The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens

High Wycombe, William Fisher, Farthings (2), 0.85g/6h (BM 215; P-M 949, this piece; N –; BW. 161), 1.02g/6h (BM 215 rev., different obv.; P-M 949 rev., different obv.; N –; BW. 161); Robert Frier, Farthing, 1.30g/12h (BM 216; P-M 949, this piece; N 354; BW. 162); Jeremiah Gray, Farthing, 1652, 1.25g/6h (BM 217; P-M 949; N 355; BW. 163); Fransis Ingeby, Farthing, 1666, 0.55g/3h (BM 220; P-M 950; N –; BW. 166); John Juson, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.92g/12h (BM 221; P-M 950; N –; BW. 167) [6]. BM 217 fine, others generally about fine, mostly rare, especially BM 215 variant £150-200

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 215 S & B Bulletin May-June 1994 (T 83), P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 949 (part); *BM 215 variant acquired from High Wycombe Museum 1966; BM 216 J. Anderson Collection, Croydon Coin Auctions, 17-18 October 1995, lot 1372 (part), P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 949 (part); BM 217 Hodgkin Collection, Bonhams Auction, 22 May 2002, lot 746 (part) [from Baldwin], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 89 (part); BM 220 bt J.L. Wetton 1975.

William Fisher (†1659), clothworker, churchwarden, mayor, 1651, first wife Anna, second wife Sarah (†1661); Robert Fryer, innholder, The Rose, wife’s name Elizabeth; Jeremiah Gray (†1664), innholder, The Swan, St Paul’s row, town councillor 1658, wife’s name Martha (†1664); Francis Ingeby, lace buyer, Skinners Mead, churchwarden 1675 and 1677, wife’s name Dorothea (†1719); John Juson (†1691), innholder, The Chequers, corner of White Hart street and Church street, wife’s name Mary