Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

17th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, Borough Farthings, 1670 (2, different dies), 6.54g/6h (N 4352; Cranbrook 159c), 2.34g/12h (N –; Harris –; Cranbrook 158); John Allen, Farthing, 1657, 0.79g/12h (N 4355; BW. 160); Anthony Applewhit[e], Farthing, 1664, 0.49g/12h (Harris 29:6; Cranbrook 161a); Richard Beaumond, Farthing, 0.74g/6h (BW. 162); John Borret, Farthing, 1655, 0.96g/9h (N 4356; BW. 163); John Brenn, Farthing, 1659, mm. mullet on obv., pierced mullet on rev., 0.73g/9h (N 4358, different obv. die; Harris 29:8, different obv. die; BW. 164); John Burrough, Farthing, 1.04g/6h (N 4362; BW. 165); Thomas Burrough, Farthings (4, from four obv. and three rev. dies), 1.10g/6h (N 4359; Cranbrook 166c), 1.09g/6h (Harris 29:10; Cranbrook 166a/c), 1.25g/6h (Harris 29:11, same rev. die; Cranbrook 166b), 1.20g/6h (N 4361; BW. 167) [12]. BW. 160, 164, 165 and 167 fair, former very rare, others generally fine, first on a very heavy flan and second overstruck on an uncertain private issue undertype, BW. 162 rare (£100-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
Both Borough issues Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946, R. Levine Collection; BW. 160 bt Seaby 1964; Cranbrook 161a, 166a/c and 166b bt Baldwin; BW. 162 W. Gilbert Collection; BW. 163 SCMB April 1972; BW. 164 SCMB August 1965; Cranbrook 166c and BW. 167 bt Spink 1972.

Cranbrook 158 only illustrated. John Allen, grocer; Anthony Applewhite, haberdasher; Richard Beaumont, apothecary; John Borret, grocer; John Burrough (†July 1695, aged 68), grocer, gentleman, bailiff 1685 and 1688; Thomas Burrough, grocer, bailiff 1663-4