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Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

Collection Information

This collection was sold in 7 parts:

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Lot 742, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, England, YORKSHIRE, Pickering, William Pennock, Halfpenny, 1671, 1.51g/6h (N 5991b, this piece; BW. 251). Overstruck on a mule Halfpenny, the obverse of Reighnald Randolph of Hereford, 1668 (BW. 52), the reverse of William Jones of Hay-on-Wye, 1669 (Boon 60a), the mule not otherwise known to exist; about very fine and patinated, of the highest rarity and very unusual £300-500

Lot 742, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £500

Lot 743, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, England, probably YORKSHIRE, Sarah Thomas, Halfpenny, 2.02g/12h (Boon 129a; N –; D Wales 91B). Flan bent, excavated, fair, very rare £100-200

Lot 743, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £70

Lot 744, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Beaumaris, Rice Bold, Penny, 1669, 2.91g/6h (Boon 10a; N –; BW. 7). Fair, very rare £120-150

Lot 744, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £130

Lot 745, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Beaumaris, John Davis, Penny, 1669, 2.33g/12h (Boon 11a; N 6374; BW. 8). Edge nicks, otherwise good fine, rare £200-260

Lot 745, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £200

Lot 746, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Beaumaris, Ben: Jones and John Worsley, Penny, mm. cinquefoil, 1.94g/12h (Boon –; N –; BW. 9 var.). Fine, of the highest rarity; perhaps no other specimen extant from these dies and probably struck c. 1663, certainly later than Boon 12b £400-600

Lot 746, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £650

Lot 747, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Holyhead, Hugh Davis, Penny, 1666, 2.04g/12h (Boon 62a; N 6383, this piece; BW. 41). Reverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £300-500

Lot 747, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £320

Lot 748, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Holyhead, I. Wheldon & Wm. Owen, Penny, 1.01g/6h (Boon 64a; N –; D 42A). Mediocre, extremely rare £120-150

Lot 748, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £90

Lot 749, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, ANGLESEY, Newborough and Bodedern, Rowland Hughes and Tho: Morice, Penny, 1667, 1.14g/12h (Boon 6a; N 6371; D 4A). Mediocre, very rare £80-100

Lot 749, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £60

Lot 750, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRECKNOCK, Brecon, Borough Farthing, 1670, 2.52g/12h (Boon 13a; N 6375; BW. 11). Die striations in obverse field, otherwise good very fine £100-150

Lot 750, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £280

Lot 751, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRECKNOCK, Brecon, Borough Farthing, 1670, 2.79g/12h (Boon 13b; N 6375 obv., different rev.; BW. 11). Fine, rare £70-90

Lot 751, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £150

Lot 752, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRECKNOCK, Brecon, Thomas Juxson, octagonal Halfpenny, 1669, 1.66g/9h (Boon 15a; N 6376, this piece; BW. 12). Good fine, reverse better, rare £150-200

Lot 752, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £200

Lot 753, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRECKNOCK, Builth Wells, David Price, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.36g/6h (Boon 17a, recté price; N –; D 12B, recté price). Obverse mediocre but the surname clear, reverse poor, of the highest rarity and the only token for the town; perhaps only one other specimen known (NMW) £150-200

Lot 753, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £170

Lot 754, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRECKNOCK, Hay-on-Wye, Matthew Parry, Halfpenny, 1663, 1.16g/6h (Boon 61a; N –; BW. 40). Fair, rare £60-80

Lot 754, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £160

Lot 755, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, Caernarvonshire, Bangor, Richard Boulton, Penny, 1667, 1.77g/12h (Boon 9a; N 6373; BW. 6). Mediocre, pierced; the only issue for the town £30-50

Lot 755, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £50

Lot 756, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, Caernarvonshire, Caernarvon, Ellis Jones, Penny, 1664, 1.11g/3h (Boon 19b; N 6378; BW. 24-5). Characteristic large flan, some light surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine £120-150

Lot 756, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £140

Lot 757, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, Caernarvonshire, Caernarvon, Ellis Jones, Penny, 1664, 0.97g/12h (Boon 19c; dies not in N; BW. 24-5). Usual flaw on reverse die, fine, very rare £120-150

Lot 757, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £160

Lot 758, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, Abraham Heely, Halfpenny, 1.98g/12h (Boon 25a; N –; BW. 17). Some surface damage, otherwise about fine, very rare £150-200

Lot 758, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £180

Lot 759, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, John Hughes Jr, Farthing, 1.17g/12h (Boon 26a; N –; BW. 18); Thomas Newsham, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.37g/3h (Boon 28b; N 6379, this piece; BW. 19) [2]. First with obverse poor and with some surface verdigris, reverse good fine, black patina, very rare, second mediocre £100-150

Lot 759, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £120

Lot 760, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, Thomas Newsham, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.94g/3h (Boon – [28b rev., different obv.]; N 6379 rev., different obv.; BW. 19). Surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise good fine, very rare £150-200

Lot 760, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £240

Lot 761, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, Elizabeth Williams, Farthing, 1663, 0.88g/12h (Boon 30a [NMW –]; N –; BW. 22). Fine, extremely rare; perhaps the only specimen extant outside an institution £200-300

Lot 761, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £360

Lot 762, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Kidwelly, Edward Lloyd, Halfpenny, qvid leone fortivs, 1.53g/12h (Boon 66a; N 6384, this piece; BW. 45). Obverse die flaw in early stage, part flat at top (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very fine £120-150

Lot 762, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £100

Lot 763, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Kidwelly, Edward Lloyd, Halfpenny, 1.68g/9h (Boon 66b; N 6384 obv., different rev.; BW. 44). Obverse die flaw in later stage, about very fine £120-150

Lot 763, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £140

Lot 764, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, DENBIGHSHIRE, Denbigh, Owen Lloyd, Penny, 1666, 1.29g/12h (Boon 45a [NMW –]; N 6382, this piece; BW. 32). Poor but extremely rare £40-50

Lot 764, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £25

Lot 765, 15 Mar 17

BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, DENBIGHSHIRE, Ruthin, David Vaughan, Penny, 1668, 1.53g/12h (Boon 102a; N –; BW. 68). Very fine, dark patina, very rare £300-400

Lot 765, 15 Mar 17

Sold for £400

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