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John Skidmore series, London and Westminster, Penny, 1797, type 5, Skinners’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.41g/6h (DH 108). Minor spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour £90-120
Hammer Price: £70
John Skidmore series, London and Westminster, Pennies, 1797 (2), both type 5, obvs. Stationers’ Hall, 18.93g/5h (DH 109), Tallowchandlers’ Hall, 18.89g/5h (DH 111) [2]. First extremely fine, obverse with full original colour, second nearly so £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
John Skidmore series, London and Westminster, Pennies, 1797 (2), both type 5, obvs. Vintners’ Hall, 24.77g/12h (DH 112), Waxchandlers’ Hall, 18.93g/10h (DH 113) [2]. Extremely fine, first with some original colour, second with spot in centre of obverse £120-150
Hammer Price: £150
John Skidmore series, Miscellaneous, Penny, 1797, Banqueting House, Whitehall, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.97g/12h (DH 169). Minor surface marks and flan clip, otherwise extremely fine, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £75
John Skidmore series, Miscellaneous, Penny, Goldsmiths’ Hall, rev. Goldsmiths’ arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.96g/6h (DH 166). Extremely fine, attractively patinated £90-120
John Skidmore series, Miscellaneous, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.63g/12h (DH 170). Extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £320
John Skidmore series, Miscellaneous, Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cap of Liberty over coronet on pole, palm branch and cornucopia below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 22.09g/12h (DH 173). Usual die flaws, otherwise extremely fine with attractive brown patina £100-150
John Skidmore series, Miscellaneous, Penny, 1797, Westminster Hall, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.97g/6h (DH 168). Hairlined surfaces, otherwise extremely fine, light patina £70-90
Hammer Price: £95
Thomas Spence series, Halfpenny, 7.40g/12h (DH 676); mule Halfpence (4), bust left, revs. noted advocates, etc, edge plain, 10.21g/6h (DH 677), Britannia, edge plain, 11.94g/6h (DH 678a), caduceus, spence edge, 12.11g/6h (DH 679), cat, spence edge, 10.95g/6h (DH 680) [5]. DH 676 good fine, DH 679 harshly lacquered, others about extremely fine and better, DH 678a with much original colour £180-220
Hammer Price: £470
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. three armed citizens, edge grained, 9.21g/6h (DH 681c), heart and hand (4), spence x edge, 10.95g/6h (DH 682), spence * edge, 10.14g/6h (DH 682a), edge grained, 8.52g/6h (DH 682b), edge plain, 10.46g/6h (DH 682c) [5]. DH 682a about extremely fine and rare, others extremely fine, DH 682 with virtually full original colour but old scratches on Spence’s neck £180-220
Hammer Price: £340
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Highlander, spence edge, 12.49g/5h (DH 683), Indian, spence edge, 11.14g/6h (DH 684), lion and cock (3), spence * edge, 10.24g/6h (DH 685a), edge engrailed, 9.49g/6h (DH 685b), edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 685c) [5]. DH 683 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 684 very fine with some original colour, others about extremely fine and better but DH 685b with flan crack from edge to centre £200-250
Hammer Price: £420
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. conjoined heads of man and ass (3), spence x edge, 11.03g/6h (DH 686), edge grained, 9.77g/6h (DH 686b), edge plain, 11.66g/6h (DH 686c), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.59g/6h (DH 687), men under tree, spence edge, 12.80g/5h (DH 689) [5]. DH 686c good fine and on a large spread flan with associated striking cracks, DH 687 very fine, others extremely fine, DH 686 with considerable original colour £200-250
Hammer Price: £380
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd (2), obliterated date, edge plain, 10.74g/5h (DH 690b), unobliterated date, edge plain, 10.54g/5h (DH 690 bis), soldier and two citizens, spence edge, 12.81g/12h (DH 691), boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.28g/6h (DH 693), t spence bookseller, etc, 10.20g/7h (DH 694) [5]. DH 690 bis and 693 about extremely fine, others better, DH 690b and 691 with considerable original colour, latter very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £440
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), t spence bookseller, etc, revs. bust of Charles Fox, 10.11g/6h (DH 695), bust of Lord George Gordon, 10.04g/6h (DH 696), Marine Society boy, spence edge, 12.21g/5h (DH 698), Minerva standing, 12.48g/5h (DH 699), Spaniard (2), spence edge, 9.80g/6h (DH 700), edge plain, 12.52g/6h (DH 700b) [6]. DH 700b good fine, others about extremely fine and better but DH 695 with metal fault on obverse, DH 696 stained on obverse, DH 698 tarnished from old cleaning...
