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350 YEARS IN 66 ITEMS 57. A Rare John Spink Farthing Token, 1657, In Nicholas Lane (St. Nicholas Lane), fine. *The surname Spink (Spinks or Spinkes) was first recorded in the twelfth century and became quite commonplace by the later Middle Ages, when it is found especially in Yorkshire and East Anglia. The first records of a Spink being involved with the business that would characterize the firm of Spink & Son occurs in the second half of the 17th century. An entry in the apprenticeship registers of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths shows that in 1658 John Spink was apprenticed to a London goldsmith named Alexander Venner. Why he came down from Yorkshire and how he became an apprentice is not known. We would assume that John Spink completed his apprenticeship 1665/6 as they were normally for a period of seven years. If this were to be the case then the origins of the firm Spink & Son are indeed in 1666. We do know from the records that a John Spink lived in St. Bride’s Precinct, Fleet Street, in a house with three hearths. The business of the goldsmiths who were rising in importance at this time was evolving into one of money changers, lending money at interest (banking) and lending money against pledges of precious objects. Several other members of the Spink family were involved in both activities during the latter half of the 17th century. WWW.SPINK.COM
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY PRIVATE SALE CATALOGUE 58. China, Ming Dynasty, Da Ming Bao Chao Banknote, 1 kuan, 1368-1399, black text on grey mulberry bark, red seal, attractive and rare in this condition. *Paper currency was introduced into China as early as 1,000AD, however, it was the Ming Dynasty (1385-1644) who were the first to try and replace coins with paper money. But through the introduction of too many notes by 1425 paper currency was suspended, being only worth one seventeenth of its original value. A message on the note reads, “to counterfeit is death”. 53
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