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Miscellaneous Tokens and Checks, Isle of Man, Onchan Internment Camp, 1941, brass Sixpence, Penny and Halfpenny (M 136-8; Kelly 48-50); together with other miscellaneous base metal tokens, tickets, medals, etc (194), including some World [197]. Mostly very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. uniformed bust of Lord Howe left in cocked hat, edge grained, 11.06g/6h (DH 18; Preston-Morley 1035). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, extremely rare £300-400
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, lion rampant to left, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.11g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Small spot above roof of building, otherwise practically as struck with rich slate-grey tone, very rare £300-400
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Queen’s College Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, I PROMISE edge, 26.71g/6h (DH 6 and Middlesex 118). From the obverse die in rusted state, scratched in fields both sides, otherwise very fine and very rare £100-150
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Great Western Portrait Rooms (BWS 440); H. & C. Grove (BWS 460); Charles Hadduck (2), 1840 (BWS 470), undated (BWS 480); Hands & Bach (BWS 500); F. Hands (BWS 510); W. Hayward (BWS 520); Ralph Heaton & Son (BWS 530); Hinde (BWS 540); J. Hipwood (2, BWS 550, 560); W.B. Jones (BWS 630); T. Kemp (BWS 650); Samuel King, 1838 (BWS 660) [14]. BWS 560 good very fine and very rare, others generally fine to very fine but BWS 530 pierced, some rare £100-150
The Illuminated Address presented to Mr W.J. Davis by Birmingham Trades Council, upon his appointment as one of H.M.s Inspectors of Factories, ‘signed on behalf of 3000 Subscribers [by] Allan Granger, President, George Dixon, Treasurer [and] Benjamin Church, Secretary’, Birmingham, 8 September 1883, 3pp, by W.M. Hutchison for Watson & Son, Birmingham. Black morocco, gilt and embossed; very slight internal foxing, otherwise very fine and highly decorative, UNIQUE [Plate II] £100-200
Theatre and Entertainment, Co DUBLIN, Dublin, Theatre Royal, copper, crowned WM monogram, THEATRE ROYALL around, THE MID: GAL: in centre, rev. from the same die as previous, 29mm, 8.60g/12h (D & W 3/25; MG 372; cf. DNW T6, 677). Almost fine, very rare £200-250
Durham, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, with flaw, 10.46g/6h (DH 4); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. figure of Hope, LONDON edge, 10.57g/6h (DH 5), MAY PEACE & PLENTY, etc (2), LONDON edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 6), plain edge, 10.19g/6h (DH 6a) [4]. DH 4 extremely fine with a little original colour, DH 6a extremely fine and very rare but with striking crack, others about very fine and better £90-120
18th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Lyndhurst, Visit of George III, 1789, a plated medalet by J. Davies, 29mm, 7.70g/6h (DH 45; Hawkins p.17, 21; BHM 314); MIDDLESEX, Thomas Spence series, mule Farthing, Even Fellows, rev. slave, 4.01g/6h (DH 1097); together with DEVON, Broadclyst, Red Lion, [Samuel] Smith, brass Threepence and Twopence by Seage, both 18mm (DTT 21 vars.), Exeter, Swan Inn, Foster, brass Three-Halfpence by Seage, 18mm (DTT –); miscellaneous base metal tokens, checks, Irish and...
Hampshire, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ Penny, 1798, flags and drum, rev. t. wood salesman, etc, I PROMISE edge, 26.80g/12h (DH 2). About extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.32g/6h, 9.81g/6h (both DH 31); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Halfpence, 1795 (3), 10.91g/12h (DH 33), 11.93g/6h (DH 33a), 10.95g/6h (DH 33d); Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpence, 1794 (3), 10.85g/12h, 10.50g/12h, 9.75g/6h (all DH 35), Robert Manning, Halfpence (2), 10.40g/6h, 9.92g/6h (both DH 34); Lowestoft, Robert Peach, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.42g/6h (DH 37) [11]. Second DH 34 extremely fine with original...
Hampshire, Portsmouth, Thomas Sharp, Halfpence, 1797 (5), reads PERSUED, PORTSMOUTH edge, 12.17g/12h (DH 61); reads PURSUED (4), officer’s coat curved, PORTSMOUTH edge, 10.51g/6h (DH 64), officer’s coat straight, PORTSMOUTH edge, 10.36g/7h (DH 65), plain edge, 11.14g/6h (DH 65a; BHM 434), HORTON edge, 10.43g/6h (DH 65b); issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1797, VALENTINE edge, 9.58g/6h (DH 67) [6]. DH 65b and 67 fine, former very rare, latter cracked and lacquered, others about extremely fine...