Hammer Price: £410
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. bust of John Thelwall, 10.26g/6h (DH 701), bust of John Horne Tooke, 10.11g/7h (DH 702), Turk, 11.99g/5h (DH 703), Westminster collegian, spence edge, 10.09g/6h (DH 704), legend beneath radiation, 9.95g/6h (DH 706) [5]. About extremely fine, DH 701 with some spotting both sides, DH 703 with one edge weak, last with dark patina £150-200
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (8), legend beneath radiation, revs. Bridewell boy, spence edge, 11.75g/6h (DH 708), Free-born Englishman, 12.42g/12h (DH 709), Highlander, 10.34g/6h (DH 710), Indian, spence edge, 11.98g/6h (DH 711), men under tree, 10.39g/7h (DH 712); sailor, 11.70g/6h (DH 713), snail on river-bank, edge plain, 10.26g/7h (DH 714b), boys at turnstile, 10.62g/12h (DH 715) [8]. DH 708 weakly struck and off-centre with some surface scratches, others about extremely fine, DH...
Hammer Price: £520
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), ass with paniers, revs. noted advocates, etc (2), spence edge, 12.09g/12h (DH 716), skidmore edge, 12.05g/12h (DH 716a), Britannia, spence edge, 12.26g/5h (DH 717, countermarked m leslie on obv.), Free-born Englishman, 10.50g/6h (DH 718), Indian, spence edge, 12.75g/6h (DH 719) [5]. DH 717 very fine, DH 718 good very fine, others about extremely fine with a hint of original colour £150-200
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous (4), revs. lion and cock (2), spence edge, 11.49g/6h (DH 720), skidmore edge, 13.33g/6h (DH 720a), men under tree, 9.99g/7h (DH 722), boys at turnstile, 9.94g/7h (DH 723); Bluecoat boy, rev. Westminster scholar, 10.29g/6h (DH 724) [5]. DH 720 and 720a extremely fine with much original colour, latter rare, DH 723 very fine, others about extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £500
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), sailor seizing a landsman, revs. noted advocates, etc, london and engrailed edge, 8.99g/7h (DH 725), boxers (2), spence edge, 10.77g/5h (DH 726), edge grained, 9.51g/8h (DH 726a), Britannia, london and engrailed edge, 9.27g/7h (DH 727) [4]. DH 727 very fine and scratched in fields, others extremely fine, DH 726 patinated, others with original colour, DH 726a with reverse struck off-centre £180-220
Hammer Price: £460
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. caduceus, spence edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 728), three armed citizens (3), spence edge, 10.53g/5h (DH 729), edge plain (2), copper, 10.49g/12h, brass, 10.46g/12h (both DH 729b), Free-born Englishman (2), spence edge, 11.72g/6h (DH 730), edge grained, 8.78g/5h (DH 730a) [6]. DH 730a extremely fine with a little original colour, DH 729b about extremely fine, others fine, DH 730 also lacquered £120-150
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand (2), london and engrailed edge, in copper, 9.75g/8h, in brass, 8.88g/8h (both DH 731), Indian, spence edge, 11.76g/6h (DH 732), lion and cock, 10.43g/7h (DH 733), conjoined heads of man and ass, 9.82g/6h (DH 734), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 13.12g/5h (DH 735) [6]. DH 733 and 735 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 732 nearly so, DH 731 brass fine and lacquered, others very fine...
Hammer Price: £720
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, 10.01g/12h (DH 736), shepherd, london and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 737), boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH 738), guillotine, 10.56g/6h (DH 739) [4]. DH 738 about very fine with edge nicks and spotting, DH 736 and 737 extremely fine, former with much original colour, last virtually as struck with reflective surfaces and attractively patinated, very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £680
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, coining press, rev. boxers, edge spence dealer in coins london, 11.17g/6h (DH 740). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine or better, the obverse with reflective red and blue surfaces £100-150
Hammer Price: £300
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. crowned harp and thistles, spence edge, 10.52g/1h (DH 741), Highlander (2), both spence edge, in copper, 12.42g/5h, in brass, 12.40g/5h (both DH 742), boys at turnstile, 10.50g/11h (DH 743) [4]. All with usual obverse die flaw, DH 742 copper extremely fine but obverse a little off-centre, DH 741 good very fine, others about very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £390
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), deserted village, revs. Britannia, 11.11g/7h (DH 744), Highlander, spence edge, 12.37g/6h (DH 745), Indian, spence edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 746), lion and cock, edge plain, 10.86g/6h (DH 747a), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.36g/5h (DH 748), shepherd, edge plain, 10.19g/6h (DH 749) [6]. DH 745 and 749 extremely fine with original colour, DH 746 from the die with advanced cud and associated striking crack, about extremely fine, DH 744 and 747 very fine...
