THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS 181
Stony Stratford, Robert Anderton, Farthing, 0.75g/6h (BM 162; P-M 986; N –; BW. 120); John Botrill, Farthing, 1.18g/6h (BM 164; P-M –; N –; BW. 121); Christoph[er] Clifton, Farthing, 0.67g/12h (BM 166; P-M 987; N –; BW. 124); Henrey Honnor, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.91g/12h (BM 170; P-M 987; N 338; BW. 127); John Penn, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.40g/3h (BM 173; P-M 989; N 339; BW. 130) [5]. Varied state, BM 173 with large piercing, BM 164 very rare
£70-90
Provenance: BM 162 bt B. Blight 1982; BM 164 bt Baldwin 1966; BM 166 and 173 bt Seaby 1966.
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Princes Risborough, Thomas Headeach, square Halfpenny, 1669, 1.19g/3h (BM 153; P-M 982; N –; BW. 115). Part flat, fair, extremely rare; only 4 specimens known to the cataloguer
£150-200 Provenance: Found at Princes Risborough 1990.
Thomas Headach (b. 1636), grocer, lived firstly at Princes Risborough, but by 1689 had moved to Monks Risborough; in 1698 he is recorded as living at Westlington, but soon afterwards returned to Princes Risborough. A signatory of the Orthodox Confession of 1679, he was elected Baptist Elder for the villages of Cuddington and Ford in 1689 and was still alive in 1716
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Sherington, Edward Britnell, Farthing, 1.17g/3h (BM 155; P-M 983, this piece; N 334; BW. 116). Obverse fair with green patina, reverse from the usual heavily flawed die, mediocre, extremely rare
£80-100
Provenance: Format FPL 52, September 1995 (3777); P.J. Preston- Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 983.
Edward Britnell (†1680), wife’s name Alice 182
Stony Stratford, Thomas Burgis, Farthing, 1657, 0.97g/6h (BM 165; P-M –; N –; BW. 123). A little surface porosity, otherwise good fine, very rare
£200-250
Provenance: C.W. Pearson Collection, CNG eAuction 255, 4 May 2011 (476) [from Baldwin October 1900].
Thomas Burgis (†1696), baker and grocer, Quaker, wife’s name Anne (†1667)
Robert Anderton, mercer, wife’s name Mary (†March 1675); John Botrill, cordwainer, churchwarden, wife’s name Anne; Christopher Clifton (†April 1686), pewterer, churchwarden 1653; Henry Honnor (1636-92), from Fenny Stratford, overseer 1672, wife’s name Mary (†August 1687); John Penn, tanner
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Steeple Claydon, William Norman, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.62g/12h (BM 158; P-M 984; N –; BW. 117). Edge cracks and surface flaws, otherwise fair to fine, very rare; the only issue for the village
£100-150 Provenance: Mrs J. Durley Collection [acquired 1980].
William Norman (†1700), grocer, excommunicated for non- conformity 1662, signatory of the Orthodox Confession of 1679, wife’s name Jane
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Stony Stratford, Henrey Honnor, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.10g/6h (BM 170; P-M 987; N 338; BW. 127); William Marshall, Farthing, 0.93g/3h (BM 171; P-M 988, this piece; N –; BW. 128); Francis Penn, Farthing, 1.35g/6h (BM 172; P-M –; N –; BW. 129) [3]. BM 170 about fine, others about very fine, BM 171 very rare but with obverse discoloured, BM 172 pierced
£150-200 180
Stewkley, Thomas Coles, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.09g/12h (BM 159; P-M 985; N 336; BW. 118). About fine, very rare; the only issue for the village
£100-150 Provenance: Bt Seaby 1966.
Thomas Coles (1608-89), grocer and chandler, Quaker, first wife Anne, second wife Christina
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Provenance: BM 170 R.D. Sansom Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3 -4 August 1999, lot 12 (part) [from R.D.S. 1973], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 102 (part) [from R. Gladdle May 2002]; BM 171 P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 988 [from S.H. Monks November 1996]; *BM 172 bt Seaby 1966.
William Marshall (†March 1672), innholder, The Lion; Francis Penn, mercer, wife’s name Grace (†1667)
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