Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Tattershall, Will[iam] Hunter, Farthing, 1660, 0.97g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 280; N –; BW. 262); John Williamson, Farthing, 1657, initials imw, 0.89g/12h (PPM 5; Smith 282; N –; BW. 264) [2]. PPM 3 mediocre but very rare, PPM 5 fine and of the highest rarity from the reverse die in original state £150-200

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

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Provenance: PPM 3 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 44, SCMB March 1985 (M 26); *PPM 5 N.J. Hutchinson Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson June 1988.

William Hunter, churchwarden; John Williamson, baker, Will gives his wife’s name as Frances