British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Worcestershire, Bengeworth, Edward Pittway, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), 0.93g/3h (N 5632; BW. 2), 0.85g/3h (N 5633; BW. 2); Bewdley, octagonal Borough Halfpenny, 1668, 1.93g/12h (N 5636; BW. 4); Broadway, Michaell Russell, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.90g/3h (N 5648; BW. 15); Bromsgrove, Timothy Jefferyes, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.32g/6h (N 5650; BW. 22); Evesham, Borough Farthing, 1.20g/6h (N 5668; BW. 45), Halfpence (2), 1.78g/6h (N 5670; BW. 44), 1.99g/6h (N 5671; BW. 43), Peter Cross, Farthing, 1649, 1.04g/6h (N 5679; BW. 52), Joshua Fransham, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.97g/3h (N 5680; BW. 54), Ric Goddard, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), 1.01g/6h (N 5684; BW. 56), 1.26g/6h (N 5685; BW. 56), John Lacey, Farthing, 1654, 1.09g/6h (N 5681; BW. 57), William Rudge, Farthing, 1649, 0.73g/6h (N 5683; BW. 60) [14]. N 5668 very fine, N 5633, 5650, 5670 and 5685 fine, others in varied state £90-120

Provenance: N 5648 and *5650 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 311 (part) [5648 from R. Jeffery March 1983, 5650 from F. Milward August 1983]; N 5668 bt Seaby 1985; N 5681 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 571 (part) [from Spink September 1975]; N 5685 Property of a Lady, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 189 (part), M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 62, 19 November 1987, lot 540 (part).

Edward Pittway, innholder, The Red Lion, Quaker, mayor 1648; Timothy Jeffreys (†1677); Joshua Frensham, tailor; Richard Goddard, Bridge street; William Rudge, mayor 1661 and 1675