THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS
THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS
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Amersham, Andrew Barowes, Farthing, 1652, 1.15g/12h (Berry/Morley 1; P-M 900; N 279; D 1A); Andrew Burrowes, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.83g/6h (BM 2; P-M 900; N –; BW. 1); Elizabeth Rutt, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.75g/6h (BM 5; P-M 902; N –; BW. 4); William Statham, Farthing, 1653, 1.06g/6h (BM 6; P-M 902, this piece; N 280, this piece; BW. 5); Richard Webb, Halfpenny, [16]66, 2.56g/6h (BM 7; P-M 903; N –; BW. 6) [5]. BM 1 and 6 about very fine and better, others fine
£150-200
Provenance: BM 1 and 5 bt Seaby 1965; BM 2 J. Howard Collection, bt R. Gladdle 2007; *BM 6 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC September 1987 (5369), Dora Harris Collection, P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 902 (part) [from R. Sharman November 1995]; BM 7 Dora Harris Collection [acquired August 1976], D.B. Griffiths Collection, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 321 (part) [from R. Sharman October 1997].
Andrew Barowes (†1685), clothworker, wife’s name Frances; Elizabeth Rutt (†1702), weaver, widow of William Rutt (†1663); William Statham (†1687), lace buyer; Richard Webb (1631-1714), tobacconist, wife’s name Susan
Aylesbury, Joseph Bell, Farthing, 1659, 0.70g/9h (BM 8; P-M 904; N 281; BW. 7); William Burges, square Halfpenny, 1670, 1.41g/6h (BM 10; P-M –; N –; D 8A); Richard Butler, Farthing, 1666, 1.27g/12h (BM 11; P-M 905; N 282; BW. 9); Gyles Childe, Farthing, 1.31g/6h (BM 12; P-M 905; N 283; BW. 10); Edward Cope, Farthing, 0.90g/12h (BM 13; P-M 905; N 284; BW. 11) [5]. BM 13 very fine, BM 11 and 12 fine or better, others in varied state but both very rare, especially BM 10
£150-200
Provenance: BM 8 bt R. Gladdle 2006; BM 10 found at Wendover 1995; BM 11 bt Baldwin 1965; *BM 12 bt Seaby 1965; BM 13 SNC May 1898 (45157), C.W. Pearson Collection, CNG eAuction 255, 4 May 2011 (466).
Joseph Bell (1629-92), mercer, first wife Margaret (†August 1659), second wife Hannah (†September 1664); William Burgess (†1680), coffee-house proprietor, The Saracen’s Head, Temple street; Richard Butler (†January 1691/2), innholder, The Crown, wife’s name Susanna (†February 1697/8); Giles Childe (†November 1661), mercer, first wife Ellen (†June 1636), second wife Dorothy; Edward Cope, draper, wife’s name Dorothy (†July 1674)
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Amersham, John Cocke, Farthing, 1666, 0.79g/6h (BM 3; P-M 901; N –; BW. 2). About very fine, extremely rare; only 4 specimens known to the cataloguer
£200-300
Provenance: D. Chipperfield Collection; bt N.A. Clark January 2007.
John Cocke, wife’s name Mary 123
Aylesbury, W[illiam] D[awney], Farthings, 1657 (2), 0.69g/9h (BM 16; P-M 906; N 288; BW. 12), 1.40g/6h (BM 15; P-M 906; N 289; BW. 12); John Dossett, Farthing, 1670, 0.59g/12h (BM –; P-M 907; N –; D 12A variety) [3]. BM 15 about fine, others fair, last extremely rare, only one other specimen from these dies known to the cataloguer £150-200
Provenance: *BM 15 bt Seaby 1965; BM 16 bt B. Blight 1982; last bt R. Gladdle.
William Dawney (1613-85), innholder, The King’s Head, Market square. churchwarden 1665, wife’s name Elizabeth (†August 1692, aged 84); John Dossett (†July 1676), brewer, Cobbler’s row, wife’s name Joan (†December 1682)
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Amersham, Richard Webb, Halfpenny, [16]66, 2.57g/6h (BM 7; P-M 903, this piece; N –; BW. 6). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, otherwise very fine and attractive; the finest known example
£150-200
Provenance: P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28 -9 November 2001, lot 903 [from Corbitt & Hunter January 1970]; D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 72
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