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A mahogany coin cabinet by Swann, 20 x 15 x 15cm, comprising 10 trays double-pierced to house a total of 152 coins, front security bar, lock and key. In excellent order and complete with all felts; ideal for a small county collection £80-100
Hammer Price: £120
19th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Reading, John Berkeley Monck, Halfcrown, 1811, arms, rev. value, 9.31g/12h (D 3). Very fine £60-80
18th Century Tokens, Co Cork, Cork, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. man in loom, 10.35g/6h (DH 9c), Hope standing with quadrant and anchor, 9.10g/6h (DH 18), hs & co cypher, 8.84g/6h (DH 19) [3]. Extremely fine with original colour, but DH 18 lightly lacquered £90-120
19th Century Tokens, Durham, Kibblesworth, Harrison, Cooke & Co, Penny, 1811, 18.21g/12h (W 885); Stockton-on-Tees, Robert Christopher and Thomas Jennett, Penny, 1813, 19.62g/6h (W 1115); Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Alexander Kelty, Shilling, 1812, 4.36g/12h (D 8) [3]. Last about as struck but obverse slightly off-centre and streaky, others about very fine and better £60-80
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, William Binns, Halfpenny, 1799, 9.10g/6h (DH 348), Talbort Fyan, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.28g/6h (DH 308), 9.64g/6h (DH 308a), William Parker, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.32g/6h (DH 351); Co Wexford, Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpence, 1800 (2), 8.17g/6h, 7.77g/6h (both DH 4); Co Wicklow, Cronebane, Associated Irish Mine Co, Halfpence, 1789 (2), 12.64g/6h (DH 8), 12.98g/6h (DH 16), Lutwyche’s ‘Associated Irish Miners Arms’ Halfpenny, 1789, 9.86g/6h (DH...
19th Century Tokens, Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Thomas Edington, Penny, 1813, 19.82g/12h (W 1353); Co Dublin, Dublin, James Hills, Halfpenny, 1813, 9.26g/12h (W 1820), Edward Stephens, Penny, 1813, 14.87g/6h (W 1836); Isle of Man, Douglas, Littler, Dove & Co, Penny, 1811, 12.30g/12h (W 2060) [4]. Last fine, others very fine but first with flan crack £50-70
Hammer Price: £130
Unofficial Farthings, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Josiah Blackwell, 1851 (UFS 320; Allen 120), Edwin Cottrill (UFS 360), H. & C. Grove, 1836 (UFS 460), Alexander Jefferys (UFS 610), Thomas Pope & Co (3, UFS 820, 830, 840; Allen 50), T. Underwood, 1851 (UFS 1010; Allen 65) [8]. UFS 360 and 460 extremely fine, UFS 1010 good fine, others generally very fine but UFS 840 pierced, some very rare £70-90
Hampshire, Andover, Borough Farthings, 1666 (2, different dies), mm. mullet, 0.74g/12h (N 1803; W 1f; BW. 14), mm. cinquefoil, 0.98g/3h (N 1804; W 1f variety; BW. 14), Halfpenny, 1666, 2.36g/12h (N 1805; W 1e; BW. 13); William Cornelius, Farthing, 0.77g/12h (N 1811; W 6; BW. 19); William Gold, Farthings (2, same dies), 1.15g/6h, 0.83g/3h (N 1812; W 7; BW. 20); Thomas Paine, Farthing, 0.59g/12h (N 1815; W 10; BW. 24); Abraham Waller, Farthing, 1655, 0.98g/6h (N 1819; W 15; BW. 29) [8]. Second...
