THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS


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Chesham, Thomas Hall, heart-shaped Halfpenny, from the same rev. die as previous, ends of rods visible, 1.67g/12h (BM 62; P-M –; N 304; BW. 49). Flan crimped, otherwise good fine, rare


£150-200 Provenance: Bt Seaby 1965


Colnbrook, Thomas Burcombe, Farthing, 1.33g/12h (BM 72; P-M 933; N 307; D 54A); Alce Goad, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.72g/6h (BM 74; P-M 935; N –; D 54C); John Guy, Farthing, 1652, 1.31g/6h (BM 75; P-M 936; N –; D 54D) [3]. BM 72 fine, BM 74 mediocre but very rare, BM 75 very fine


£120-150


Provenance: BM 72 bt R. Gladdle 1984; BM 74 P.J. Preston- Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 1010 [from Seaby March 1971], bt N.A. Clark; *BM 75 bt P.W. Selby 1969.


Thomas Burcombe, innholder, The White Hart, Bath road, collector of tolls, churchwarden at Horton, wife’s name Dorothy (†January 1675); Alice Goad (†January 1676), innholder, The Bell, widow of William Goad (†November 1658), physician, sister-in-law of George Goad, the token issuer at Horton (see lot 162); John Guy (†1654), chandler, wife’s name Beatrice (†1662)


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Chesham, Samuel Trecher, Farthing, 1653, 1.06g/6h (BM 66; P-M 930; N –; BW. 51), Halfpence, 1665 (2, different rev. dies), 1.31g/6h (BM 67; P-M 930; N 305; BW. 50), 2.60g/6h (BM 67 obv., different rev.; P-M 930 obv., different rev.; N 305 obv., different rev.; BW. 50) [3]. BM 66 fine and rare, others fair, BM 67 variant extremely rare


£150-200


Provenance: BM 67 J. Howard Collection, bt R. Gladdle 2007; BM 67 variant C.W. Pearson Collection, CNG eAuction 255, 4 May 2011 (470) [from Baldwin September 1902].


BM 66 only illustrated. Samuel Trecher (†1687), mercer and draper, Baptist, second wife Jane (†1682)


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Colnbrook, John Hosey, Farthing, 0.79g/6h (BM 77; P-M 938, this piece; N –; D 54F). Fair to fine, extremely rare; only two other specimens known, one of which is in the British Museum


£150-200


Provenance: P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28 -9 November 2001, lot 938 [from Seaby June 1970]; bt N.A. Clark.


John Hosey (†January 1666), innholder, The Angel, Bath road, wife’s name Joan (†February 1668)


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Chesham, John Tyler, Farthing, 1665, 0.92g/12h (BM 68; P-M –; N –; BW. 52). About extremely fine and very rare; the finest specimen known to the cataloguer


£250-300


Provenance: SCMB December 1972. John Tyler (1621-68), mercer, wife’s name Amy (†1671)


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Chesham, Richard Ware, Farthing, 1653, 0.74g/12h (BM 69; P-M 931; N 306; BW. 53); Samuell Ware, Farthing, 1658, 0.63g/9h (BM 70; P-M 932; N –; D 53A) [2]. Fair, BM 70 very rare


£50-70


Provenance: BM 69 bt Baldwin 1965; BM 70 J. Howard Collection, bt R. Gladdle 2006.


Richard Ware (b. 1608), Baptist, wife’s name Philotheta; Samuel Ware (1628-95), weaver, Baptist, wife’s name Sarah (†1674)


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Colnbrook, Samuel Mills, Farthing, [16]57, 1.12g/12h (BM 78; P-M –; N –; D 54G); Edmund Slocombe, Farthing, 1653, 1.00g/6h (BM 79; P-M –; N 308; D 54H) [2]. BM 78 fair but very rare, BM 79 good fine


£60-80 Provenance: BM 78 bt B. Blight 1982; *BM 79 bt S.E. Schwer 1985.


Samuel Mills (†1672), innholder, The Ostrich, Bath road, first wife Margaret (†1662), second wife Alice; Edmund Slocombe (1600 -58), mercer, churchwarden, second wife Dorothy (†1670)


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