THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS
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Brill, William Goldar, Farthing, 1.11g/6h (BM 34; P-M 915; N 293; BW. 26); J[——] H[——] AT THE HALFE MONE, Farthing, 1.41g/12h (BM 35; P-M 915; N 294; BW. 28) [2]. First fine but one edge partly weak, second fair and edge hammered up, both very rare
£100-150 Provenance: *BM 34 bt B. Blight 1982; BM 35 bt N.A. Clark 2002.
William Goldar (†1672), mercer, churchwarden, wife’s name Agnes; The issuer with the initials J.H. was innkeeper of The Half Moon
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Buckingham, John Hartlee, Farthings (4), 1.09g/6h (BM 41; P-M 918; N 296 obv., different rev.; BW. 32), 1.04g/6h (BM 42; P-M 918; N 296; BW. 32), 1.04g/9h, 0.66g/9h (BM 40 rev., different obv.; P-M –; N 297 rev., different obv.; BW. 33), Halfpenny, 1660, 2.01g/12h (BM 45; P-M 918; N 298; D 34A) [5]. BM 42 and 45 fine, one 40 variant and 41 about fine, other 40 variant poor but these two the only examples of this mule known to the cataloguer
£200-250
Provenance: BM 40 bt Seaby 1973; BM 40 variant at 0.66g W. Slack Collection, DNW Auction 61, 17 March 2004, lot 1155 (part), D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 77; BM 41 J. Howard Collection, bt R. Gladdle 2006; *BM 45 bt Seaby 1979.
John Hartley (1605-79), mercer and draper, wife’s name Elizabeth
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Broughton, John Wilson, Farthing, 0.71g/12h (BM 37; P- M –; N –; D 29A). Large piercing, otherwise fine, exceptionally rare, the only issue for the village; only 3 specimens known to the cataloguer, the others in institutions
£100-200 Provenance: Bt R. Gladdle. The attribution to Buckinghamshire is not confirmed 134
Buckingham, John Hartley Jr, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.31g/9h (BM 46; P-M 919; N 299; BW. 35). Partially weak, otherwise about very fine
£60-80
Provenance: Bt Seaby 1972. John Hartley (1627-67), mercer and draper, wife’s name Mary
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Buckingham, William Atton, Farthing, 1663, 1.47g/12h (BM 38; P-M 916; N 295; BW. 31); Elizabeth Crawley, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.17g/9h (BM 39; P-M 917; N –; BW. 30) [2]. First fine but weak on one edge, second fair but rare £100-150
Provenance: BM 39 bt B. Blight 1982.
BM 38 only illustrated. William Atton (b. June 1627), draper, Blincow’s House, Market hill, mayor 1657 and JP, wife’s name Elizabeth (†1667), elder brother of the Brackley token issuer Bartholomew Atton (1630-99); Elizabeth Crawley (†March 1683), widow of Thomas Crawley (†February 1665)
Buckingham, John Rennals, Halfpence, 1668 (4), no initials (2), 1.86g/12h, 1.57g/12h (both BM 48; P-M 920; N 300; D 36A), with initials (2), mm. cinquefoil, 2.31g/9h (BM 49; P-M 920; N 301; BW. 36), mm. sexfoil, 1.45g/9h (BM 49 obv., different rev.; P-M 920; N 301 obv., different rev.; BW. 36) [4]. Second heavily encrusted with surface verdigris, others fair to fine, last very rare
£90-120
Provenance: BM 48 at 1.86g W. Slack Collection, DNW Auction 61, 17 March 2004, lot 1155 (part), D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 76 (part), bt R. Gladdle; BM 48 at 1.57g Hodgkin Collection, Bonhams Auction, 22 May 2002, lot 735 (part) [from Baldwin], D.B. Griffiths Collection, DNW Auction 69A, 16 March 2006, lot 321 (part); BM 49 variant bt B. Blight 1982.
John Reynolds, lace buyer, signatory of the Orthodox Confession of 1679, first wife Elizabeth (†1654), second wife Elitia
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