Warwickshire, Bridgetown [Old Stratford], William Bradford, Halfpenny, 2.61g/3h (Thompson, TCSB 5, p.372, this piece; N 6423; BW. Devon 36). Good fine, light earthy green patina, very rare; the only issue for the locality £90-£120 --- Provenance: Found near Wendover (Buckinghamshire), 1995; bt R. Gladdle July 1995. William Bradford (†1679), wheelwright at the sign of the Bear; his first wife was Anna Hathaway, great-niece of William Shakespeare (Thompson, TCSB 5, pp.372-6)
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Wiltshire, Ashton Keynes, Richard Marsh, Farthings (2), 0.99g/6h, 0.78g/12h (both N 5411; BW. 9); Bishopstone, J[ohn] Clark, Farthings, 1656 (2), 1.07g/6h, 0.87g/6h (both N 5414; BW. 11); Bishopstone and Aldbourne, J[ohn] Clark and John Adee, Farthing, 1.09g/12h (N 5415; BW. 3) [5]. N 5415 about very fine and rare, others in varied state but the only issues for these villages £70-£90 --- Provenance: N 5411 at 0.99g bt M.J. Harris February 1979; N 5411 at 0.78g and 5414 at 1.07g J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 783 (part) [5411 from M.J. Dickinson August 1990, 5414 from S.R. Porter February 1994]; *N 5415 bt P. Sheen February 1994
Wiltshire, Downton, Phillip Rooke, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.73g/3h (N 5471; BW. 81). Struck slightly off-centre, otherwise better than fine, very rare; the only issue for the village £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt M.J. Harris February 1979. At the Hilary Quarter Sessions in Salisbury in January 1670/1 (OS), Rooke was prosecuted for issuing halfpence and fined 6s 8d (Kempson, BNJ 1973, p.129)
Wiltshire, Great Bedwyn, John Bushel, Farthing, 1669, 0.91g/12h (N 5412; BW. 82); Thomas Greene, Farthing, 1669, 0.86g/6h (N 5413; D 82A) [2]. First about fine, second good fine with green patina, both very rare; the only issues for the town £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt M.J. Harris February 1979. N 5413 only illustrated. At the Trinity Quarter Sessions in Warminster in July 1670 both issuers were indicted for issuing farthings; pleading guilty, their fines were redacted (Kempson, BNJ 1973, p.128)
Wiltshire, Ludgershall, W.I., Farthing, 1665, 1.60g/3h (N 5491b, this piece; BW. 104); Maiden Bradley, George Audrey, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N –; BW. 105) [2]. First fair, second fine but dirty, very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: N 5491 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 19 (part); BW. 105 bt A.W. Judd
Wiltshire, Marlborough, Borough Farthings, 1668 (11), 2.34g/12h, 2.16g/9h, 2.14g/12h, 1.67g/12h, 1.63g/12h (all N 5504; BW. 123-5), 1.62g/12h, 1.61g/6h, 1.59g/12h, 1.14g/6h, 0.65g/12h (all N 5505; BW. 123-5), 1.07g/12h (N 5506; BW. 123-5) [11]. Last very fine and rare but struck on a bar end, others in varied state, N 5505 at 0.65g with central piercing £60-£80 --- Provenance: N 5504 at 2.34g bt March 1971; N 5504 at 2.16g, 5505 at 1.62g and 1.61g J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 791 (part) [5504 from M.J. Dickinson May 1987, 5505 at 1.62g from R. Jeffery March 1993, 5505 at 1.61g from M.J. Dickinson September 1987]; N 5504 at 2.14g and 5505 at 0.65g J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 644 (part); N 5504 at 1.67g P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 308 (part) [from Spink September 1980]; N 5504 at 1.63g and 5505 at 1.14g bt M.J. Harris February 1979; N 5505 at 1.59g bt S.E. Schwer November 1978; *N 5506 F.E. Baker Collection, W. Winton Collection, Glendining Auction, 18 February 1987, lot 290 (part) [from Spink 1979], bt R. Gladdle October 2004
