Unrecorded 17th Century Tokens From W.S. Lincoln & Son – Gary Oddie

The chance find of an old sales catalogue, from W.S. Lincoln and Son, dedicated to 17th century tokens, and listing 1006 pieces has resulted in this short note. The list must have been published sometime between 1889 (Williamson published) and 1932 (Lincoln business failed). 

The 27 pieces listed as ‘not in Williamson” have been investigated to see if they had been rediscovered by the time of Michael Dickinson’s publication in 1986. With much help from Nigel Clark and Michael Dickinson, the list was solved, to leave just three pieces that have not been seen or catalogued since. They are out there somewhere.

4 thoughts on “Unrecorded 17th Century Tokens From W.S. Lincoln & Son – Gary Oddie

    • Peter,
      W.S. Lincoln (1803-1872), had a son F.W. Lincoln (1830-1909). Business was operating as “& Son” certainly in 1881, possibly quite a bit earlier. There is something about the paper used, and my gut feeling is the list dates 1900-1914.

  1. The John Norris token was listed in the S&B Bulletin for Sep/Oct 1995 (by the way this is not the Seaby Bulletin)

    • Vincent, Thanks, just checked my S&B and it’s on p6. From the description it is the same piece as sold in the J.G. Rose Collection at Noonans. Obv fine, rev. almost flat. The Noonan’s description gives Simon Monks as the source, but no date.

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