Hertfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late David Griffiths

Hitchin, Joseph Baker, Farthing, 0.87g/12h (N 2209; BW. 110); Edward Cooke, Farthings (2), 0.74g/6h (N 2210; BW. 111-12), 0.74g/6h (N 2211; BW. 111-12); Francis Crout, Farthing, 1657, 0.94g/6h (N –; BW. 113); W[illiam] Drage, Halfpenny, 1667, opiferq per orbem dicor, 1.92g/12h (N 2212; BW. 114) [5]. BW. 113 very fine and very rare, N 2209 and 2212 about very fine, others about fine but N 2211 chipped £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Hertfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late David Griffiths.

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N 2209 W. Ransome Collection, Sotheby Auction, 30-1 March 1925, lot 270 (part), bt Seaby December 1983; N 2210 found at the Old Priory, Hitchin, gift of M. Griffiths November 1979; N 2211 bt A. Judd August 2002; N 2212 bt Seaby; *BW. 113 bt Baldwin November 1993