Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

17th Century Tokens, Newbury, Borough, Farthing, 1657, 0.98g/6h (N 108; BW. 55); Buckinghamshire, Olney, John Gaynes, Farthing, 1652, 0.77g/6h (Berry/Morley 147; N 331; BW. 111; Preston-Morley 980); Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Luke Nourse, Farthing, 1657, 2.97g/6h (N 1654; BW. 79); Herefordshire, Hereford, John Moss, Farthing, 1.05g/3h (N 2062 obv., different rev.; BW. 25); Hertfordshire, Baldock, William Kennet, Farthing, 1658, 0.91g/9h (N 2102; BW. 10); Hitchin, John Rugeley, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.88g/12h (N 2219; BW. 122), Mary Tristtram, Farthing, 1666, 0.99g/12h (N 2221; BW. 124); Kent, Deptford, Will[i]am Dring, Farthing, 1651, 0.81g/6h (N 2492 rev., different obv.; BW. 172; Hogarth 1142); Norfolk, Norwich, City Farthing, 1667, 3.60g/6h (N 3112; BW. 225); Northamptonshire, Higham Ferrers, Gilbert Negus, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.45g/12h (N 3384; BW. 39); Suffolk, Saxmundham, Nicholas Shepherd, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 4447; BW. 289) [11]. Norwich good fine, Deptford mediocre, others generally fair, some better, Hereford rare (£70-100)

John Gaynes (†1694), mercer, baker and draper; William Kennett, innholder, The George; Gilbert Negus (†December 1684), blacksmith, wife’s name Elizabeth (†February 1715); Nicholas Shepherd, draper.

The John Moss token is a mule combining a Ramage obv. die with a later rev. employing a wavy 6-pointed star mm., small broken rosettes and a large pierced cinquefoil in the punctuation