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Sussex, Brighton, Lutwyche’s mule Brighton Camp Halfpenny, 1794, Prince of Wales’ plumes, rev. sugar-loaf and brandy bottle, talbort fyan, etc, edge brighton camp halfpenny x x x, 9.74g/3h (DH 2 bis, this piece). Very fine; probably the only known specimen of this mint sport £200-300
Hammer Price: £210
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, officer standing, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 10.11g/6h (DH 7). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. heart and hand, edge plain, 8.45g/3h (DH 8). Usual obverse die flaw and planchet defect at edge, otherwise about extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, view of the Bastille, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 9.93g/6h (DH 9). Virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
Sussex, Chichester, John Chaldecott [and Thomas Sharp, of Portsmouth, Hampshire], Halfpence, 1794 (2), stop after philanthropist, 10.30g/12h (DH 19), elongated dot after philanthropist, 10.52g/12h (DH 20); Dally & Son, Halfpence, 1794 (6), dallys chichester edge, 10.22g/6h (DH 15), dallys [chichester] edge, 9.31g/12h (DH 16), willey snedshill edge, 10.74g/6h (DH 15a), richard bacon edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 15c), edges plain (2), 10.18g/16h (DH 15b), 10.33g/6h (DH 16a); Kempson’s mule Halfpence...
Hammer Price: £220
Sussex, Chichester, Dally & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, bust of Elizabeth I three-quarters right, rev. Chichester Cross, edge payable at south shields and london, 10.86g/6h (DH 15d). Good very fine, attractive surfaces, of the highest rarity £100-150
Hammer Price: £75
Sussex, Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, sea bathing edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John Boorman, Halfpence, 1795 (2), boorman edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 22), lancaster edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 22a); Frant, George Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, frant edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 23); Hastings, James Tebay, Halfpence, 1794 (2), tebays edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 25), edge plain, 8.64g/6h (DH 26) [6]. DH 25 extremely fine, DH 22a nearly so and with attractive patina, very rare, others very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £180
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1791, bust of George III right, rev. anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.01g/9h (DH 27). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £90-120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1791, from the same dies as previous, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.61g/6h (DH 27a). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £85
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. view of a street, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.69g/7h (DH 28). About very fine, very rare £50-70
Hammer Price: £80
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, edge grained, 9.76g/5h (DH 29). Extremely fine and very rare £90-120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.73g/12h (DH 29a). Extremely fine and very rare £100-150
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of Earl Howe left, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.66g/6h (DH 30). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, anchor and cable, rev. view of St Paul’s Covent Garden in ruins, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.36g/6h (DH 31). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Sussex, Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. jom cypher, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.54g/1h (DH 32). About extremely fine and patinated, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £95
Sussex, Northiam, John Foller, Halfpence, 1794 (2), foller edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 34), payable by james tebays hastings +++++ edge, 9.51g/6h (DH 34, edge unlisted), Elias Gilbert, Halfpenny, 1794, gilberts edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 35); Winchelsea, Richard Maplesden, Halfpence, 1794 (2), lancaster edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 40a), maplesdens edge, 9.44g/6h (DH 41) [5]. First two very fine, obverse of second dirty but extremely rare, others about extremely fine and better, all with original colour, particularly...
Hammer Price: £310
Sussex, Rye, G. Bennett, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, sugar loaves, chest and scales, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.45g/7h (DH 36). Virtually as struck with attractive glossy surfaces, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
Sussex, Rye, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, gb cypher, rev. bust of Earl Howe left, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.64g/6h (DH 38). Striking crack, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Allin, Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge grained, 10.60g/12h (DH 62), edge plain, 10.29g/12h (DH 62, edge unlisted); Henry Biggs, Halfpence (4), 1792 with bust of Elliot (2), biggs edge, 11.46g/6h (DH 70), edge plain, 8.90g/6h (DH 70a), with bust of Samuel Johnson (2), biggs edge, 11.41g/6h (DH 71; Bell, CC p.193, this piece), w. hampton edge, 11.21g/6h (DH 71a); James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, edge plain, 10.59g/6h (DH 120) [7]. DH 120 extremely fine, reverse...
