The George Berry Collection of 17th Century Buckinghamshire Tokens

Wendover, George Brown, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.42g/12h (BM 182; P-M 994; N 342; BW. 139); John Duncombe, Farthings (2), 1660, 0.64g/12h (BM 183 obv., different rev.; P-M 995; N 341 obv., different rev.; D –), 1664, 1.15g/6h (BM 183; P-M 996; N 341; BW. 140) [3]. BM 183 fair, others about fine, second better and the best example seen by the cataloguer, this rare £100-150

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 183 variant J. Howard Collection, bt R. Gladdle 2006; others bt Baldwin 1965.

George Brown (†1702), chapman, wife’s name Anne (†1694); John Duncombe (†1670), feltmaker, wife’s name Elizabeth (†1702)