British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Kent, Gravesend, John Watson, Farthing, 1653, 1.35g/6h (N 2588; BW. 308); LONDON (City), Thames Street, I.E.W. at the princes armes, Farthing, 0.73g/6h (N 7738; BW. 3127); LONDON (Metropolitan Middlesex), Great Peter Street, G.M.R. at the dager, Farthing, 1.22g/6h (N 8850; BW. 2208); Little Drury Lane, William Patteshall, Halfpenny, 1.86g/3h (N 8766; BW. 878); St Giles-in-the-Fields, Walt[er] Bigg, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N 8133 obv., different rev.; BW. 2483); SOUTHWARK, Bankside, Elizabeth Port, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 2.29g/12h (N 4741; BW. 129) [6]. First three fine to very fine, N 7738 with Thames patina, others fair £90-120

Provenance: All except N 8766 bt M. Vosper.

N 8850 only illustrated. John Watson, mercer, chamberlain 1653; Walter Bigg (1606-59), merchant tailor, alderman 1653-8, †Wallingford, Berks