Kent, Deptford, Thomas Haycraft, Halfpence, 1795 (3), cracked die (2), DEPTFORD edge, 8.95g/6h (DH 13), CHATHAM edge, 8.97g/6h (DH 13a), quatrefoil after courage, 9.18g/6h (DH 14); Dover, John Horn, Halfpence, 1794 (2), horn’s edge, 9.48g/6h (DH 16), lancaster edge, 9.36g/6h (DH 16a), Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, lancaster edge, 9.23g/6h (DH 18); Dymchurch, William Parris, Halfpenny, 1794, DIMCHURCH edge, 9.93g/6h (DH 15); Faversham, John Crow, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.30g/6h (DH 20) [8]. DH 13 very...
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in brass, arms of the Till family, rev. frontal elevation of the Red Lion Inn, edge plain, 8.45g/12h (DH 23, not recorded in brass; Preston-Morley 1044, this piece). From lightly rusted dies, extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity; believed only one other specimen known in this metal £150-250
Berkshire, Blewbury, George Stanton, Farthing, 1665, 0.75g/9h (N 73; BW. 14); Bucklebury, John Moorecock, Farthing, 1666, 0.81g/3h (N 75; BW. 16); Cookham, Martha Spot, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.62g/6h (N 76; BW. 17); Faringdon, Edward Goldinge, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.90g/12h (N 1782; BW. 26); Hungerford, Timothie Lucus, Farthing, 0.86g/12h (N 85; BW. 37); Kintbury, John Burdon, Farthing, 0.58g/3h (N –; D 39A); Lambourne, John Farmer, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.76g/12h (N 93; BW. 40); Longworth, Thomas...
Durham, South Shields, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.97g/12h (DH 8a). Die striations in obverse field and reverse a little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine with glossy brown patina, rare £90-120
Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (11), all with bust of Earl Howe 1795, revs. large ship (5), BALLYMURTAGH edge, 9.63g/7h (DH 29a), DUBLIN edge, 9.26g/6h (DH 29b), SUFFOLK edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 29c), plain edge, 8.77g/6h (DH 29f; Cobwright E0020/T0010), CHARLTON edge, 9.65g/7h (DH 29h); small ship (4), LANCASTER edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 30), LONDON edge, 8.88g/6h (DH 30a), DUBLIN edge, 8.94g/6h (DH 30b), EVERY WHERE edge, 8.80g/6h (DH 30c); Britannia, 6.31g/6h (DH 31; Cobwright...
Hammer Price: £260
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Beccles, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 10.51g/6h (DH 16), 10.68g/6h (DH 16a); Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpence, 1794 (3), 11.41g/12h, 11.00g/12h, 10.10g/12h (all DH 19); Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpence, 1794 (4), 10.42g/6h, 9.91g/6h (both DH 22), 9.55g/6h (DH 22c), 9.27g/6h (DH 22d), Samuel Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 8.83g/6h (DH 21), 9.06g/6h (DH 21a), [Samuel Prentice and] N. Todd [of Denton, Norfolk],...
18th Century Tokens, Yorkshire, York, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same dies as previous, edge FEAR GOD AND HONOUR THE KING, 13.05g/6h (DH 63c). Virtually as struck with full original colour lightly toned to red, extremely rare £120-150
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. standing figure of Sir George Cook, edge plain, 9.56g/6h (DH 314). Partially toned down one side (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive £80-100
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, Prince of Wales’ crest, rev. hs & co cypher, edge plain, 8.46g/6h (DH 325). Brilliant mint state, full original colour £70-90
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. crown in radiated circle, edge plain, 9.28g/6h (DH 330). Small surface metal fault on obverse at 11 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck, full original colour, very rare £100-150
19th Century Tokens, Gloucestershire, Gloucester, James Whalley, Halfcrown, arms, rev. legend in eight lines, 9.63g/12h (D 4). Extremely fine and attractively toned £120-150
Miscellaneous, Imitation Halfpenny, 1775, severely mis-struck, 6.26g/6h; together with other coins, etc (5) [6]. Varied state £40-50
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.42g/6h (DH 3). Tiny obverse rim nick between 4 and 5 o’clock and a few minor surface marks, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £250-300
The Illuminated Address presented to William John Davis Esq by the National Society of Amalgamated Brassworkers, on the occasion of their 25th Annual Meeting, ‘signed on behalf of the Members [by] J. Ramsden, President, W.C. McStocker, Vice President, A. Cashmore, G. Benwell, J. Botterill, C. Cox, E. Smith’, Birmingham, 25 May 1897, 6pp, by Edward Morton, Illuminating Artist, 17 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham. Red morocco, gilt and embossed, front cover with inscription ‘To W.J. Davis...
