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17th Century, Fenny Stratford, Robert Honnor, Farthing, 1655, Grocers’ arms, 0.97g/6h (Berry & Morley 86; BW. 63); Robert Honnor, Farthing, [16]67, 0.58g/12h (Berry & Morley 87; BW. 64) [2]. First fair to fine, flan bent, second very fine and well struck, both rare (£80-100)

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

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Provenance:
B & M 86 bt S Monks May 1990.
*B & M 87 bt Corbitt & Hunter January 1970.

Robert Honnor (†1678), mercer and linen draper; his wife’s name was Lucy (†July 1671). His trade given by B & M in BNJ 1973, p.120, is incorrect