Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Reading, Nicholas Edwards, Farthing, 1667, 0.88g/6h (N 148; BW. 81); Will[iam] Gand, Farthing, 1.03g/9h (N 149; BW. 82); Alice Gill, Farthing, 1666, 0.72g/6h (N 150, this piece; BW. 83); John Harvie, Farthing, 1.04g/3h (N 152; BW. 86); Henry Head, Farthing, 1652, 1.34g/6h (N 153; BW. 87); Richard Hellows, Farthing, 1656, 1.13g/6h (N 154; BW. 84); William James, Farthings, 1664 (2, different obv. dies), 1.07g/12h (N 155, this piece; BW. 88), 1.17g/12h (N 156; BW. 88); Thomas King Jr, Farthing, 1666, 0.95g/9h (N 157, this piece; BW. 89); Martha Knight, Farthing, 1669, 0.71g/12h (N 158; BW. 90); Moses Lamb, Farthing, 1658, 1.14g/6h (N 160, this piece; BW. 91) [11]. N 153, 155, 157 and 160 very fine, last better, N 149 and 154 fair, others all fine £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: N 148 bt N.A. Clark April 1999; N 149, 154, 156 and 158 G. Atkins Collection, Reading CC Auction, 5 October 1998, lots 74, 76, 80 and 82; N 150 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 152 Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (30), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 715 (part); N 153 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 715 (part) [from R. Gladdle March 1991]; N 155, 157 and *160 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC December 1988 (7975), July 1990 (4574), October 1991 (6599), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lots 715, 716 (parts)

Nicholas Edwards, chandler. William Gand, grocer. Alice Gill, widow, baker. John Harvey, tailor. Martha Knight, linen draper