Ancient, British and World Coins, Medallions and Books

17th Century Tokens, LINCOLNSHIRE, Bourne, William Birridge, Halfpence, [16]64 (3, three obv. and two rev. dies), point of shield to rosette, 1.92g/3h (Smith 45; dies not in N; BW. 39), point of shield to b (2), 2.26g/12h (dies not in Smith; N 2917 rev., different obv.; BW. 39), 1.79g/12h (dies not in Smith; N 2917; BW. 39); Will[iam] Queningbrowh, Farthing, 1656, 0.89g/6h (Smith 48; N 2918; BW. 43) [4]. Third good fine, others fair to fine, first very rare; all the varieties for the town £100-150

Provenance: D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part IV, DNW Auction T14, 2 October 2013, lot 13, additionally: third J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 584 (part) [from Oxford Coin Fair January 1972], fourth from R. Gladdle January 1986, others J. Kendall Bourne Collection