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The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens

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This collection was sold on 2 October 2013.

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Total Lots Found: 82

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Lot 119, 2 Oct 13

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...

Lot 119, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £210

Lot 120, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 120, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £300

Lot 121, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 121, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £250

Lot 122, 2 Oct 13

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 ve...

Lot 122, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £260

Lot 123, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 123, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £300

Lot 124, 2 Oct 13

Aylesbury, Joseph Freer, Farthing, 1652, 0.85g/6h (BM 18; P-M 908; N 285; BW. 14); John Hill, Halfpenny, 1665, 2.97g/3h (BM 19; P-M 908; N 286; BW. 15); Thomas Hill, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (BM 20; P-M 908; N –; BW. 16) [3]. BM 20 good fine but pierced, others fair to fine £100-150

Lot 124, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £90

Lot 125, 2 Oct 13

Aylesbury, Thomas Stratford, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.85g/12h (BM 22; P-M 909, this piece; N –; BW. 17); Alexander Trott, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.42g/6h (BM 23; P-M 910; N 287; BW. 13) [2]. First fine, second fair, both very rare £150-200

Lot 125, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £350

Lot 126, 2 Oct 13

Aylesbury, Francis Wethered, Farthing, 1660, 0.90g/12h (BM 25; P-M 911; N –; BW. 18). Surfaces partially porous, about fine, extremely rare; only 3 specimens known to the cataloguer £150-200

Lot 126, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £310

Lot 127, 2 Oct 13

Beaconsfield, T[homas] C[ocke], Farthing, 0.64g/3h (BM 26; P-M 912; N –; BW. 19); Thomas Cocke, Farthing, 1.01g/3h (BM 27; P-M 912; N –; BW. 22); John Foscet, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.34g/6h (BM 28 obv., different rev.; P-M 913; N 290 obv., different rev.; BW. 20) [3]. Last about very fine, others fine but BM 27 with surface encrustation £150-200

Lot 127, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £350

Lot 128, 2 Oct 13

Beaconsfield, J[oseph] G[rimsdale], Farthing, 1658, 0.56g/6h (BM 29; P-M –; N –; BW. 23); Henry Tripp, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.18g/12h (BM 30; P-M –; N 291; BW. 21) [2]. BM 29 fair to fine, BM 30 about very fine, both very rare £150-200

Lot 128, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £360

Lot 129, 2 Oct 13

Beaconsfield, William Willis, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.09g/3h (BM 31; P-M 914; N –; BW. 24). A hint of surface verdigris, otherwise good very fine and rare; the finest specimen known to the cataloguer £150-200

Lot 129, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £390

Lot 130, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 130, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £95

Lot 131, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 131, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £300

Lot 132, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 132, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £140

Lot 133, 2 Oct 13

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...

Lot 133, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £230

Lot 134, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 134, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £95

Lot 135, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 135, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £180

Lot 136, 2 Oct 13

Buckingham, Peter Reynoldes, Farthings, [16]58 (2), 0.85g/12h, 0.81g/12h (both BM 50; P-M 921; N –; BW. 37); George Robins, Farthings (2), 1.02g/6h (BM 51; P-M 922; N 302; BW. 38), 0.84g/12h (dies not in BM; P-M 922; dies not in N; BW. 37) [4]. Varied state, all very rare £90-120

Lot 136, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £100

Lot 137, 2 Oct 13

Chalfont St Peter, John Bennitt, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.67g/6h (BM 52; P-M 923; N –; BW. 39). About fine, very rare £80-100

Lot 137, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £190

Lot 138, 2 Oct 13

Chesham, Richard Amond, Farthings, 1664 (2), 1.45g/6h, 0.72g/6h (BM 55; P-M 925, former this piece; N –; BW. 42); William Childe, Farthings (2), 1.04g/6h, 0.94g/6h (BM 56; P-M 925, former this piece; N –; BW. 43) [4]. Third good fine, others fair to fine £90-120

Lot 138, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £110

Lot 139, 2 Oct 13

Chesham, Abraham Garraway, Halfpenny, 1671, 1.87g/6h (BM 58; P-M 926; N –; BW. 46); William Guome, Halfpenny, 1671, 1.11g/12h (BM 60; P-M –; N –; BW. 44) [2]. About fine, both very rare £150-200

Lot 139, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £100

Lot 140, 2 Oct 13

Chesham, John Grover, Farthings, 1655 (2), mm. mullet both sides, Ramage dies, 1.06g/6h (BM 61; P-M 927 rev., different obv.; N –; BW. 47), mm. pierced mullet on obv., mullet on rev., 0.36g/3h (BM –; P-M 927; N –; BW. 47) [2]. First with some surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise good fine and very rare, second mediocre £150-200

Lot 140, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £170

Lot 141, 2 Oct 13

Chesham, Thomas Hall, heart-shaped Halfpenny, ends of rods invisible, 1.68g/12h (BM 63; P-M 929, this piece; N 304 rev., different obv.; BW. 49). Very fine, attractively patinated £250-300

Lot 141, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £460

Lot 142, 2 Oct 13

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

Lot 142, 2 Oct 13

Sold for £290

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