The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens

Marlow, Alice Boules, Halfpenny, name altered from parker to bovles, 0.96g/12h (BM 111; P-M 964; N 318; BW. 83); Peter Rivers, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.74g/6h (BM 116; P-M 965; N –; BW. 88); Silvester Widmere, Farthings (2), Ramage issue, 1.03g/6h (BM 119; P-M 967; N 319; BW. 90), later issue, 0.75g/12h (BM 118; P-M –; N –; BW. 90) [4]. BM 119 part flat on reverse, otherwise fine, BM 116 fair, others in varied state, BM 118 very rare £90-120

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 111 bt Seaby 1970; BM 116 bt B. Blight 1982; BM 118 bt R. Gladdle 1992.

BM 119 only illustrated. Alice Boules, née Parker (1629-93), wife of Richard Boules, innholder, The Queen; Peter Rivers (†1691), gentleman, wife’s name Amy (†1699); Silvester Widmere (1621-63), mercer, wife’s name Katherine