THE GEORGE BERRY COLLECTION OF 17th CENTURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE TOKENS


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Stony Stratford, Francis Penn, Farthing, 1.13g/6h (BM 172 rev., different obv.; P-M –; N –; BW. 129). Obverse fine, reverse about very fine, extremely rare; the only specimen known to the cataloguer


£200-250


Provenance: Baldwin Auction, 4 June 2011, lot 227 (part); bt P.J. Preston-Morley September 2011


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Tingewick, George Drury, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.63g/6h (BM 178; P-M 991; N 341; BW. 135); John Durrant, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.73g/12h (BM 179; P-M 992; N –; BW. 136) [2]. BM 178 fine, BM 179 with ‘river’ patina, obverse better than fine, reverse fair; both the issuers for the town £100-150


Provenance: *BM 178 bt Seaby 1965; BM 179 found in the R. Thames 1985, P.J. Preston-Morley Collection,DNWAuction 52, 28 -9 November 2001, lot 1014 (part) [from P.D. Greenall January 1986].


George Drury, mercer; John Durrant (†1707), maltster, wife’s name Mary


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Stony Stratford, John Penn, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.16g/3h (BM 173; P-M 989; N 339; BW. 130); William Smith, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.17g/12h (BM 174; P-M 989; N –; BW. 131); Richard Veasey, Farthing, 1.07g/9h (BM 175; P-M –; N –; BW. 132) [3]. Generally about fine, BM 174 with tiny piercing, BM 175 pierced and plugged, though this last extremely rare


£150-200


Provenance: BM 173 Hodgkin Collection, Bonhams Auction, 22 May 2002, lot 740 (part) [from Baldwin], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 102 (part) [from R. Gladdle May 2002]; BM 174 and *175 bt B. Blight 1982.


Richard Veasey (†1680), innholder, The Lion 189


Tingewick, John Durrant, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.51g/12h (BM 179 obv., different rev.; P-M 992 obv., different rev.; N –; BW. 136). About very fine, very rare


£200-300


Provenance: Found in the R. Thames 1985; P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 12 (part); D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 105 [from T. Millett November 2001]


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Swanbourne, John Bavin, Farthing, 1652, 0.96g/6h (BM 176; P-M –; N –; BW. 133). Die flaw developing on reverse, fair to fine, extremely rare; the only issue for the village


£100-150


Provenance: SCMB March 1966. John Bavin (b. 1600), chandler, wife’s name Mary


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Thornborough, Edward Purssell, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.70g/6h (BM 177; P-M 990; N 340; BW. 134). Part flat, otherwise good fine; the only issue for the village £30-40


Provenance: SCMB March 1966.


Edward Purcell (b. November 1644), mayor of Buckingham 1687 and 1697


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Waddesdon, Richard Sutherey, Farthing, 0.67g/12h (BM 180; P-M –; N –; BW. 137). Fair to fine, extremely rare; believed the only specimen in private hands


£200-250


Provenance: SNC February 1908 (49868); C.W. Pearson Collection, CNG eAuction 255, 4 May 2011 (478); bt N.A. Clark.


Richard Sutherey (†1674), carrier, wife’s name Mary (†1689) www.dnw.co.uk


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