The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens

19th Century, High Wycombe, NCO Open Mess, checks (4), for One Dollar, in aluminium, nco open mess high wycombe england in three lines, rev. value, 35mm, 3.34g/6h, 25 Cents (2), brass and aluminium, similar, 28 and 29mm, 6.61g/6h, 1.81g/6h, and 5 Cents, brass, similar, 22mm, 3.40g/6h; Wycombe Sports Centre, copper checks (2), for an Adult, 22mm, 6.11g/12h (Hayes 423 A.1), and for a Child, similar, 19mm, 4.14g/12h; Corporation of High Wycombe, uniface red plastic Threepence check, concessionary fare, etc., 26mm, 0.97g; The New Era Tool Co Ltd, uniface brass tallies (2, different: large and small inscriptions), both stamped 9, both 32mm, 7.99g, 6.88g; Lever Industrial [Products], brass vending token for 1 New Penny, logo, rev. value, edge plain, 3.15g/12h [10]. Very fine and better (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
NCO: Dollar bt G Scott October 1998.
Both 25 Cents bt B Hennem August 2000.
5 Cents bt G Scott July 1985.

Sports Centre: Adult bt J Whitmore November 1992.
Child Glendining Auction, 17 November 1988 (part).

Corporation 3d D G Vorley Collection, Glendining Auction, 15 March 1989, lot 460 (part).

New Era Tool: 7.99g bt R Hayes December 1991.
6.88g bt G Scott February 1988.

Lever Industrial bt B Hennem August 2000