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17th Century, High Wycombe, Richard Lucas, Farthings, 1653 (2, different rev. dies), mm. mullet, 1.03g/6h, no stops after date (Berry & Morley 222; BW. 171); 0.68g/12h, three stops after date (Berry & Morley 223, and BNJ 1973, p.117, P 360°, this piece; BW. 171); Richard Lucas, Farthing, 1653, mm. pierced mullet, 0.57g/9h (Berry & Morley 224; BW. 171); John Morris, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.79g/6h (Berry & Morley 227; BW. 172); Edward Winch, Halfpence, 1666 (2, same dies), 1.83g/6h, 1.48g/6h (Berry & Morley 235; BW. 179); Hughenden, Francis Barnaby, Farthing, 0.82g/12h (Berry & Morley 100; BW. 68) [7]. B & M 211 good fine, lighter 235 and Hughenden fine, others generally fair (£110-140)

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

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Provenance:
B & M 222 bt Paramount Coins March 1976.
B & M 223 bt Spink July 1970.
B & M 224 bt Spink September 1971.
B & M 227 bt B Greenaway February 1995.

B & M 235 1.83g J Anderson Collection, Croydon Coin Auctions, 17-18 October 1995, lot 1372 (part).

B & M 235 1.48g by exchange, P Mernick October 1977.

B & M 100 D W Grey Auction, 22 June 1972, lot 176 (part);
bt Spink June 1972