Hampshire, Hartford Bridge, Thomas Rawlengson, Halfpenny, 1.06g/12h (N 1874; W 1; BW. 77). Weak in parts, otherwise good fine, very rare; the only issue for this locality £100-150
Miscellaneous Checks, Worcestershire, Dudley, Butchers Arms, Henry Bowers, brass Threepence by H. Harper, bull, rev. Dudley Castle, 27mm, with cloverleaf countermark on rev. (Whitmore 7352; Hawkins p.555), S[amuel] Hiron, copper, rev. phoenix, 26mm (Hawkins p.562 and pl.22, 6); Great Malvern, Red Lion, Thomas Lane, brass Threepence, obv. lion, 26mm (Whitmore 2040); Hagley, ‘Sale’, brass Threepence, obv. sheep, 23mm (cf. Whitmore 2140, note); Stourport-on-Severn, Swan Hotel, Geo[rg]e...
Communion Tokens, Morayshire, Urquhart 7053, the circular iron obv. and rev. dies, urquhart church, table in centre, rev. i cor.xi 23-29, chalice, 52 and 55mm, obv. stamped j.r. run j.r. on side, rev. stamped e.r. run; together with two of the issued tokens [4]. Dies fine for this material, tokens very fine £70-100
18th Century Tokens, Buckinghamshire, Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.21g/6h (DH 20; Preston-Morley 1037); Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, 12.50g/12h (DH 27, copper; Preston-Morley 1052); Oxfordshire, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, 9.79g/6h (DH 1) [3]. Second with usual edge flaw, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, others good very fine £70-90
18th Century Tokens, Durham, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1794, obv. die with flaw, 9.75g/6h (DH 4); Yorkshire, Bedale, James Metcalf, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1792, 10.69g/6h (DH 9c); York, James Carlill, Halfpenny, 1796, 12.10g/12h (DH 69) [3]. Last extremely fine, others good very fine but second brightly lacquered £80-100
18th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Halfpenny, 1791, helmeted bust of Sir Bevois right, rev. arms, edge plain, 11.00g/6h (DH 89b). Minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour, very rare £60-80
Clubs and Societies, Lancashire, Manchester, Church and King Club, 1790, silver, signed P., George III standing facing, holding scroll, church and pillar behind, rev. the third attempt of the dissenters, etc, 44mm, 34.64g/6h (D & W 166/499; BHM 344; E 833). Brightly cleaned, otherwise good fine £50-70
Clubs and Societies, Lincolnshire, Louth (and elsewhere), Society of Industry, 1785, silver, by J. Milton, robed figures of Peace and Plenty, beehive in background, rev. legend, named (Revd. Thos. Taylor, Trustee, 1786), 34mm, 21.39g/12h (Stainton 1; D & W 137/286; MG 1046). Good very fine and very rare; with integral loop for suspension £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Wells, City Farthings (4), 1657 (2, different rev. dies), 1.55g/6h (N 4158; BW. 300), 1.63g/6h (N 4159; BW. 300), [16]69 (2, different obv. dies), 2.76g/6h (N 4160; BW. 301), 2.18g/9h (N 4161; BW. 301); William Andrews, Farthing, 1651, 0.96g/6h (N 4163; BW. 302); Robert Warmall, Farthings, 1664 (2, different dies), 1.51g/6h (N 4168; BW. 310), 1.10g/3h (N 4169; BW. 310) [7]. Third and sixth about very fine, BW. 302 poor, others fair to fine £50-70
18th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Thomas Spence, mule Halfpence (2), fat man sat at table eating, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, 9.62g/6h (DH 761); bust of Charles Fox, rev. Britannia, 13.15g/6h (DH 762) [2]. Obverse of first very fine, reverse extremely fine, second extremely fine with original colour but with collectors’ number ‘887’ inked in reverse field £120-150
18th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Thomas Spence, mule Halfpence (2), bust of Charles Fox, revs. caduceus, 12.51g/6h (DH 763), Odd Fellows, 12.43g/6h (DH 767) [2]. Extremely fine, first with a little original colour £90-120
