17th Century Tokens, Reading, Richard Bagly, Farthing, 0.87g/12h (N 129; BW. 64); Solomon...

17th Century Tokens, Reading, Richard Bagly, Farthing, 0.87g/12h (N 129; BW. 64); Solomon Barnard, Farthings, 1653 (3), 0.87g/3h (N 130; BW. 65), 0.94g/6h, 0.88g/6h (both N 131; BW. 65); Mary Blower, Farthing, 1652, 0.91g/6h (N 132; BW. 66); James Blunt, Farthings, 1666 (2), 1.29g/3h, 1.03g/12h (both N 196, former this piece; BW. 67); Henry Boad, Farthings, 1664 (3), 0.65g/3h (N 133; BW. 68), 1.03g/3h, 0.43g/3h (both N 134, latter this piece; BW. 68); Edward Bowland, Farthing, 1666, 1.20g/9h (N 135; BW. 69); Frances Brown, Farthings (2), 1.00g/6h (N 136; BW. 70), 0.70g/9h (N 137; BW. 70); John Browne, Farthing, 0.72g/6h (N 199; BW. 71); William Burly, Farthings, 1655 (2), 1.38g/6h, 0.84g/12h (both N 139; BW. 73); Thomas Bye, Farthings (2), 0.97g/9h, 0.72g/6h (both N 140; BW. 74); William Castell, Farthing, 1666, 1.21g/6h (N 141, this piece; BW. 75); William Champe, Farthings, 1658 (2), 1.03g/12h, 0.74g/6h (both N 142; BW. 78); Hugh Champion, heart-shaped Halfpence, 1669 (2), 0.90g/12h, 0.78g/12h (both N 143; BW. 76); Richard Cottam, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.26g/12h (N 144, this piece; BW. 79); Robert Creed, Farthings (3), 1655, 1.17g/6h (N 145, this piece; BW. 80), 1658 (2), 0.76g/12h, 0.66g/12h (N 146; D 80A); Nicholas Edwards, Farthings, 1667 (3), 0.69g/6h, 0.67g/6h, 0.27g/6h (all N 148; BW. 81); Will Gand, Farthing, 0.90g/6h (N 149; BW. 82); Alce Gill, Farthing, 1666, 0.94g/6h (N 150; BW. 83); John Harrison, Farthing, 1666, 0.78g/12h (N 151; BW. 85); John Harvie, Farthings (2), 1.11g/12h, 0.96g/6h (both N 152; BW. 86); Henry Head, Farthing, 1652, 1.27g/6h (N 153; BW. 87); Richard Hellows, Farthings, 1656 (2), 1.12g/6h, 1.10g/6h (both N 154; BW. 84); William James, Farthings, 1664 (4), 1.17g/12h (N 155; BW. 88), 1.47g/12h, 1.02g/12h, 0.98g/12h (all N 156; BW. 88); Tho. King Jr, Farthings, 1666 (2), 1.10g/9h, 0.76g/12h (both N 157; BW. 89); Martha Knight, Farthing, 1669, 0.78g/12h (N 158, this piece; BW. 90); Moses Lamb, Farthings, 1658 (3), 0.87g/6h, 0.81g/6h (both N 159, latter this piece; BW. 91), 1.17g/6h (N 160; BW. 91); Richard Levens, Farthings (3), 0.69g/6h, 0.43g/6h, 0.41g/6h (all N 161; BW. 92); John Loader, Farthing, 0.93g/12h (N 162; BW. 93); William Lovegrove, Farthings, 1664 (3), 1.21g/9h, 0.69g/9h, 0.59g/9h (all N 163; BW. 94); Tho. Machin, Farthings (2), 1.31g/3h, 0.72g/3h (both N 164; BW. 95); William Malthus, Farthings, 1658 (2), 1.13g/6h, 1.02g/6h (both N 165, latter this piece; BW. 96); Clement Marlow, Farthings (2), 1.18g/6h, 0.89g/6h (both N 195; BW. 97); Daniell Martin, Farthing, 1653, 1.21g/6h (N 166; BW. 99); Humphrey Mills, Farthings (2), 1.32g/12h, 0.73g/12h (both N 168; BW. 101); John Paice, Farthing, 1666, 0.73g/12h (N 169; BW. 102); John Peters, Farthings (2), 0.98g/12h, 0.73g/12h (both N 197, latter this piece; BW. 103); Thomas Phipps, Farthing, 1652, 1.02g/6h (N 170; BW. 104); John Phips, Farthing, 1655, 1.48g/6h (N 171; BW. 105); Robert Pidgion, Farthings, 1663 (2), 0.76g/6h, 0.72g/12h (both N 172, former this piece; BW. 106); Thomas Pineck, Farthings (2), 1.08g/12h, 0.99g/12h (both N 173; BW. 107); Edward Pinnill, Farthings, 1665 (2), 1.47g/12h, 0.72g/3h (both N 174; BW. 108); Nicholas Prince, Farthing, 1.48g/3h (N 175; BW. 110); John Remnant, Farthings, 1669 (2), 0.66g/3h, 0.44g/12h (both N 176, former this piece; BW. 111); John Shipway, Halfpence, 1667 (2), 1.69g/6h, 1.15g/9h (both N 177; D 111A); Robert Smart, Farthings (3), 1.33g/12h, 0.99g/12h (both N 178; BW. 112), 1.04g/6h (N 179, this piece; BW. 112); Joell Stevens, Farthings, 1652 (2), 1.14g/6h, 1.12g/12h (both N 180; BW. 113); Joseph Stockwell, Farthing, 0.66g/6h (N 181; BW. 114); Richard