Lot Archive

Lot

№ 2115

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£110

Birmingham, John Allin, Halfpenny, 1796, 10.98g/12h (DH 62); James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, 10.23g/5h (DH 120); Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence (2), 1791, 13.56g/6h (DH 83), 13.59g/6h (DH 93), imitation Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.97g/6h (DH 75b), 12.01g/6h (DH 75c); Metal & Copper Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1795, 9.56g/6h (DH 118); Joseph Farror, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.37g/6h (DH 48); John Freeth, Lutwyche’s Penny, in brass, 23.05g/6h (DH 30) [9]. DH 83 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 120 good fine, DH 48 about very fine and very rare, others very fine and better, mostly patinated, but DH 30 with flan crack (£60-80)

Provenance:
DH 30 bt Baldwin March 2005
DH 62 bt W. McKivor July 2005
DH 83 DNW Auction 66, 6 July 2005, lot 1012 (part)
DH 118 bt J. Whitmore November 2004
Others bt J. Holman 2004