Wiltshire, Salisbury, City Farthings, 1659 (5), 1.98g/6h, 1.97g/6h, 1.36g/6h (all N 5535; BW. 164), 1.97g/6h, 1.66g/6h (both N 5538; BW. 164); Roger Bedbury, Farthing, 0.50g/9h (N 5539; BW. 165); George Clemens, Farthing, 1664, 0.74g/12h (N 5541; BW. 167); William Clemens, Farthing, 1664, 0.90g/6h (N –; D 167A); Henry Cole, Farthing, 1653, 1.14g/6h (N 5542; BW. 168); William Courtney, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.22g/12h (N 5543b, this piece; BW. 169); Thomas Cutler Sr, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.78g/6h (N 5545; BW. 172); Thomas Cutler Jr, Halfpence (2), 1666, 2.17g/12h (N 5546; BW. 171), 1669, 1.03g/12h (N –; D 171A) [13]. N 5545 and 5546 fine, D 167A and 171A about fine, others in varied state, some rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: N 5535 at 1.98g, 5538 at 1.66g, 5541, 5545, 5546 and D 171A bt M.J. Harris February 1979; N 5535 at 1.97g and 5542 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 308 (part) [5535 from S.E. Schwer May 1989, 5542 from Charing Cross Market April 1983]; N 5535 at 1.36g bt March 1971; N 5543 R.A. Nott Collection [from Seaby], Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 34 (part), bt N.A. Clark July 2010; *D 167A J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 792 (part) [from M.J. Dickinson September 1987]
Wiltshire, Salisbury, Godderd Elliott, Farthing, 1666, 1.36g/9h (N 5547; BW. 174); G[iles] F[reeman], Halfpenny, 1667, 2.18g/12h (N 5550; BW. 175); Edward Fripp, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.83g/12h (N 5551; BW. 180); George Godfery, Farthing, 1659, 1.04g/6h (N 5554; BW. 184); Roger Godfrey, Farthing, 1666, 0.34g/6h (N 5555, this piece; BW. 190); John Hancock, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 5556; BW. 194); Thomas Haytor, Halfpence, 1666 (2), 2.36g/12h (N 5559; BW. 196), 2.44g/3h (N 5560; BW. 196); Jonathan Hill, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.25g/9h (N 5562; BW. 197); William Joyce, Farthings, 1652 (3), 1.28g/6h, 1.07g/6h, 1.04g/6h (all N 5564; BW. 199) [12]. Generally about fine, some rare £180-£220 --- Provenance: N 5547 with Seaby 1979, bt N.A. Clark; N 5550, 5551, 5554, 5556, 5559, *5560, 5562 and 5564 at 1.07g bt M.J. Harris February 1979; N 5555 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 36 (part) [from Baldwin], bt N.A. Clark September 2010; N 5564 at 1.28g bt R. Gladdle October 2009; N 5564 at 1.04g bt R. Gladdle
Wiltshire, Salisbury, Vaughan Richardson, Farthing, 1666, 1.04g/6h (N –; BW. 219); T[homas] R[iddiall], Farthing, 1657, 1.24g/12h (N 5582; BW. 166); Will Sackler, Farthing, 1666, 0.96g/9h (N 5575; BW. 220); Simon Rolfe, Halfpence, 1666 (3), 2.04g/12h, 1.89g/3h, 1.46g/3h (all N 5574; BW. 222); Arther Sanders, Farthing, 1656, 1.10g/6h (N 5576; BW. 223); Thomas Shergold, Halfpence, 1666 (3), 2.32g/3h, 2.00g/3h, 1.67g/3h (all N 5578; BW. 226) [10]. N 5576 and BW. 219 fine, both rare, others in varied state, N 5574 at 1.89g overstruck on a 1666 Halfpenny of William Kelsey of Lincoln (N 2959; BW. 151) £90-£120 --- Provenance: N 5574 at 2.04g, 5575 and 5578 at 2.32g P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 308 (part) [5574 from R.A. Merson September 1985, 5575 from R.A. Shuttlewood December 1985, 5578 found in the R. Thames, from M. Chapple October 1983]; N 5574 at 1.89g SNC February 2000 (831), recté overstruck on Lincs. 151; N 5574 at 1.46g, *5576, 5578 at 2.00g, 5582 and BW. 219 bt M.J. Harris February 1979; N 5578 at 1.67g bt J.G. Scott
Wiltshire, Warminster, John Buccher, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N –; BW. 256); Nicholas Butcher, Farthing, 1651, 1.01g/6h (N 5610; D 256A) [2]. First excavated, green patina, second very fine but dark patina, both rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: *N 5610 bt M.J. Harris February 1979; BW. 256 bt September 1975
