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National series: Medals, George III, Restored to Health, 1789, a Barton’s metal medal by J.-P. Droz, bust right, signed droz f, rev. snake entwined around tripod, centre leg behind, 35mm, 19.07g/12h (DH 181; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6173) [3]. Virtually as struck, deeply toned £90-120
Hammer Price: £170
National series: Medals, George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by C. James (3), bust right, rev. when we forget him, etc, in silver, 14.96g/12h, in gilt-copper, 12.57g/12h, in copper, 12.48g/12h, all 33mm (all DH 185; Hawkins 19; BHM 302; Storer 6193); copper medalet by C. James, bust right, rev. crown above restored to health, etc, 21mm, 2.99g/12h (DH 1130; Neilson 1610; Hawkins 20; BHM 307; Storer 6186) [4]. Last very fine, others extremely fine but with surface marks, the first...
£70–£90
National series: Medals, George III, Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1789, medals by J. Davies (2), in copper, bust right, unsigned, revs. radiation above arms of the City of London, 29mm, 7.88g/12h (DH 930; BHM 297; Storer 6192; Hawkins 19), similar, signed d, 29mm, 7.55g/6h (DH 931; BHM 297; Storer 6192; Hawkins 20); by J.G. Hancock & Co, in brass, rev. the general thanksgiving, etc, 25mm, 4.56g/12h (DH 936; Neilson 1930; BHM 309; Storer 6189; Hawkins 6); by C. James, in white metal, rev....
Hammer Price: £200
National series: Medals, George III and Queen Charlotte, c. 1790, medalets (13), all with conjoined busts right, viz. by J. Davies (5), revs. patrons of virtue, etc (2), both brass, edge grained, 21mm, 2.70g/12h (DH 1135; Hawkins 24), edge plain, 21mm, 3.17g/12h (DH 1135a; Hawkins 24), crowned hearts (3), in brass, edge grained, 2.61g/6h (DH 1138; Hawkins 27), edge plain (2), in brass, 2.84g/6h, in copper, 3.98g/6h, both 21mm (both DH 1138a); by C.H. Küchler, rev. palm branch and lyre, in...
Hammer Price: £330
National series: Medals, King and Constitution, 1793, medals by C. Twigg and I.S.G. (4), bust right, revs. crown in Garter, in copper, 17.35g/12h, in white metal, 10.21g/12h, both 36mm (both DH 187; BHM 370; Hawkins 2), in white metal, 36mm, 13.71g/12h (DH 188; BHM 370; Hawkins 2), in white metal, 36mm, 14.81g/12h (DH 190; BHM 370; Hawkins 2) [4]. Very fine or better, all rare, especially the first £200-300
Hammer Price: £450
National series: Medals, Naval Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1797, medals (4), viz. by J. Milton (2), bust right, revs. regalia on plinth, three fleurs-de-lis above legend, in silver, 10.69g/12h, in copper, 13.96g/12h, both 32mm (DH 192; Stainton 17A; BHM 439); unsigned (2), both in copper, bust right, revs. City arms above in honor of lord duncans victory, etc, 33mm, 12.19g/12h (DH 195; BHM 441), providence this day acknowledged, etc, 33mm, 18.38g/6h (DH 197; BHM 442) [4]. Last very fine,...
Hammer Price: £310
National series: Medals, George III, a mule medal by H. Kettle, bust right [from the imitative Guineas and fractions series], rev. lion rampant crest, 32mm, 9.18g/12h (DH 944 bis; Neilson –); together with a mule medal, unsigned, similar bust right, rev. crest, a castle, 26mm, 4.95g/6h (DH 940; Neilson –) [2]. First fine, second mediocre, both very rare £40-60
Hammer Price: £80
Political and Social series: Tokens, Hancock and Jorden’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpence (3), all with borders of hands, man hanging from gibbet, revs. Pandora’s breeches, snake below with head representative of Joseph Priestley (2), edge plain, 6.54g/12h (DH 829a), willey snedshill bersham bradley edge, 10.96g/6h (DH 829b), may the knave, etc, edge plain, 11.02g/12h (DH 830a) [3]. First two with usual die crack on reverse, DH 829a with dark patina and lightly lacquered, others very fine...