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, 1795, SKIDMORE edge, 12.57g/1h (DH 20; Judson –). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £120-150
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (7), all in white metal, revs. Cathedral, 13.39g/12h (DH 12), New County Gaol, 12.81g/12h (DH 20), St John’s Church, 13.18g/12h (DH 17), St Mary de Crypt Church, 13.87g/12h (DH 13), St Michael’s Church, 13.26g/12h (DH 15), St Nicholas’ Church, 12.62g/12h (DH 16), White Friars, 13.56g/12h (DH 18) [7]. Generally very fine, one or two better but some cleaned, all rare £250-350
Hammer Price: £270
Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (9), all with bust of Earl Howe, revs. ship 1794 (2), EVERY WHERE edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 16), ONE CENT edge, 9.92g/6h (DH 16a), ship undated, 9.18g/6h (DH 17), map of france, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 18), may great britain, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 19), king and constitution, etc (4), hull edge, 9.74g/6h (DH 20), every where edge, 9.29g/12h (DH 20a), edge grained, 10.20g/6h (DH 20c), edge plain, 10.25g/12h (DH 20e) [9]. DH 16a off-centre but fine and very rare,...
Hampshire, Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpence, 1796 (8), spines on back of dragon (4), SALMONS edge, 10.73g/6h (DH 79), SALMON edge, 11.01g/6h (DH 79a), plain edge, 10.61g/6h (DH 79b), PORTSMOUTH edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 79c); no spines (4), SALMONS edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 80), PORTSMOUTH edge, 9.94g/6h (DH 80a), ANGLESEY edge, 9.14g/6h (DH 80b), plain edge, 9.32g/6h (DH 80c) [8]. DH 79a extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 79 good very fine, others in...
Hampshire, Portsea, George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (11), javelin just above A (7), revs. no legend (2), PORTSEA edge, 9.47g/6h (DH 68), plain edge, 10.29g/6h (DH 68a), HALFPENNY (2), PORTSEA edge, 10.59g/6h (DH 69), STORE edge, 10.53g/6h (DH 69a), PAYABLE (3), all PORTSEA edges, 10.47g/6h (DH 70), 10.18g/6h (DH 71), 10.26g/6h (DH 72); javelin to A, PORTSEA edge, 10.52g/6h (DH 73); javelin distant from A (3), PORTSEA edge, 10.27g/6h (DH 75), plain edge, 10.79g/6h (DH 75a), PORTSEA edge,...
18th Century Tokens, Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of William III, edge plain, 10.64g/6h (DH 332). A light area of discolouration either side, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, rare £80-100
18th Century Tokens, Co Wexford, Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpence, 1800 (2), 7.88g/6h, 7.62g/6h (both DH 2) [2]. Extremely fine and bronzed, but second with light graze in reverse field £80-100
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence’s or Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bugle and H in arms, edge plain, 9.33g/6h (DH 26). Extremely fine, attractive brown patina, very rare £200-250
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Mappin (9, BWS 670, 690, 700, 710 (2, different rev. dies), 720 (2, same dies), 730, 740); E[dward] Martin, 1841 (BWS 770); Maurice Myers (BWS 800); Thomas Pope & Co (4, BWS 820, 825, 830, 850; Allen 50, 110) [15]. BWS 670 and 740 about fine, latter pierced, others generally fine to very fine, some better, some rare £100-150
Dorset, Blandford Forum, William Sanger, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.93g/7h (DH 1a). Extremely fine, obverse with full original colour but lightly toned down, reverse mostly toned, very rare £250-300
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. register stove, edge grained over SKIDMORE LONDON, 13.08g/12h (DH 23b; Judson –). Usual flaws on obverse die, extremely fine, reverse with original colour, very rare £150-200
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (6), plough, revs. beggar, 9.73g/12h (DH 38), legend, 9.73g/12h (DH 39), wheatsheaf, 9.14g/6h (DH 40), scales, 9.58g/6h (DH 41), scales 1795-96, 8.30g/12h (DH 42), scales APRIL 1796, 10.28g/6h (DH 43) [6]. DH 42 and 43 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH 38 and 39 with some original colour £120-150
Hammer Price: £280
Hampshire, Emsworth, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), bust of Earl Howe, rev. bust of David Garrick, SKIDMORE edge, 12.39g/12h (DH 36), grained edge, 9.88g/7h (DH 36a) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, both very rare £100-150
Hampshire, Portsmouth, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1797, bust of Admiral Jervis left, rev. ship sailing right, british valor triumphant, edge grained, 11.27g/6h (DH 66). Extremely fine, obverse nicely patinated £120-150
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