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17th Century, Iver, Nicholas Mervin, Farthing, Bakers’ arms, 1.29g/9h (Berry & Morley 102; SCBI Norweb 316, same dies; BW. 76). Overstruck on a halfpenny of John Clownam, Bewdley [SCBI Norweb 5638, same dies; BW Worcestershire 6A], almost very fine, rare and very interesting; the only issue for this locality (£70-90)

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

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Provenance:
Bt Spink December 1970.

Nicholas Mervin (†1706), baker; his wife’s name was Elizabeth.

The die-axis of the Bewdley undertype is 9h, the same as the Norweb specimen