Hammer Price: £550
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpence (3), three men hanging, revs. a way to prevent knaves getting a trick (2), copper, 10.91g/6h, brass, 10.91g/6h (both DH 837), open book, 10.12g/6h (DH 838) [3]. First good fine, others about extremely fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £850
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Proof ‘End of Pain’ Halfpenny, in silver, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. a way to prevent knaves getting a trick, edge plain, 12.15g/6h (DH 837). Rather hairlined, particularly on reverse, minor rim nicks and uneven light colour, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £1,400
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Thomas Erskine Halfpenny, bust left, rev. a friend, etc, 7.71g/6h (DH 1010; BHM 375); Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Halfpence (3), two barristers standing types, 1794 (3), 4 under t, edge engrailed, 9.36g/12h (DH 1011), 4 under e (2), both edge grained, 9.21g/12h, 9.07g/12h (both DH 1012, latter gilt), and a mule Halfpenny, rev. a way to prevent, etc, edge plain, 10.05g/6h (DH 1013) [5]. Last extremely fine, others nearly so £60-80
Hammer Price: £300
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, two barristers standing holding label inscribed bill of rights, magna charta above, rev. legend in 9 lines, edge engrailed, 10.18g/12h (DH 1011). Brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned; the finest specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce £300-350
Hammer Price: £420
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Admiral Gardner Election token, 1796, Gardner in naval uniform standing in front of a cannon, rev. obelisk at left, fox standing on three blocks, no majesty but that of the people, etc, 22.82g/6h (DH 226; BHM 411). Very fine £40-50
£40–£50
Hammer Price: £90
Political and Social series: Tokens, Kempson’s Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpence, 1793 (7), trace of dot under r, edge engrailed, 10.04g/6h (DH 1033), no dot under r, edge engrailed, 9.96g/6h (DH 1034), clear dot under r (5), hull edge, 10.26g/1h (DH 1035), bristol edge, 11.09g/6h (DH 1035a), liverpool edge, 9.27g/6h (DH 1035b), edge engrailed, 10.13g/6h (DH 1035c), edge plain, 9.44g/6h (DH 1035d); Farthings (10), 1793 (6), revs. cornucopia (2), edge grained, 4.26g/12h (DH 1151), edge...
Hammer Price: £470
Political and Social series: Tokens, Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpence (8), chained negro kneeling, revs. clasped hands, reading opression, dublin edge, 9.16g/6h (DH 1037); reading oppression (7), cross at end of legend (4), ballymurtagh edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 1038), dublin edge, 9.42g/6h (DH 1038a), lancaster edge, 9.80g/6h (DH 1038b), york edge, 9.74g/6h (DH 1038c); rosette at end of legend (3), dublin edge, 9.94g/3h (DH 1039a), london edge, 9.38g/3h (DH 1039b, large flan), edge plain,...
Hammer Price: £1,050
Political and Social series: Tokens, Lutwyche’s Buck Society Halfpence, 1796 (4), london and engrailed left edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 1041; D & W 152/394), london and crosses edge, 9.16g/6h (DH 1041b), edge grained, 7.73g/12h (DH 1041e), edge plain, 9.96g/6h (DH 1041f), and mule Halfpence (3), revs. Britannia, london and engrailed edge, 10.60g/6h (DH 1042; D & W 152/395), london and crosses edge, 10.21g/6h (DH 1042a), edge plain, 10.28g/6h (DH 1042b; Bell, p.14, this piece); Lutwyche’s Earl...
Hammer Price: £220
Political and Social series: Tokens, Mainwaring’s ‘Map of France’ Halfpence, 1794 (8), revs. large letters (4), current every where edge, 8.77g/12h (DH 1016), edge engrailed, 9.60g/12h (DH 1016d), edge grained, 9.68g/6h (DH 1016e), edge plain, 9.48g/12h (DH 1016f); small letters (4), clougher edge, 9.02g/6h (DH 1017a), london edge, 10.02g/6h (DH 1017c), edge engrailed, 10.67g/6h (DH 1017e), edge plain, 9.91g/6h (DH 1017f) [8]. DH 1016d and 1016f extremely fine with original colour, DH...
