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17th Century, Chesham, Samuel Trecher, Farthing, 1653, 1.21g/6h (Berry & Morley 66; BW. 51); Samuel Trecher, Halfpenny, 1665, Mercers’ arms, 2.20g/6h (Berry & Morley 67; SCBI Norweb 305, same dies; BW. 50) [2]. First fine and extremely rare, second good fine but minor metal flaws on reverse, rare (£90-120)

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

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Provenance:
*B & M 66 bt Spink May 1977.
B & M 67 bt Spink December 1970.

Samuel Trecher (†1687), mercer and draper, also baptist; name of his first wife, G–––, unknown; second wife, Jane (†1682)