Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Shropshire, Bridgnorth, Borough Farthing, 1.09g/6h (dies not in N; BW. 8-9; Lowe 104:2, same dies), Halfpenny, 1665, 2.35g/3h (N 3881; BW. 7; dies not in Lowe); Symon Beauchamp, Farthing, 0.81g/6h (N –; BW. 10; Lowe –) [3]. First fair to fine and very rare, second good very fine and well-struck, last fair and with edge chipped £120-150

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

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Provenance: *BW. 7 W.J. Faulkner Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 May 1940, lot 180 (part), D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 567 (part) [from Baldwin March 1972]; others with R. Sharman, bt N.A. Clark October 2002.

Simon Beauchamp, draper