British 17th Century Trade Tokens

LEICESTERSHIRE, Leicester, John Goodall, Farthing, 1666, 0.89g/3h (N 2831; BW. 37); LINCOLNSHIRE, Boston, Borough Halfpence (2), 2.35g/12h (OB 16b; N 2909; D 15A), 1.69g/12h (OB 16a; N 2910; BW. 15), Burgh-le-Marsh, John Shaw, Farthing, 1664, 1.10g/3h (OB 49; N 2922; D 49A), Epworth, John Marshall, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.03g/6h (OB 76; N –; BW. 75), Gainsborough, Samuell Parker, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.64g/12h (OB 92; N –; BW. 91), Grantham, Borough Halfpenny, 1667, 1.68g/12h (OB 98a; N 2940; BW. 95), Stamford, Borough Halfpence (3), 1.87g/12h (OB 245; N 2988; BW. 234), 2.99g/12h, 1.75g/12h (both OB 246; N 2989; BW. 235) [10]. Borough issues fine to very fine, others in varied state, fifth excavated £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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N 2831 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 20, part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 280 (part), SCMB March 1986 (M 44), DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 455 (part); OB 16a, 16b, 49 and both 246s J. Kendall Bourne Collection, D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part IV, DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lots 5, 18, 31, 76 (parts); OB 76 bt April 2014; OB 98a and 245 DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 295 (part)