Hammer Price: £210
Political and Social series: Tokens, Prattent’s ‘Loyal Britons Lodge’ Halfpence (2), cap of Liberty over anchor and cable, revs. crown in radiated circle, 8.01g/6h (DH 1030), 11.50g/6h (DH 1031); mule Halfpenny, crown in radiated circle, rev. arms of Robert Orchard, 9.13g/6h (DH 1032) [3]. First about very fine, others extremely fine and attractively patinated £120-150
Hammer Price: £190
Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s Revd. W. Cooper Halfpence (2), edge faintly grained, 9.40g/12h (DH 1007), edge partly engrailed, 9.37g/12h (DH 1007a); Skidmore’s Charles Fox Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. ps & co cypher, edge plain, 10.92g/12h (DH 1014); Skidmore’s Revd. William Romaine Halfpenny, 1795, 9.62g/12h (DH 1036; BHM 402) [4]. Last good fine, others extremely fine and better, DH 1014 practically as struck with full original colour, rare £120-150
Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpenny, man hanging, church with finely castellated tower, rev. open book, edge plain, 8.93g/6h (DH 834). Extremely fine, obverse with considerable original colour, reverse with a small scratch below the book, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £950
Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s ‘End of Pain’ mule Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. combustibles with labels issuing from a globe, edge plain, 10.59g/6h (DH 835). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £1,700
Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s ‘Louis Rex’ Halfpence (2), copper, 6.68g/6h, plated, 6.39g/6h (both DH 1003); mule Halfpence (3), conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, undated, revs. murd. by the factious, etc, edge plain, 7.29g/12h (DH 995a), bust of David Garrick, edge grained, 9.29g/6h (DH 996a), anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.31g/6h (DH 998) [5]. First three very fine, fourth extremely fine with original colour and rare, last nearly so, patinated...
Hammer Price: £250
Political and Social series: Tokens, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing date, revs. bust of David Garrick, skidmore edge, 12.78g/6h (DH 999), anchor and cable, skidmore edge, 13.22g/12h (DH 1000) [2]. First extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, second nearly so and has been lacquered, both very rare £150-200
Political and Social series: Tokens, Taylor’s Halfpenny for William Till, man hanging from gallows, demon seated on top bar smoking a pipe, rev. man and monkey, each dancing on one leg, edge plain, 12.20g/12h (DH 836). Usual rust spots both sides, some light grazes in reverse field, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive hue, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £650
Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturer, Cabbage Society, token, 1796, in brass, cabbage, rev. purim and date around six-petalled flower, edge grained, 12.96g/6h (DH 227; D & W 113/103). Handling marks, otherwise good very fine, very rare in this metal £150-200
Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturer, Cabbage Society, token, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge grained over an asylum for the oppress’d of all nations, 17.10g/6h (DH 227a; D & W 113/103). Extremely fine and attractively patinated with reflective surfaces, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturer, ‘Lion and Lamb’ Penny, 1797, lion and lamb lying together, unanimity to all mankind, rev. dove flying left with olive-branch, peace and plenty, edge plain, 16.43g/10h (DH 232). Small metal fault on breast of bird and other minor marks, otherwise about extremely fine and of the highest rarity; very few specimens known £400-600
Hammer Price: £490
Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturers, Benevolent Choral Fund Halfpence, 1791 (3), decay’d widows, 8.43g/6h (DH 1021), decay’d members (2), 7.79g/6h (DH 1022), 9.53g/7h (DH 1023); Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (5), no period after jury, 8.27g/12h (DH 1024), with period after jury (4), 8.50g/6h (DH 1025), 9.08g/6h (DH 1026), 8.14g/6h (DH 1027), 8.30g/6h (DH 1028); John Horne Tooke’s Halfpence, 1794 (5), bust three-quarters right (2), london edge, 9.26g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £340
Political and Social series: Tokens, Uncertain manufacturers, Tom Tackle Halfpenny, 6.83g/6h (DH 1048); ‘Pro Bono Publico’ Farthings (7), W.P. 1757 issues (2), 2.10g/6h (DH 1171), 2.70g/6h (DH 1172); H.B. 1803 issues (2), edge plain, 2.30g/6h, and an obv. brockage, 2.29g (both DH 1174a; Davis Not Local 116); plumes in shield issues (3), undated, 2.75g/6h (DH 1169), 1796, 2.66g/12h (DH 1168), 1797, 3.70g/6h (DH 1170; Cobwright G0240/P0020) [8]. The 1803 issues very fine and better, others...