18th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Thomas Spence, mule Farthings (2), man on all fours, revs. Britannia, 3.55g/12h (DH 1099), man on bull with ass’s head, 3.56g/6h (DH 1100) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, particularly the second, but first somewhat weakly struck £70-90
18th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Hackney, David Rebello, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1795, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.45g/12h (DH 309). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare £100-150
Parks and Gardens, Somerset, Bath, King James’s Palace, brass Sixpence, bust of James II left, rev. legend, countermarked rt monogram [Robert Tanner], 31mm, 10.38g/7h (Minnitt/Young 65; D & W 45/14; MG 698). Very fine £80-100
19th Century Tokens, Bristol, Morgan’s Shillings (2), 3.94g/12h (D 38), 3.88g/12h (D 40), Sixpence, 1.59g/12h (D 59); Morgan’s mule Shilling, 3.78g/12h (D 41); Morgan’s ‘Bristol Medal’, 3.01g/12h (D 42) [5]. D 38 and 59 very fine and better, others fine and D 41 with crease marks, mostly rare £50-70
18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Pennies, 1796 (2), 26.88g/12h (DH 6), 26.45g/12h (DH 20); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 22.69g/12h (DH 25) [3]. Extremely fine and better, second with much original colour £120-150
[Anon], Catalogue of 18th Century Lancashire Tokens…from the Collection of R. Stanton, Lancaster, 1903, 20pp; Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., Brief Particulars respecting the Eighteenth Century Tokens connected with The County of Middlesex, London, nd, 12pp; Seaby, H.A., and P.J., A Catalogue of the Copper Coins and Tokens of the British Isles, 1st edn, London, 1949, 142pp, interleaved throughout, with corrections in the hand of P.J. Seaby; Williams, J.A., Cornish Tokens, Truro, nd [1970],...
18th Century Tokens, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, Spence’s mule Farthing, man in ship left, rev. pig, edge plain, 3.84g/6h (DH 32). Very fine, scarce £40-50
18th Century Tokens, Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Henry Harrison, Farthing, 2.96g/12h (DH 84); John Hunter, Farthing, 2.35g/5h (DH 91); James Johnston, Farthing, 2.88g/6h (DH 93); Charles Macarra, Farthing, 2.57g/6h (DH 96); Andrew Melrose, Farthing, 2.66g/10h (DH 102); James Mitchell, Farthing, 2.39g/6h (DH 105); J. Reynolds, Farthing, 2.13g/6h (DH 116); Thomson, Farthings (2), 3.09g/6h (DH 129, copper), 2.33g/6h (DH 131, brass) [9]. DH 131 fine and pierced, others generally very fine,...
18th Century Tokens, Co Cork, Cork, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, rev. arms, 9.25g/6h (DH 10); Co Dublin, Dublin, William Binns, Halfpenny, 1799, 8.86g/6h (DH 347), John Ord, Halfpenny, 10.77g/6h (DH 5a), William Parker, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.27g/6h (DH 351), ‘Associated Irish Miners Arms’, mule Halfpenny, 7.90g/6h (DH 373); Co Wicklow, Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1792, 9.29g/6h (DH Dublin 42), Farthing, 1792, 4.64g/6h (DH Dublin 389); together with later copper...
19th Century Tokens, Middlesex [incorporating London], Cheapside, Robert Romanis, Halfpenny, 1814, 12.34g/6h (W 835); Lad Lane, William Waterhouse, Halfpenny, 9.14g/12h (W 840); St Martin’s Lane, Robert Warren, Shilling, 3.97g/12h (D 29), Halfpenny, 10.62g/3h (W 837); Surrey, Weybridge, John Bunn & Co, Penny, 1812, 18.50g/12h (W 1200); Sussex, Chichester, Benjamin and James Caffin, James Redman, William Halsted and Charles Shipham, Shilling, 1811, 3.90g/12h (D 8) [6]. Last good very fine...