Stockwell, Farthings, 1656 (4), 1.24g/6h, 1.04g/6h, 0.82g/6h (all N 182; BW. 115), 0.97g/12h (N 183; BW. 115); John Swift, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 198; BW. 116); Francis Tassell, Farthing, 1663, 1.03g/3h (N 184; BW. 117); William Taylor, Farthings, 1658 (3), 1.00g/6h, 0.98g/6h, 0.95g/9h (all N 186; BW. 118); Reynold Thornbrough, Farthings (2), 0.94g/6h, 0.90g/6h (both N 187; BW. 119); John Thorp, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.58g/3h (N 200; BW. 120); Thomas Underwood, Farthing, 1666, 0.88g/6h (N 188; BW. 121); Henry Whitell, Farthings, 1656 (2), 1.16g/6h, 0.98g/6h (both N 189; BW. 122); John Wilder the Elder, Farthings (3), undated (2), 1.06g/6h, 0.96g/6h (both N 190; BW. 123), 1663, 0.49g/6h (N 191; BW. 125); John Wilder the Younger, Farthings, 1652 (2), 1.21g/6h, 1.08g/6h (both N 192; BW. 124); Thomas Winckells, Farthings (3), 0.97g/6h, 0.95g/6h (both N 193; BW. 126), 0.81g/12h (N 194, this piece; BW. 126) [109]. Many fine, some better, but N 149 broken and repaired, several rare; the best and most comprehensive collection of Reading tokens in private hands £1,500-£2,000 --- Provenance: N 129 and 166 bt Baldwin 1970; N 130, 134 at 1.03g, 173 at 0.99g, 174 at 0.72g, 180 at 1.14g, 186 at 0.95g and 193 at 0.95g bt Spink 1972; N 131 at 0.94g bt Seaby 1970; N 131 at 0.88g bt in Wokingham 1987; N 132, 135, 136 at 1.00g, 142 at 0.74g, 148 at 0.67g, 152 at 0.96g, 154 at 1.10g, 155, 161 at 0.69g, 163 at 1.21g, 173 at 1.08g, 182 at 0.82g and 193 at 0.97g bt Baldwin 1972; N 133 bt B. Dewhirst 1974; N 134 at 0.43g, N 141, 144, 145, 158, 159 at 0.81g, 165 at 1.02g, 172 at 0.76g, 176 at 0.66g, 179, 194 and 197 at 0.73g R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC November 1987 (6672), February 1988 (425), March 1988 (1427, 1429, 1432, 1433, 1435, 1436, 1438), September 1988 (5741), February 1989 (423), December 1989 (7078); N 137, 146 at 0.76g, 150, 156 at 0.98g and 169 bt Reading Coin Club 1975; N 139 at 1.38g, 156 at 1.47g and 195 at 0.89g bt R. Gladdle 1989; N 139 at 0.84g bt J.L. Wetton 1967; N 139 at 0.72g bt F. Milward 1991; N 140 at 0.97g bt Baldwin 1969; N 142 at 1.03g, 152 at 1.11g, 156 at 1.02g, 165 at 1.13g, 180 at 1.12g and 186 at 1.00g bt Seaby 1972; N 143 at 0.90g bt N.A. Clark 1996; N 143 at 0.78g found in a field at Henley-on-Thames (Oxfordshire) 1994, bt F. Milward 1994; N 146 at 0.66g bt Seaby 1978; N 148 at 0.69g, 159 at 0.87g, 162, 164 at 1.31g, 168 at 1.32g, 177 at 1.69g, 186 at 0.98g and 200 P.J. Seaby Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson 1988; N 148 at 0.27g gift of P. Wainwright 1983; N 151 J.L. Wetton Collection, SNC June 1989 (3377); N 153 bt Baldwin 1968; N 154 at 1.12g and 182 at 1.04g Hodgkin Collection, Bonhams Auction, 22 May 2002, lot 730 (part); N 157 at 1.10g and 190 at 0.96g bt Baldwin 1963; N 157 at 0.76g, 161 at 0.41g, 187 at 0.94g, 192 at 1.08g and 199 bt Baldwin 1973; N 160, 171, 177 at 1.15g and 191 bt Baldwin 1967; N 161 at 0.43g bt Spink 1975; N 163 at 0.69g bt F. Milward 1991; N 163 at 0.59g bt Seaby 1975; N 164 at 0.72g, 168 at 0.73g and 196 at 1.03g bt Seaby 1973; N 172 at 0.72g, 174 at 1.47g and 181 bt Baldwin 1973; N 175 with Seaby 1963, bt Seaby 1966; N 176 at 0.44g and 178 at 0.99g bt Seaby 1971; *N 178 at 1.33g found in the R. Thames in London 1988, bt R. Sharman 1988; N 182 at 1.24g, 184, 188 and 192 at 1.21g bt Spink 1971; N 183 with Seaby 1966, bt Seaby 1970; N 187 at 0.90g acquired 1973; N 189 at 1.16g found by A. Byde in Forbury Gardens, Reading, 1972; N 189 at 0.98g and 195 at 1.18g bt Seaby 1966; N 190 at 1.06g bt Baldwin 1964; N 196 at 1.29g Norweb Collection [from R. Picker], SNC November 1987 (6671); N 197 at 0.98g found in the R. Thames, bt Baldwin 1989; N 198 bt Baldwin 1966