The ‘Royal Berkshire’ Collection of Berkshire Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Wokingham, Will Andarson, Farthings (5), 1.38g (N 261, this piece; BW. 177); 0.71g/6h, 0.59g/12h (both N 262, latter this piece; BW. 177), 0.91g/12h (N 262 rev./263 rev.; BW. –), 0.78g/6h (N 263, this piece; BW. 177); Simon Banister, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.06g/6h (N 265; BW. 178); John Clements, Farthings (3), 0.99g/12h (N 266; BW. 179), 1.20g/6h, 0.94g/6h (both N 267, former this piece; BW. 179), Halfpenny, 1.18g/12h (N 268; BW. 180); George Field, Farthing, 1.25g/12h (N –; D 180A); Thomas Grape, Farthings (7), 1664 (5), 0.88g/6h (N 269; D 182A), 1.00g/6h, 0.96g/6h, 0.86g/6h, 0.65g/6h (all N 270, second 270a, this piece; D 182A), 1667, 1.07g/12h (N 271; BW. 181), 1668, 0.87g/9h (N 272; BW. 182); Richard Larance, Farthings (2), 1.04g/9h, 0.91g/6h (both N 273; BW. 184); Thomas May, Farthings (3), 1.05g/3h (N 274; BW. 185), 1.37g/12h, 1.29g/12h (both N 275, former this piece; BW. 185); Richard Smith, Farthings (2), 1.09g/6h, 0.81g/6h (both N 277; BW. 188); Anthony Speer, Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 278; BW. 189) [26]. Generally fine to very fine, N 261 an obverse brockage, N 262/263 a mule of two reverses, N 267 at 0.94g pierced; an excellent town group, some very rare £400-£600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The ‘Royal Berkshire’ Collection of Berkshire Tokens, Tickets and Passes.

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N 261, 262 at 0.59g, 263, 267 at 1.20g and 275 at 1.37g R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC March 1988 (1445), September 1988 (5751), December 1988 (7984), October 1989 (5438), December 1989 (7080); N 262 at 0.71g bt Intersearch 1971; N 262/263 SNC April 1995 (2321); N 265, 270 at 1.00g and 274 bt Baldwin 1972; N 266 bt Seaby 1965; N 267 at 0.94g acquired 1974; N 268 and 275 at 1.29g bt Baldwin 1967; N 269 bt Spink 1974; N 270 at 0.96g Norweb Collection, SNC March 1988 (1446), P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 9 (part) [from Spink 1990]; N 270 at 0.86g bt Seaby 1970; N 270 at 0.65g bt R. Gladdle 1984; N 271 P.J. Seaby Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson 1988; N 272, 273 at 1.04g and 278 bt Spink 1972; N 273 at 0.91g bt Baldwin 1973; N 277 B. Lowsley Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20 April 1936, lot 84 (part) [from Spink March 1915], R.A. Nott Collection, P.J. Seaby Collection, bt M.J. Dickinson 1988; N 277 at 0.81g bt Baldwin 1966; *D 180A J.L. Wetton Collection, bt N.A. Clark 1991