The ‘Royal Berkshire’ Collection of Berkshire Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Windsor, Thomas Adames, Farthings, 1652 (5), 1.18g/6h, 1.09g/6h, 0.92g/6h (all N 244, second and third 244a, 244b, these pieces; BW. 163), 1.09g/6h (N 245; BW. 163), 1.36g/12h (N 246; BW. 163); Samuall Banat, Farthing, 1657, 1.04g/6h (N 247; BW. 164); Moses Bruch, Farthing, 1666, 1.07g/12h (N 248; BW. 165); Will Campion, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.76g/9h (N 258; BW. 167); William Church, Farthing, 1668, 0.52g/12h (N –; D 167A); Hamman Farnhad, Farthings, 1657 (3), 1.15g/6h, 1.04g/6h (both N 249; BW. 168), 0.98g/6h (N 250; BW. 168); John Finch, Farthing, 1.86g/3h (N 251; BW. 169); John Gosse, octagonal Halfpence, 1669 (2), 1.67g/12h, 1.50g/12h (both N 259; BW. 170); William Herenden, Farthings (2), 1.08g/6h, 1.05g/6h (N –; D 170A); Francis Hill, Farthing, 1666, 1.62g/9h (N 252; BW. 171); George Pennington, Farthing, 1656, 0.94g/6h (N 253; BW. 172); John Randall, Farthings, 1655 (2), 1.21g/6h, 1.15g/6h (both N 254; D 173A); John Wyron, Farthing, 1653, 1.15g/6h (N 255; BW. 174) [22]. Generally fine to very fine, several very rare, an excellent town group £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The ‘Royal Berkshire’ Collection of Berkshire Tokens, Tickets and Passes.

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N 244 at 1.18g, 249 at 1.04g, 255 and 258 bt Baldwin 1972; N 244 at 1.09g and 249 at 1.15g B. Lowsley Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20 April 1936, lot 84 (part) [244 from Lincoln October 1898, 249 from Spink March 1915], R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC February 1989 (429), April 1991 (2017); N 244 at 0.92g Norweb Collection, P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 9 (part); N 245 bt Baldwin 1987; N 246 SNC October 1994 (6863); N 247 bt Seaby 1981; N 248 bt N.A. Clark 1981; N 250 V. Ford Collection, DNW Auction T7, 7 October 2009, lot 289 (part), bt N.A. Clark 2012; N 251 bt Baldwin 1966; N 252 bt Baldwin 1967; N 253 P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 9 (part) [from Seaby 1981]; N 254 at 1.21g NAC Auction (Oxford), 2 November 1974, lot 186, P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 123, bt N.A. Clark 1990; N 254 at 1.15g bt N.A. Clark 1980; N 259 at 1.67g R.A. Nott Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 257 (part), P.D. Greenall Collection, Baldwin Auction 16, 30 October 1997, lot 9 (part); N 259 at 1.50g bt Baldwin 1965; *D 167A bt N.A. Clark 1991; D 170A at 1.08g J.L. Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 541 (part), bt N.A. Clark 1992; D 170A at 1.05g bt R. Sharman 1997