Hammer Price: £90
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished obv. for his Halfpenny [1797], family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, no hatching, ghb below, birmingham halfpenny, edge plain, 12.19g (DH 65 bis II, this piece). Small surface metal fault in field, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,450
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished obv. for his Halfpenny [1797], in white metal, from the same impression as previous but with hatching added to the shield, edge plain, 11.17g (DH 65 bis III, this piece). Extremely fine and practically as struck, of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,250
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, trial of the unfinished rev. for his Halfpenny, 1797, in white metal, figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 10.81g (DH 66 bis II, this piece). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,750
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, shield with hatching, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 13.30g/12h (DH 67a). Light traces of handling, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £260
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 10.50g/12h (DH 67b). Surface marks on obverse, flecking on reverse and some irregularity in the rims on both sides, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £410
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, but reads facta æquato examine librat, edge plain, 15.08g/12h (DH 68). Virtually as struck, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of William Pitt left, rev. penny token for exchange around bee-hive and bees, the work of john gregory hancock aged nine years below, edge by george barker birmingham x x, 24.47g/12h (DH 17). Weakly struck in centre due to insufficient striking pressure, usual small die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with brown patina, extremely rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £520
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 20.86g/12h (DH 17a). Some light flan flecking on obverse and usual small die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck, extremely rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £720
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, diva britanniæ fautrix artium around, rev. the work of iohn gregory hancock aged nine years above date, utile dulci above, for exchange below, edge by george barker birmingham mdccc, 36.56g/12h (DH 19). Uneven patina on obverse and some spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £400
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms in shield, rev. gb cypher, edge plain, 17.62g/6h (DH 64a). Virtually as struck and bronzed, most attractive, very rare £150-200
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1799, head of Mercury left, rev. remains of a pyramid and fallen statue, three hands couped at the wrists above, edge payable by george barker + +, 15.27g/12h (DH 69). Extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £470
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1799, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.17g/12h (DH 69). Some light tin pest, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £200-300
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence, 1791 (6), all birmingham edges, obv. dies signed w [Whitmore] (3), 13.58g/6h (DH 77), 16.24g/6h (DH 79, silver Proof), 13.79g/6h (DH 80), obv. dies unsigned (3), 13.31g/6h (DH 81), 13.85g/7h (DH 82), 13.26g/7h (DH 83) [6]. DH 80 and 82 extremely fine, DH 81 very fine but harshly lacquered, others in varied state, silver Proof pierced but rare £60-80
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence, 1792 (17), all birmingham edges, 14.00g/6h (DH 84), 12.98g/6h (DH 85), 13.12g/6h (DH 86 bis), 13.73g/6h (DH 87), 14.35g/6h (DH 88), 14.26g/6h (DH 89), 14.78g/6h (DH 90), 14.57g/6h (DH 91), 13.60g/6h (DH 92), 13.70g/6h (DH 93), 12.99g/6h (DH 94), 13.83g/6h (DH 95), 13.66g/6h (DH 96), 14.21g/6h (DH 97), 10.99g/6h (DH 100), 13.66g/6h (DH 102), 13.03g/6h (DH 113) [17]. DH 86 bis and 96 extremely fine, DH 90, 93, 102 and 113...
Hammer Price: £340
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence (25), 1792 (19), anglesey edges (7), 10.60g/6h (DH 103), 9.62g/7h (DH 104a), 9.32g/6h (DH 106), 9.08g/7h (DH 107), 11.08g/6h (DH 108a), 10.47g/6h (DH 110a), 10.51g/6h (DH 111), hull edge, 9.88g/10h (DH 104b), birmingham edges (3), 8.86g/6h (DH 108b), 9.07g/6h (DH 109), 8.94g/7h (DH 110), edges plain (2), 9.53g/6h (DH 108c), 7.62g/2h (DH 112d), london edges (4), 9.15g/6h (DH 109a), 10.47g/6h (DH 111c), 8.63g/6h (DH...
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (15), birmingham redruth edge, 11.28g/6h (DH 73), london edge, 11.47g/6h (DH 73a), cork edge, 8.43g/6h (DH 73d), abel edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 74a), banbury edge, 11.13g/6h (DH 74d), dublin edges (2), 10.17g/6h (DH 74e), 10.13g/6h (DH 75b), northiam edge, 11.03g/6h (DH 74f), lancaster edges (2), 9.57g/6h (DH 74g), 12.21g/6h (DH 75c), clacke edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 74l), edge grained, 9.82g/6h (DH 74m), beccles edge,...
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Clarke, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia crowning bust of George III with laurel wreath, rev. oak tree at left, four ships in background, britanniæ tutamen, edge payable at the house of john clarke bull street, 12.19g/5h (DH 122). From the dies in unflawed state, virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, edge plain, 10.09g/12h (DH 123); issuer uncertain [possibly Joseph Farror], Halfpence, 1791 (4), 12.61g/6h (DH 45; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.), 14.78g/6h (DH 46), 12.59g/6h (DH 47), 11.17g/6h (DH 48); mule Halfpenny, bust of Shakespeare, rev. seated Vulcan, anglesey edge, 11.32g/6h (DH 49; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.) [6]. DH 45 extremely fine with original colour, DH 46 and 123 good very fine, others fine, DH 48 harshly...
Hammer Price: £65
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Freeth, Lutwyche’s Pennies (2), in copper and brass, bust right in hat, revs. britons behold, etc, in wreath, edges manufactured by w lutwyche birmingham, 20.07g/6h, 22.77g/6h (both DH 30) [2]. About extremely fine and better £90-120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Samuel Garbett, Hancock’s so-called uniface trial Halfpenny, bust right, reads garbett., edge plain, 10.81g (DH 127). Minor flan imperfections, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £370
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s Halfpence (2), 1792, legend both sides, obv. die with ornaments, edge plain, 11.53g/6h (DH 128, with flaw), 1793, edge grained, 9.45g/12h (DH 131) [2]. First with usual weakness in centre, otherwise both extremely fine and patinated £100-150
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