British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Fenny Stratford, Robert Honnor, Farthings (2), 1655, 1.36g/6h (BM 86; P-M 943; N –; BW. 63), [16]67, 0.72g/12h (BM 87; P-M 943; N–; BW. 64); William Inns, Farthing, 1651, 0.98g/12h (BM 88; P-M 944; N –; BW. 65); John Smalbons, Farthings, 1656 (2), 0.65g/6h (BM 89; P-M 945; dies not in N; BW. 66), 1.08g/3h (BM 90; P-M 945; N 312; BW. 66) [5]. BM 87 good fine, BM 89 fine, others about fine, BM 86 clipped and struck on a bar-end; all the varieties for the town £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens.

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Provenance: BM 86 bt Seaby 1965; *BM 88 bt Baldwin 1965; BM 89 bt N.A. Clark 1992.

BM 87 only illustrated. Robert Honnor (†1678), mercer and linen draper, wife’s name Lucy (†July 1671); William Inns (†October 1683), grocer, churchwarden, wife’s name Alice (†July 1670); John Smalbones, feltmaker, wife’s name Elizabeth (†August 1658)