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthing, Hibernia seated, rev. dove and olive branch, 3.64g/6h (DH 410). Some peripheral toning, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with much original colour £60-80
19th Century Tokens, Yorkshire, Barnsley, Jackson & Lister, Penny, 20.69g/12h (W 11); Hull, John Kirby Picard, Penny, 1812, 18.42g/12h (W 752), Halfpenny, 1812, 8.82g/12h (W 785); Sheffield, Longden & Gregory, Penny, 1813, 19.26g/6h (W 1040), Shaw, Jobson & Co, Penny, 1812, 18.65g/12h (W 1046), Halfpenny, 1812, 12.69g/12h (W 1060); County, Shilling, 1811, 4.16g/12h (D 1) [7]. Last about extremely fine, others about very fine and better £60-80
Hammer Price: £140
Countermarked Tokens, Perthshire, Deanston, a Halfpenny-sized copper flan, one side countermarked deanston copper mill, 5.68g (Scott 77.2; D 94; Seaby ST 29). Coin worn flat, countermark very fine and sharp £90-120
19th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Andover, William and Joseph Wakeford, Shillings (2), 1811, 3.59g/12h (D 11), 1812, 4.00g/12h (D 22); County series, Shillings, 1811 (2), 4.34g/12h (D 2), 4.25g/12h (D 5) [4]. First good very fine, others fine and better, second very rare £50-70
Hampshire, Odiham, Edward Mannering, Farthing, 1656, 1.35g/12h (N 1922; W 2; BW. 122); Robert May, Farthing, 1653, 1.22g/6h (N 1923; W 3; BW. 123), Halfpenny, 1669, 1.06g/12h (N 1924; W 3a; BW. 124); John Spier, Farthing, 1665, 1.03g/12h (N 1925, this piece; W 4; BW. 126) [4]. First two good fine, others fine £90-120
Isle of Wight, Newport, Borough Halfpenny, 1.70g/12h (N 1894; W 1; BW. 95), Farthing, 1664, 1.31g/12h (N 1898; W 1a; BW. 96); Stephen Barton, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.25g/9h (N 1901; W 3; BW. 98); John Jolliffe, Farthing, 1655, 1.19g/6h (N 1907; W 10; BW. 107); Francis Searle, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.66g/12h (N 1917; W 18; BW. 116) [5]. BW. 98 about very fine, BW. 116 fair, others generally fine £80-100
Surrey, Chobham, William Luffe, Farthing, 0.74g/12h (N 4535; W 1; BW. 30). About very fine, scarce; the only issue for the locality £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Isle of Wight, Newport, Borough Halfpence (2), undated, 1.79g/9h (N 1894; BW. 95), 1664, 2.34g/6h (N 1897; BW. 96), Farthing, 1664, 1.46g/12h (N 1898; BW. 96); Stephen Barton, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.15g/9h (N 1901; BW. 98); together with a uniface rev. striking of the imitation Borough Halfpenny, 1664, 1.15g (N 1899) [5]. First and last about very fine, others fair to fine £90-120
17th Century Tokens, Kent, Biddenden, Alixander Holmsby, Farthing, 1658, 0.41g/6h (N 2385; BW. 26); Canterbury, Tho[mas] Baker, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.47g/12h (N 2394; BW. 42), James Cheever, Halfpenny, 1663, 1.61g/3h (N 2402; BW. 50); together with 18th century Kent tokens (24), all Halfpence; lead hop tokens (3); silver-gilt Masonic jewel, 1897, by Spencer [31]. Last brilliant and in case of issue, others in varied state £60-80
Miscellaneous, Yorkshire, York, an indeterminate Halfpenny, worn smooth and engraved (J. Grant York 1760), rev. a crude depiction of the head and shoulders of a person facing right, engraved (Barber in Fosgate) around, 9.57g; together with a George III Halfpenny [1770-5], the rev. worn smooth and engraved with initials TS, and a rev. brockage of an imitation George III Halfpenny, 1775 [3]. Last very fine for this material, others in varied state, the first worthy of further research £40-60
Miscellaneous, Engraved tokens (2), both on Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, one with rev. worn smooth and engraved with a dove and tree-branch, named (William Rudeforde), the other smoothed both sides and engraved as a love token [2]. First very fine, second fine £60-80
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