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), dog, revs. caduceus, spence edge, 12.39g/6h (DH 750), cat, spence edge, 10.69g/6h (DH 751), Free-born Englishman, 10.12g/6h (DH 752), Highlander, spence edge, 12.67g/5h (DH 753), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.88g/5h (DH 754) [5]. DH 751 and 753 extremely fine, former with a little original colour but a metal fault through the cat’s tail, latter with graze in field above dog, others about very fine and better but DH 750 stained £150-200
Hammer Price: £750
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous (3), revs. men under tree (2), spence edge, 10.87g/6h (DH 755), edge grained, 9.57g/6h (DH 755a), boys at turnstile, 10.71g/6h (DH 756); Free-born Englishman (2), revs. bust of John Thelwall, spence edge, 11.79g/7h (DH 759), cat, edge grained, 9.24g/12h (DH 759 bis) [5]. DH 759 bis fine but very rare, DH 759 very fine, others about extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), fat man sat at table eating, revs. seated man gnawing bone, 10.35g/6h (DH 760), cap of Liberty above anchor, 11.30g/6h (DH 761) [2]. First virtually as struck with full original colour, second extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £490
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), bust of Charles Fox right, revs. Britannia, spence edge, 12.75g/7h (DH 762), caduceus (3), spence edge, 13.09g/6h (DH 763), edge grained, 8.70g/6h (DH 763a), edge plain, 12.22g/6h (DH 763b), three armed citizens, spence edge, 12.51g/12h (DH 764), Indian, spence edge, 12.27g/6h (DH 765) [6]. DH 764 and 765 extremely fine but latter stained behind head of Fox, others very fine and better, DH 763a lacquered £180-220
Hammer Price: £580
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, spence edge, 12.79g/6h (DH 766), conjoined heads of man and ass, spence edge, 12.68g/6h (DH 767), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.82g/6h (DH 768), shepherd (3), spence edge, 12.56g/6h (DH 769), edge engrailed, 9.30g/6h (DH 769a), edge plain, 12.95g/6h (DH 769c) [6]. DH 766 about very fine, DH 769 good very fine, others extremely fine, DH 769a with original colour, this and DH 769c very rare...
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. soldier and two citizens (2), spence edge, 12.61g/11h (DH 770), edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 770a), boys at turnstile, 10.74g/6h (DH 771), tree and two shields (2), edge grained, 8.84g/6h (DH 772a), edge plain, 8.98g/6h (DH 772b) [5]. DH 770 very fine, DH 771 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, all with much original colour, especially the last two, DH 772b very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £650
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), seated man gnawing bone, rev. cap of Liberty above anchor, edge plain, 9.72g/6h (DH 774); bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend (4), revs. Britannia, spence edge, 12.02g/8h (DH 775), caduceus, spence edge, 11.33g/1h (DH 776); heart and hand, spence edge, 12.10g/12h DH 777), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 778) [5]. DH 775 and 776 extremely fine but former with striking crack, others very fine but DH 774 and 777 lacquered £100-150
Hammer Price: £480
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (5), bust of Lord George Gordon left with legend, revs. Cain slaying Abel (2), edge grained, 9.50g/6h (DH 778a), edge plain, 11.77g/6h (DH 778b), men under tree, 10.80g/6h (DH 779), Sessions House, Old Bailey, edge plain, 10.32g/6h (DH 780a), turnstile, 10.36g/6h (DH 781) [5]. DH 781 about extremely fine, others extremely fine and better, DH 778a with considerable original colour and 778b on a large flan with reflective surfaces, both very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £800
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (4), bust of Lord George Gordon without legend, rev. legend in 4 lines, spence edge, 10.12g/7h (DH 782; BHM 227); Marine Society boy (3), revs. sailor, spence edge, 10.02g/6h (DH 783), edge plain, 10.24g/6h (DH 783a), boys at turnstile, 9.90g/12h (DH 784) [4]. DH 782 about extremely fine, DH 783 very fine but scratched, others extremely fine with some original colour £120-150
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, bust of Daniel Mendoza, rev. boxers, edge spence dealer in coins london, 10.85g/6h (DH 785). Obverse very fine, reverse nearly so, dark patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £350
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.36g/6h (DH 785a). Fields hairlined from brushing, particularly the obverse, otherwise good very fine, dark patina, very rare £200-300
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Bridewell boy, 10.37g/6h (DH 786), Pandora’s breeches, edge plain, 10.49g/6h (DH 787) [2]. Extremely fine, first with considerable original colour, second with brown patina £180-220
Hammer Price: £600
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd, spence edge, 10.91g/12h (DH 788), boys at turnstile, 10.55g/6h (DH 789) [2]. First brilliant and virtually as struck, full original colour, second about extremely fine £200-250
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), heads of man and ass conjoined, revs. man in prison gnawing bone, edge plain, 10.62g/1h (DH 790b), Cain slaying Abel, edge grained, 9.08g/11h (DH 791), lion and cock, edge grained, 8.83g/6h (DH 792), two men dancing round fire, spence edge, 10.34g/9h (DH 793), pig (3), spence * edge, 11.29g/6h (DH 794a), edge grained, 9.58g/7h (DH 794b), edge plain, 10.35g/6h (DH 794c) [7]. DH 792 good fine, others about extremely fine or better, DH 793, 794a and...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Thomas Spence series, Mule Halfpence (7), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heads of William Pitt and Charles Fox conjoined (2), spence x edge, 10.67g/2h (DH 795), edge plain, 11.84g/6h (DH 795b), bust of John Horne Tooke (3), spence edge, 10.98g/6h (DH 796), edge grained, 9.80g/6h (DH 796a), edge engrailed, 9.25g/11h (DH 796b), Tree of Liberty (2), edge grained, 9.07g/6h (DH 797), edge plain, 12.22g/5h (DH 797a) [7]. DH 795 very fine, DH 795b and 797a about extremely fine, latter...
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