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    Sale 1268

    ENGLISH AND SCOTTISH COINS AND TOKENS

    Spink London

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    15 March 2001

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    Lot 638

    Lincolnshire: Boston, [Borough], YE OVERSERS, ½d. - ram on woolpack; Crowland, [Parish], THE POORES ½d. 1670 - three knives, three whips; Grantham, [Borough], OVERSEERS OF YE POORE, ½d. 1667 - Borough arms (3, diff. obv. dies), Thomas Walton, 1659 - seven stars; Hagworthingham, Will. Rishworth, 1663; Helpringham, Anthony Newlove, MERCER, ½d. - Grocers' arms; Lincoln, City, octagonal ½d. 1669, CHANGD BY THE MAIOR (2, diff. obv. dies), and octagonal ¼d. 1669 - City arms; Joseph Lvdington ¼d. Mercer's arms; Reston, Elias Martin, HIS TOKEN 1671; Spalding, Ed. Ball, ½d. 1666 - cog-wheel (D. 15A, BW 56, 96 (2: Norweb 2939 and var.), 97 var. (N. 2938), 113, 116, 118, 138 (2: N. 2953-4), 139, 154, 208, 218), BW 139 and 154 very fine, one BW 138 poor and pierced, others fair to good fine; BW 113 extremely rare (14)

    Price realised

    GBP 207

    Estimate

    GBP 150 - GBP 180

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    Lincolnshire: Boston, [Borough], YE OVERSERS, ½d. - ram on woolpack; Crowland, [Parish], THE POORES ½d. 1670 - three knives, three whips; Grantham, [Borough], OVERSEERS OF YE POORE, ½d. 1667 - Borough arms (3, diff. obv. dies), Thomas Walton, 1659 - seven stars; Hagworthingham, Will. Rishworth, 1663; Helpringham, Anthony Newlove, MERCER, ½d. - Grocers' arms; Lincoln, City, octagonal ½d. 1669, CHANGD BY THE MAIOR (2, diff. obv. dies), and octagonal ¼d. 1669 - City arms; Joseph Lvdington ¼d. Mercer's arms; Reston, Elias Martin, HIS TOKEN 1671; Spalding, Ed. Ball, ½d. 1666 - cog-wheel (D. 15A, BW 56, 96 (2: Norweb 2939 and var.), 97 var. (N. 2938), 113, 116, 118, 138 (2: N. 2953-4), 139, 154, 208, 218), BW 139 and 154 very fine, one BW 138 poor and pierced, others fair to good fine; BW 113 extremely rare (14)

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