British Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Abingdon, Robert Liford, Farthing, 0.93g/12h (N 57; BW. 2); Henry Meales, Farthings, 1657 (3, from two obv. and two rev. dies), 0.70g/6h (N 58; BW. 7), 0.78g/6h (N 59a, this piece; BW. 7), 0.96g/12h (N 60; D 7A; Gilbert, NC 1927, no. 1, this piece); Sarah Pleydell, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.17g/6h (N 61; BW. 8); William Stevenson, Farthings (5, from three different obv. dies), 1.41g/6h (N 62; BW. 10), 1.11g/6h, 0.90g/6h, 0.85g/6h (all N 63; BW. 10), 1.11g/12h (N 65; BW. 10); John Wells, Farthing, 1667, 0.90g/3h (N 66; BW. 11) [11]. N 59 and 66 very fine, N 61 and 62 fine, others generally mediocre or fair, N 60 rare £120-150

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

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Provenance: N 57 G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lot 2; N 60 W. Gilbert Collection, Spink Auction 19, 3 March 1982, lot 30, J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 704; N 61 Baldwin Auction 38, 4 October 2004, lot 763; N 63 at 0.90g bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 63 at 0.85g bt J. Strawbridge 1997; N 66 bt 2005; others M. Bull Collection, A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 1 (part), additionally: N 58, N 62, N 63 at 1.11g and N 63 The Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 72 (part), *N 59 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection.

Robert Liford, milliner. Henry Meales, baker. Sarah Pleydell, mercer. William Stevenson, grocer. John Wells, chandler