Wiltshire, Westbury, Will Cockell, Farthings, [16]58 (2), 1.04g/6h (N 5615 rev., different [earlier] obv.; BW. 260), 0.90g/3h (N 5615; BW. 260); Thomas Hancocke, Farthings, 1656 (2), 1.10g/6h, 1.09g/6h (both N 5616; BW. 261); Francis Pashent, Farthing, 1668, 0.73g/12h (N 5618, this piece; BW. 264) [5]. N 5616 at 1.09g about very fine, others about fine, last rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: N 5615 var and 5615 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 796 (part) [5615 var and 5615 from M.J. Dickinson January 1991]; N 5616 at 1.10g bt L. Bennett October 1989; N 5616 at 1.09g M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 62, 19 November 1987, lot 557 (part), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 796 (part) [from S.E. Schwer August 1988]; N 5618 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 40, part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 41 (part)
Wiltshire, Wootton Bassett, Gabrell Arman, Farthing, 0.78g/3h (N 5626; BW. 270); John Knighton, Farthings (5), 0.86g/6h, 0.83g/12h, 0.83g/12h, 0.53g/12h (all N 5628; BW. 272), 0.69g/6h (N 5628 rev., different [later] obv.; BW. 271) [6]. N 5626 good fine, BW. 271 fine and rare, others in varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: N *5626 and one 5628 at 0.83g J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 796 (part) [5626 from M.J. Dickinson September 1987, 5628 from R. Jeffery April 1991]; N 5628 at 0.86g J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 646 (part); other N 5628 at 0.83g P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 308 (part); N 5628 at 0.53g and BW. 271 bt M.J. Harris February 1979
Worcestershire, Bengeworth, Edward Pittway, Farthing, 1.14g/6h (N 5632; BW. 2); Colman Hill [Cradley], Robert Blooner, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.81g/12h (N 5660; D Shropshire 15A); Evesham, Borough Halfpence (2), 2.24g/6h (N 5670; BW. 44), 1.26g/6h (N 5672; BW. 43), William Rudge, Farthing, 1649, 1.03g/9h (N 5683; BW. 60) [5]. N 5660 fine, dark patina, very rare, the only token of the locality, N 5670 about very fine but flan slightly bent, others in varied state £80-£100 --- Provenance: N 5632 bt October 1971; *N 5660 with Seaby 1968, bt March 1975; N 5672 bt December 1975; N 5683 bt I. Fine November 1971. The incidence of anything other than a 6h die-axis on a Ramage token of 1649 is highly unusual, and might indicate that Rudge’s token is a later striking from the original dies
Worcestershire, Worcester, John Jones, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.18g/7h (N 5750a, this piece; BW. 148). Flan clip and crease mark, otherwise about very fine and patinated, rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: W Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 452 (part); Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 69; bt R. Gladdle November 2003
Yorkshire, Wakefield, William Baynes, Farthing, 1664, 0.90g/3h (N –; BW. 355), Tho. Cherrieholme, Farthing, 0.54g/6h (N –; BW. 356); Whitby, Henry Sneaton, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.32g/12h (N 6098; BW. 371); York, James Leech, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.60g/6h (N 6138; BW. 414), John Raysin, Halfpenny, 1668, 0.47g/6h (N 6143; BW. 425), Rowland Richeson, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.09g/12h (N 6145; BW. 428) [6]. First excavated, others in varied state, first two very rare £70-£90 --- Provenance: N 6098 with Seaby 1973, bt March 1975; N 6138 bt S.H. Monks; N 6143 bt R. Gladdle November 2003; N 6145 bt November 1975; BW. 355 and 356 bt December 1975
Scotland, LOTHIAN, Braid [Edinburgh], [Sir] Williame Dick, copper, 3.38g/6h (N 6368; D 1A). Fair, very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark. Sir William Dick (1580-1655), banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1638-40, is presumed to have issued these ‘coins’ for use as currency among his colliers and salt-makers. The style resembles the regular 17th century token series but probably pre-dates it by a decade or so
