17th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Sudbury, William Abbot, Farthing, 1667, 1.72g/12h (N 4474; BW. 326); Robert Chaplyn, Farthing, 1667, 0.60g/12h (N 4475; BW. 327); Daniel Cooke, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 4476, recté daniel; BW. 328); Francis Dyer, Farthing, 1667, 0.89g/12h (N 4477; BW. 329); William French the Elder, Farthing, 1657, 0.93g/6h (BW. 332); John Hayward, Farthing, 1657, 1.24g/12h (N 4478; BW. 333); Edward Ingram, Farthing, 1669, 0.67g/9h (N 4479, this piece; BW. 334); John Jones, Farthing, 1657, 0.98g/6h (BW. 335); Richard Paine, Farthing, 1667, 1.00g/12h (BW. 336); John Parish, Farthing, 0.50g/12h (N 4480; BW. 337); John Ray, Farthings (2), 1654, 1.40g/6h (N 4481; BW. 338), 1667, 0.59g/12h (N 4482; D 338A); William Sherman, Farthing, 1663, 0.48g/3h (N 4484; BW. 340); Rich[ard] Skinner, Farthing, 0.40g/6h (BW. 341); Richard Waitt, Farthing, 1664, 0.73g/9h (N 4485; BW. 342); Richard West, Farthing, 1651, 1.18g/6h (N 4486; Cranbrook 343a) [16]. Generally fine, one or two better; a very good group for the town, several very rare (£300-350)

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. 326, 336, 340 and 341 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946, bt Seaby 1969; BW. 327, 328, 337 and D 338A SCMB April 1972; *BW. 329 bt Baldwin; BW. 332 K.W. Jarmin Collection, bt N. Clark; BW. 333 bt Spink 1972; BW. 334 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection [from Spink 1961], SNC October 1996 (5088); BW. 335 Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946, R. Levine Collection; BW. 342 and Cranbrook 343a SNC December 1970 (14172, 14173).

William Abbott, grocer; William French, chief burgess, 1664; John Jones, burgess 1664; John Ray, draper; William Sherman, haberdasher, burgess 1664