The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens

Iver, Nicholas Mervin, Farthings (3), 1.34g/9h, 1.29g/9h, 0.63g/6h (all BM 102; P-M 958, second this piece; N 316; BW. 76) [3]. First fair, others about very fine, first two overstruck on Halfpence of John Clownam of Bewdley (N 5638; D Worcs. 6A); the only issue for the town £80-100

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

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Provenance: *Second P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 958 [from Spink December 1970], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 93 (part); third Sir Marcus Clark Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 10 [from R. Jewell 1969], D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part II, DNW Auction T11, 11 April 2012, lot 93 (part) [from R. Gladdle May 2002].

Nicholas Mervin (†1706), baker, wife’s name Elizabeth