, different obv. die; BW. 164); John Burrough, Farthing, 1.04g/6h (N 4362; BW. 165); Thomas Burrough, Farthings (4, from four obv. and three rev. dies), 1.10g/6h (N 4359; Cranbrook 166c), 1.09g/6h (Harris 29:10; Cranbrook 166a/c), 1.25g/6h (Harris 29:11, same rev. die; Cranbrook 166b), 1.20g/6h (N 4361; BW. 167) [12]. BW. 160, 164, 165 and 167 fair, former very rare, others generally fine, first on a very heavy flan and second overstruck on an uncertain private issue undertype, BW. 162 rare (£100-150)

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

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Provenance:
Both Borough issues Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946, R. Levine Collection; BW. 160 bt Seaby 1964; Cranbrook 161a, 166a/c and 166b bt Baldwin; BW. 162 W. Gilbert Collection; BW. 163 SCMB April 1972; BW. 164 SCMB August 1965; Cranbrook 166c and BW. 167 bt Spink 1972.

Cranbrook 158 only illustrated. John Allen, grocer; Anthony Applewhite, haberdasher; Richard Beaumont, apothecary; John Borret, grocer; John Burrough (†July 1695, aged 68), grocer, gentleman, bailiff 1685 and 1688; Thomas Burrough, grocer, bailiff 1663-4