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The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens

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This collection was sold on 28 November 2001.

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Total Lots Found: 180

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Lot 900, 28 Nov 01

Amersham, Andrew Barowes, Farthing, 1652, clothworker, 0.67g/12h (Berry & Morley 1; SCBI Norweb 279, same dies; BW. 1A); Andrew Burrowes, Halfpenny, 1665, Clothworkers’ arms, 1.74g/3h (Berry & Morley 2; BW. 1) [2]. First about fine, second about very fine, both rare (£80-100)

Lot 900, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £60

Lot 901, 28 Nov 01

Amersham, John Cocke, Farthing, 1666, unicorn left, 0.89g/6h (Berry & Morley 3; BW. 2). Obverse with minor metal faults, fine, reverse about very fine, extremely rare; only four specimens known, two of which are in the County Museum, Aylesbury (£150-200)

Lot 901, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £230

Lot 902, 28 Nov 01

Amersham, Elizabeth Rutt, Halfpenny, 1668, shuttle, 1.47g/3h (Berry & Morley 5; BW. 4); William Statham, Farthing, 1653, 1.07g/6h (Berry & Morley 6; SCBI Norweb 280, this piece; BW. 5) [2]. First fine, second very fine, both scarce (£90-120)

Lot 902, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £140

Lot 903, 28 Nov 01

Amersham, Richard Webb, Halfpenny, [16]66, hand holding axe over leaf, 2.57g/6h (Berry & Morley 7; BW. 6). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, otherwise very fine and attractive, the finest known example (£80-100)

Lot 903, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £100

Lot 904, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Joseph Bell, Farthing, 1659, Mercers’ arms, 1.45g/3h (SCBI Norweb 281, same dies; Berry & Morley 8; BW. 7) [2]. Obverse fair, reverse fine, extremely rare; only three others known to the cataloguer, all in institutions (£60-80)

Lot 904, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £95

Lot 905, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Richard Butler, Farthing, 1666, crown, 0.84g/12h (Berry & Morley 11; SCBI Norweb 282, same dies; BW. 9); Gyles Childe, Farthing, Mercers’ arms, 1.06g/6h (Berry & Morley 12; SCBI Norweb 283, same dies; BW. 10); Edward Cope, Farthing, Drapers’ arms, 1.44g/6h (Berry & Morley 13; SCBI Norweb 284, same dies; BW. 11) [3]. Very fine and better (£80-100)

Lot 905, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £120

Lot 906, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, W[illiam] D[awney], Farthings, 1657 (2, different dies), bust of Henry VIII facing, holding sceptre, 0.76g/3h, mm. lis on obv., mullet on rev. (Berry & Morley 16; SCBI Norweb 288, this piece; BW. 12); 0.54g/6h, mm. lis both sides (Berry & Morley 15; SCBI Norweb 289, same dies; BW. 12) [2]. Both very fine, first rare (£90-120)

Lot 906, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £130

Lot 907, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, John Dossett, Farthing, 1670, iohn dosset 1670, malt shovel, rev. in aylsbvry i·i·d, 0.64g/12h (Berry & Morley –; BW. 12A variety). Edge chip, fine, of the highest rarity; the only known specimen and previously unpublished (£150-200)

Lot 907, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £270

Lot 908, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Joseph Freer, Farthing, 1652, Mercers’ arms, 1.25g/6h (Berry & Morley 18; SCBI Norweb 285, same dies; BW. 14); John Hill, Halfpenny, 1665, man dipping candles, 1.31g/6h (Berry & Morley 19; SCBI Norweb 286, same dies; BW. 15); Thomas Hill, Farthing, Mercers’ arms, 1.08g/6h (Berry & Morley 20; BW. 16) [3]. First about very fine, second weakly struck but fine, third fair but rare (£80-100)

Lot 908, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £130

Lot 909, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Thomas Stratford, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.85g/12h (Berry & Morley 22, and BNJ 1973, p.111, P 360°, this piece; BW. 17). Fine or better, extremely rare; believed only two specimens in private hands (£90-120)

Lot 909, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £140

Lot 910, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Alexander Trott, Halfpenny, 1669, Grocers’ arms, 1.43g/6h (Berry & Morley 23; SCBI Norweb 287, same dies; BW. 13). Tiny piercing at 10 o’clock, otherwise fine or better, very rare (£40-60)

Lot 910, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £85

Lot 911, 28 Nov 01

Aylesbury, Francis Wethered, Farthing, 1660, Mercers’ arms, 1.10g/12h (Berry & Morley 25; BW. 18). Striking split, otherwise fine and extremely rare; only one other specimen known [County Museum, Aylesbury] (£100-150)