Ireland, Co CORK, Cork, Jonas Morris, Pennies (3), undated, 1.38g/12h (N 6215; BW. 211), 1657 (2), 1.01g/6h (N 6216; BW. 210), 1.11g/12h (N 6217; BW. 210); George Young, Penny, 1657, 1.20g/6h (N –; Macalister 143; BW. 214) [4]. Last fine and rare, others in varied state £120-£150 --- Provenance: N 6215 and *BW. 214 T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 127 (part) [6215 from Baldwin October 1962], bt M.J. Dickinson; N 6216 A Collection of Irish 17th Century Tokens, Bonhams Auction, 26 March 1996, lot 195; N 6217 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 42, part), T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 127 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson
Unattributed, Miscellaneous: Merchants of the Staple, Farthings (3), 3.19g/6h, 2.52g/6h, 2.05g/6h (all N 9380; BW. 92); Reward issues: cvm perpetvvm, etc, 1658, 1.78g/12h (N 9385; BW. 98), muleteer, no legend, by D. Ramage, 0.90g/6h (N 9390; BW. –), muleteer, digna dignis, etc, 2.46g/6h (N 9391; BW. 106), crowned figure, digna dignis, etc (2), 2.37g/3h, 1.77g/3h (both N 9396, latter this piece; BW. 114), shield, digna dignis, etc, 1.10g/3h (N 9399, this piece; BW. –), igravvm fvco, etc, 2.10g/6h (N –; BW. 109) [10]. N 9399 about very fine, N 9391 mediocre, others generally about fine, last rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: N 9380 at 3.19g bt August 1975; N 9380 at 2.52g P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 328 (part) [from Charing Cross Market September 1984]; N 9380 at 2.05g and 9396 at 2.37g J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 17 March 1992, lot 654 (part); N 9390 bt March 1975; N 9391 bt Seaby March 1970; N 9396 at 1.76g and 9399 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 758 (part) [from Baldwin], bt R. Gladdle October 2012; BW. 109 SNC March 1976 (2346)
19th Century Tokens, Not Local: E. McC., Halfpenny, 1819, bee-hive and bees, rev. crowned harp, edge plain, 8.01g/6h (W 1985a; cf. Kabel 442; cf. DNW 138, 3148). Partly weak, obverse double-struck giving the beehive a sloping appearance, otherwise fine, very rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: Bt 2017
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co ANTRIM, Belfast, The Bakery, J. McWatters, uniface oval brass Sixpence, 39 x 27mm, Old Public Bakery Ltd, brass Sixpence, 32mm, Ormeau Bakery, Robert Wilson, uniface oval brass Sixpence, 40 x 28mm; Larne, Machine Bakery, George Baines, uniface brass Sixpence, 29mm [4]. Second fine, others very fine, all very rare £120-£150 --- Provenance: *First bt 1998; second bt 2009; third bt M. Eden 1989; last bt 1990
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co ANTRIM, Belfast, ISGs (3), Edward Birney (NW 6717), John Erskine (NW 7150), Archibald Patterson (NW 8540) [3]. First two excavated and pierced, last good very fine and bright, all very rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: First bt J. Whitmore 1988; others bt 2019
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co ANTRIM, Belfast, North East Society (Estd. 1829), octagonal copper Penny, nourishment, etc, rev. one pennyworth of soup & bread for this ticket, 32 x 29mm, 11.07g/6h (W 2360; D & W 170/526; cf. DNW 141, 1071). Very fine and very rare £150-£200 --- Provenance: Bt 2016
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co ANTRIM, Lisburn, Hilden Coffee Rooms, William Barbour & Sons, uniface brass Penny, 31mm, copper Halfpenny, 25mm, bracteate brass Halfpenny, 29mm [3]. First about fine, others very fine, all very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: First bt E. Szauer 1987; second bt B. Hennam 2004; last bt R. Hayes 1996
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co CORK, Cork, James Mabbs, copper, edge plain, 21mm, 3.69g/6h (W 5785, this piece [not illustrated]; Macalister –). Extremely fine and extremely rare; arguably the rarest issue in the Irish unofficial farthing series £300-£400 --- Provenance: Bt S.E. Schwer October 1988. James Mabbs (†28 March 1852, aged 42), 27 Patrick street, Cork (Powell, TCSB December 2014)
