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17th Century, Great Horwood, John Carter, Halfpenny, 1668, scales, 0.68g/12h (Berry & Morley 91; BW. 72); Francis Woodcock, Farthing, Haberdashers’ arms, 0.60g/12h (Berry & Morley 93; BW. 75); Francis Woodcocke, Halfpenny, 1.54g/9h (Berry & Morley 95; SCBI Norweb 313, same dies; BW. 75A); Francis Woodcock, Halfpenny, Haberdashers’ arms, 1.90g/9h (Berry & Morley 94; BW. 74) [4]. First only mediocre but extremely rare, second fine but of poor fabric and edge chipped, third very fine, last good fine and rare; a good group for this locality, only lacking one issuer (£150-200)

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

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Provenance:
B & M 91 bt R Gladdle February 1992.
B & M 93 SCMB February 1972.
*B & M 95 bt S Monks October 1994.
B & M 94 bt Spink December 1972.

John Carter (1617-1676), carrier; his wife’s name was Sara.
Francis Woocock (1624-1683), haberdasher; married firstly Elizabeth Watts, August 1645, secondly, F–––, thirdly, Jane. The style of B & M 95 is earlier than that of B & M 94