Hammer Price: £110
Political and Social series: Medals, Charles Fox, 1789, a white metal medal, probably by T. Wyon Sr, draped bust facing half-right, rev. the free and independent electors of westminster, 33mm, 10.31g/12h (DH 221; Hawkins p.116; BHM 325); Charles Fox, c. 1790, medals by W. Lutwyche (5), draped bust almost facing, revs. resistless speaker, etc, reads albiens, white metal, 35mm, 15.52g/6h (DH 222; BHM 323), reads albions (4), large s in patriots (3), lutwyche edge, in copper, 23.89g/6h, in...
Hammer Price: £240
Political and Social series: Medals, William Pitt, 1789, white metal medals (5), viz. by C. James, bust right, rev. great britain legend, 33mm, 10.92g/12h (DH 212; Hawkins 8); by T. Wyon Jr (2), similar, great britain legend, 10.55g/12h (DH 210; Hawkins 9), old england legend, 33mm, 10.59g/6h (DH 211; Hawkins 11); unsigned (2), small bust three-quarters left, revs. may britain still flourish, etc, 34mm, 10.70g/12h (DH 213 bis I; BHM 328), 11.93g/12h (DH 213 bis II; BHM 329) [5]. Generally...
Hammer Price: £150
Political and Social series: Medals, Lord Thurlow, 1789, white metal medals by C. James and T. Wyon Jr (2), bust left in cocked hat and wig, revs. when we forget him, etc, 33mm, 10.64g/6h (DH 218; Hawkins 18; BHM 332; Storer 6194), bust of William Pitt right, 33mm, 10.88g/12h (DH 219; BHM 331; Hawkins 12); Revd. Francis Willis, 1789, medals by C. James (2), bust half-left, rev. britons rejoice, etc, in pinchbeck, 13.81g/12h, in white metal, 11.65g/1h, both 33mm (DH 220; BHM 333; Hawkins 15;...
Hammer Price: £160
Political and Social series: Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, white metal medals (4), all from unsigned dies, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, no stop after man, 32mm, 9.05g/5h (DH 234 bis; BHM 269), 33mm (3), 11.61g/12h (DH 235 bis I; BHM 269), 12.08g/12h (DH 237; BHM 269), 9.94g/12h (DH 238; BHM 269) [4]. First fair and with tin pest, others about very fine and better £150-200
Hammer Price: £880
Political and Social series: Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, 33mm, 11.99g/12h (DH 235; BHM 269). Minor surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine £90-120
Political and Social series: Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a silver medal, unsigned, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, 33mm, 10.83g/12h (DH 235 bis IV; BHM 269). Fine, uneven blotchy appearance, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £260
Political and Social series: Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a brass medal, unsigned, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, 33mm, 11.12g/12h (DH 236; BHM 269). Some rubbing on high points, otherwise about extremely fine £100-150
Political and Social series: Medals, Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, 33mm, 11.86g/12h (DH 237 bis; BHM 269). Extremely fine £100-150
Political and Social series: Medals, Death of John Howard, 1790, a white metal medal by W. Mainwaring, bust left, rev. haud ulli, etc, 32mm, 9.23g/12h (DH 207; BHM 343); Richard Sheridan, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned [perhaps by W. Mainwaring], bust three-quarters left, rev. resistless wit, etc, 35mm, 17.14g/12h (DH 217; BHM 346; E 835) [2]. About very fine and better, but first with light tin pest £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Political and Social series: Medals, Daniel Mendoza and William Ward, 1791, a white metal medal by W. Mainwaring, bare heads of pugilists vis-à-vis, rev. boxers, oak branch above, date in exergue, 35mm, 11.83g/12h (DH 35; BHM 356). Extremely fine and very rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,200
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