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co DUBLIN, Dublin, Dublin CSL, brass Half-Sovereign by Parkes (Rains 9); Dublin ICSL, brass Penny by Ardill (Rains 2); Irish ICSL, brass 1 Pound (2, different), one by Ardill (Rains 10, –); North Dublin CSL, bracteate brass Shilling, bracteate iron Penny and Halfpenny (Rains 1, 2, 6) [7]. First two excavated, fine, others very fine and better, mostly very rare £80-£100 --- Provenance: First bt M. Eden 1990; second bt 1992; third bt 2005; fourth bt 2004; fifth and sixth bt N.A. Clark 2009; last bt 2008
Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Co DUBLIN, Ringsend, Brunswick Rowing Club, brass, 22mm, 5.52g/12h (Rice –; Todd –). Rather spotted, otherwise fine, extremely rare £100-£150 --- Provenance: Bt 2008. The late owner’s ticket quotes from Thom’s Directory, 1857: ‘William Purcell, store keeper, Brunswick Rowing Club, Ringsend’
18th Century Tokens, ESSEX, Chelmsford, William Clachar & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (5), 10.21g/6h, 10.16g/6h, 10.03g/6h (all DH 5), 10.33g/12h (DH 5b), 10.09g/6h (DH 5e); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (2), 10.36g/6h (DH 7), 9.54g/6h (DH 8a); Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpence, 1794 (8), 10.41g/6h (DH 9), 10.67g/6h, 10.30g/6h, 10.23g/6h, 10.10g/6h, 9.79g/6h, (all DH 10, minor variants noted on tickets), 10.27g/6h (DH 10a), 10.66g/6h (DH 10d) [15]. DH 5b, 7, 10 at 10.67g, 10a and 10d all very fine or better, last very rare, others in varied state £100-£150 --- Provenance: DH 10 at 10.67g bt B. Dawson July 1991; DH 10d bt Spink
18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Aldersgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim, Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, edge payable at m & h oppenheims toy warehouse london, 10.23g/6h (DH 398). Fine, very rare £60-£80 --- Provenance: D.B. Bailey Collection, DNW Auction T18, 27 August 2020, lot 290
18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Goodman’s Fields, Thomas Jordan & Co, brass Threepence, 1760, bear chained left, rev. thomas jordan and co. three pence, edge plain, 12.72g/12h (DH 3). Usual piercing, reverse die with early flaw developing, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £240-£300 --- Provenance: D.B. Bailey Collection, DNW Auction T18, 27 August 2020, lot 317
18th Century Tokens, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Arnold, Davison and Hawksley, Shilling, 1791 [issued 1802], in copper, 11.47g/6h (DH 3; D & W 338/42), Sixpence, 1791 [issued 1802], in copper, 6.37g/6h (DH 4; D & W 338/43) [2]. First fine and rare, second better £60-£80 --- Provenance: D.B. Bailey Collection, DNW Auction T18, 27 August 2020, lot 317 [DH 3 from W. McKivor]
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, in cap without tassel, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.28g/6h (DH 11). Usual die flaws on reverse, about extremely fine, rare £90-£120 --- Provenance: J.G. Rose Collection, DNW Auction T19, 17 November 2020, lot 342
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1794, Market Cross, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge payable at the warehouses of d wright & s palmer, 13.15g/12h (DH – [dies of 35, edge unlisted]). Good very fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare £80-£100
18th Century Tokens, WORCESTERSHIRE, Hagley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, man angling on river-bank, fishing-box under trees at left, rev. shepherd, date partly obliterated, edge spence dealer in coins london, 10.30g/5h (DH 22a). Spot in centre of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, original colour, rare £200-£300 --- Provenance: R.J. Plant Collection
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