British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Wiltshire, Swindon, William Heath, Farthing, 1.02g/12h (N 5593; BW. 236), Henery Restall, Farthing, 1656, 1.24g/6h (N 5595; BW. 238), John Smith, Farthing, 1664, 1.26g/12h (N 5598; BW. 242); Tinhead, John Berry, Farthings, 1651 (2, different obv. dies), 1.13g/6h (N 5601; BW. 247), 1.13g/6h (N 5602; BW. 247); Trowbridge, E[dward] and H[enry] Davis, Farthing, 1.05g/6h (N 5606; BW. 249), William Smith, Farthing, 1.34g/6h (N 5607; BW. 253); Westbury, Will Cockell, Farthing, [16]58, 0.81g/12h (N 5615; BW. 260), Thomas Hancocke, Farthing, 1656, 1.00g/9h (N 5616; BW. 261); Wilton, Stephen Brassier, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.61g/6h (N 5621; BW. 268), William Newman, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.03g/3h (N 5625; D 268B); Wootton Bassett, Gabriel Arman, Farthing, 0.90g/12h (N 5627; BW. 269), John Knighton, Farthing, 0.95g/12h (N 5628; BW. 272) [13]. N 5598 very fine, N 5593, 5601 and 5627 fine, others generally fair, some scarce £100-150

Provenance: N 5593, *5598 and 5628 B.M. Greenaway Collection [5628 from Swindon NS, others from W. Underwood July 1998]; N 5595, 5601, 5606 and 5607 bt Seaby 1985.

John Smith, baker; John Berry, mercer; Edward and Henry Davis, mercers; William Newman, weaver, indicted for striking halfpence 1671