Lot 911, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £240

Lot 912, 28 Nov 01

Beaconsfield, T[homas] C[ocke], Farthing, 0.77g/12h (Berry & Morley 26; BW. 19); Thomas Cocke, Farthing, cock standing left, 0.93g/12h (Berry & Morley 27; BW. 22) [2]. First fine and rare, second good very fine and very rare (£120-150)

Lot 912, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £140

Lot 913, 28 Nov 01

Beaconsfield, John Foscet, Halfpence, 1669 (2, different rev. dies), paschal lamb, 1.11g/9h (Berry & Morley 28; SCBI Norweb 290, same dies; BW. 20); 1.83g/6h (Berry & Morley –; BW. 20) [2]. First good very fine and nicely patinated but some light surface verdigris on reverse, second about very fine (£70-100)

Lot 913, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £80

Lot 914, 28 Nov 01

Beaconsfield, William Willis, Halfpenny, 1668, bull standing left, 1.64g/3h (Berry & Morley 31; BW. 24). Obverse fine, reverse about very fine, rare (£60-80)

Lot 914, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £100

Lot 915, 28 Nov 01

Brill, William Goldar, Farthing, Mercers’ arms, 0.62g/12h (Berry & Morley 34; SCBI Norweb 293, same dies; BW. 26); J[–––] H[–––], Farthing, half moon, 1.78g/12h (Berry & Morley 35; SCBI Norweb 294, same dies; BW. 28) [2]. First only mediocre, second very fine but obverse weakly struck, both very rare (£100-150)

Lot 915, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £95

Lot 916, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, William Atton, Farthing, 1663, two bells, 1.94g/12h (Berry & Morley 38; SCBI Norweb 295, same dies; BW. 31). Good very fine and nicely patinated, rare (£80-100)

Lot 916, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £110

Lot 917, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, Elizabeth Crawley, Halfpenny, 1668, heron, rev. her ob[olus = Halfpenny], 1.79g/9h (Berry & Morley 39; BW. 30). Fine or better, extremely rare (£140-180)

Lot 917, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £210

Lot 918, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, John Hartlee, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), heart, 1.24g/6h, mm. mullet, reads bvckinggam (Berry & Morley 41; BW. 32), and 0.86g/6h, mm. mullet, reads bvckinggam, with diamond stop over i of initials (Berry & Morley 42; SCBI Norweb 296, this piece; BW. 32); John Hartlee, Farthing, 1650, heart, mm. mullet, 1.11g/6h (Berry & Morley 40; SCBI Norweb 297, same dies; BW. 33); John Hartlee, Farthing, heart, mm. sexfoil, 0.88g/12h, read...

Lot 918, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £320

Lot 919, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, John Hartley Junior, Halfpenny, 1665, 2.10g/6h (Berry & Morley 46; SCBI Norweb 299, same dies; BW. 35). Almost very fine, lightly patinated (£60-80)

Lot 919, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £100

Lot 920, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, John Rennals, Halfpence, 1668 (3, from two obv. and two rev. dies), strip of lace, mm. cinquefoil, no initials, 1.87g/12h (Berry & Morley 48; SCBI Norweb 300, same dies; BW. 36A); mm. cinquefoil, with i e r initials, 1.46g/12h (Berry & Morley 49; SCBI Norweb 301, same dies; BW. 36); mm. sexfoil on rev., with i e r initials, 2.01g/6h (Berry & Morley –; BW. 36) [3]. Second good fine, others fair to fine and pierced at the same place,...

Lot 920, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £140

Lot 921, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, Peter Reynoldes, Farthing, [16]58, strip of lace, 0.70g/12h (Berry & Morley 50; BW. 37). Fine, extremely rare; only two other specimens in private hands (£100-150)

Lot 921, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £190

Lot 922, 28 Nov 01

Buckingham, George Robins, Farthings (2, from two obv. and two rev. dies), paschal lamb, 1.27g/6h, obv. with i of in punched over lozenge stop (Berry & Morley 51; SCBI Norweb 302, same dies; BW. 38); 1.20g/6h, reads robins·in (Berry & Morley –; BW. 38) [2]. First fair to fine, second very fine and well struck, very rare and previously unpublished (£70-100)

Lot 922, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £130

Lot 923, 28 Nov 01

Chalfont St Peter, John Bennitt, Halfpenny, 1668, greyhound left, 1.67g/6h (Berry & Morley 52; BW. 39). Fine or better, extremely rare; only two other specimens in private hands (£90-120)

Lot 923, 28 Nov 01

Sold for £120

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