17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Mathew Coates, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.52g/3h (PPM 5; Smith 93 [A]; N –; BW. 85); Robert Ducker, Halfpenny, 1666, mm. pierced cinquefoil, 1.68g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 94; N –; BW. 86); [and Epworth], William Garland, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.18g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 96; N –; BW. 87) [3]. PPM 6 about very fine, others about fine, all very rare £120-150

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

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Provenance: PPM 5 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, bt R. Sharman 1995; others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.

PPM 6 only illustrated. Matthew Coates (b.1635), wife’s name Hannah (†January 1706); Robert Ducker (†March 1704), chandler, Quaker; William Garland (†1689), shopkeeper, Quaker and overseer of the Gainsborough Society of Friends, second wife’s name Mary