Obv: (mullet)IOHN.WHEELER.IN.SOOPER , around cable inner circle, Jack of Newbury standing.
Rev: (mullet)LANE.AT.IACK.OF.NNEWBERYS , around cable inner circle, HIS HALFE PENNY in three lines.
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Williamson notes that John Winchcomb , popularly called "Jack of Newbury", was a celebrated clothier in the time of Henry VIII. By success in trade he acquired a large fortune, which he devoted to benevolent purposes.

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