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Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Pennies (20), 1784, 24.78g/6h (DH 141), 1788 (19), long-topped p, curved 1 and 7 in date, single acorns (6), 19 in wreath (3), 25.47g/6h (DH 142), 26.50g/6h (DH 143), 23.11g/6h (DH 144), 18 in wreath (3), 23.27g/12h (DH 145), 25.39g/6h (DH 146), 24.45g/12h (DH 147), double acorns (13), 3 at tie, 22 in wreath, 25.00g/7h (DH 148), 4 at tie, 23 in wreath, 24.49g/12h (DH 149), 22 in wreath (6), 25.82g/12h (DH 150), 22.17g/6h (DH 151), 25.34g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £430
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Pennies, 1788 (8), long-topped p, straight 1 and 7 in date, single acorns (6), 19 in wreath (3), 23.23g/6h (DH 161), 23.99g/6h (DH 162, this piece illustrated), 24.23g/12h (DH 164), 17 in wreath, 25.69g/6h (DH 163), 27 in wreath (2), 24.03g/6h (DH 165), 22.93g/6h (DH 165a), double acorns (2), 24 in wreath, 26.64g/6h (DH 166, this piece illustrated), 23 in wreath, 22.19g/12h (DH 167, this piece illustrated); Westwood’s Penny imitating the Parys...
Hammer Price: £340
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Pennies (8), 1788 (3), short-topped p, 24 acorns in wreath (2), 22.22g/12h (DH 245), 21.95g/6h (DH 246, this piece illustrated), 19 acorns in wreath, 23.59g/12h (DH 247), 1789 (2), 25.15g/6h (DH 248), 24.31g/6h (DH 249), 1790 (3), 24.32g/12h (DH 253), 25.33g/6h (DH 254), 17.27g/6h (DH 254a) [8]. DH 254 extremely fine for issue, others generally fine to very fine, DH 249 better, mostly rare, especially DH 246, 247 and 254a £120-150
Hammer Price: £220
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Halfpence (14), 1788 (7), anglesey edges (5), 12.49g/12h (DH 337, this piece illustrated), 11.86g/6h (DH 338), 10.14g/6h (DH 338a), 12.26g/12h (DH 347), 12.20g/12h (DH 348), lancaster edges (2), 7.23g/5h (DH 298a), 9.90g/6h (DH 338b); 1789 (7), anglesey edges (2), 12.01g/12h (DH 357), 12.32g/11h (DH 374), birmingham edge, 9.69g/12h (DH 376), dublin edge, 6.72g/6h (DH 377a, this piece illustrated as 377, edge is payable at dublin cork or belfast),...
Hammer Price: £280
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1788, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 25 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 12.40g/12h (DH 310). Brilliant mint state, full original colour, exceptional condition for an imitation £70-90
Hammer Price: £260
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Halfpence (10), 1791 (5), anglesey edge, 9.33g/12h (DH 397, this piece illustrated), london edges (2), 9.78g/6h (DH 394), 8.54g/6h (DH 410), edge engrailed, 11.37g/6h (DH 410a), edge plain, 6.96g/6h (DH 410b), 1794 (5), anglesey edge, 12.47g/6h (DH 416), birmingham edge, 9.93g/6h (DH 415, this piece illustrated), edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 11.42g/6h (DH 416, edge unlisted), edge plain (2), 8.31g/6h (DH 415a), 6.84g/6h (DH 416a) [10]. DH...
Hammer Price: £110
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation ‘Paris Miners’ Halfpence, 1791 (17), 26 acorns in wreath (2), birmingham edge, 10.14g/6h (DH 436), cronebane edge, 10.07g/6h (DH 436a); 25 acorns in wreath, birmingham edge, 10.52g/6h (DH 442); 24 acorns in wreath (9), birmingham edge, 10.13g/6h (DH 438), cronebane edge, 11.37g/6h (DH 438a), dennis edge, 8.85g/6h (DH 438e), dublin edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 438h), lancaster edges (2), 9.06g/6h (DH 438b), 10.76g/6h (DH 438c), london edge, 9.02g/6h (DH...
Hammer Price: £310
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation ‘Promissory’ Halfpence (13), 1791 (2), 25 acorns in wreath, anglesea edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 446), birmingham edge, 9.42g/6h (DH 446a); 1793 (10), pm co types (6), 31 acorns in wreath, london edges (2), 10.51g/6h (DH 448), 9.47g/6h (DH 448a), edge engrailed, 10.54g/6h (DH 448b), 24 acorns in wreath, anglesea edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 447), london edge, 9.50g/6h (DH 447a), edge grained, 10.30g/6h (DH 447b), rm co types (4), 31 acorns in wreath, 9.76g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £160
Anglesey, Amlwch, Lutwyche’s mule Penny, pm co cypher, dated 1788, rev. bust of Earl Stanhope left, edge we promise to pay the bearer one penny, 19.89g/12h (DH 262). About extremely fine and patinated, of the highest rarity £300-500
Hammer Price: £650
Anglesey, Amlwch, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (16), revs. woolpack, 10.11g/12h (DH 427); Irish Mine Co shield (2), anglesey edge, 10.23g/12h (DH 428), london edge, 8.23g/12h (DH 428a); seated Britannia, 7.86g/12h (DH 429); seated Vulcan (3), anglesey edge, 7.71g/6h (DH 430), asylum edge, 8.26g/6h (DH 430a), edge plain, 8.10g/6h (DH 430b); female leaning on anchor, 6.15g/6h (DH 431); bust of Prince of Wales, 6.55g/12h (DH 432, this piece illustrated); ‘Cambridge’ druid (4), horton edge,...
Hammer Price: £410
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 20 acorns, signed w, rev. ornate pm co cypher, edge plain [rough], 27.79g/6h (DH 256). Virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £380
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cap of Liberty on pole within wreath, sheffield constitutional society, edge plain [rounded], 27.29g/6h (DH 259). Striking crack, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £780
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. lion rampant with arms, revolution penny, edge plain [rough], 28.18g/6h (DH 260). Extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £420
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same rev. die as Lot 1015, rev. oval shield and flag, unite & be free 1792, etc, edge plain [rounded], 27.48g/6h (DH 264). Flaw by 17 of date, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour and reflective surfaces, extremely rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £920
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of William III right, 1688 below, edge plain [rounded], 23.73g/6h (DH 265). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, very rare £250-300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Williams druid, revs. pm co cypher, 10.54g/6h (DH 419), wheatsheaf, 10.22g/6h (DH 420), arms of London, 12.31g/6h (DH 421) [3]. DH 420 very fine and lacquered, others extremely fine with original colour and reflective fields £100-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. arms of Guildford, 10.21g/6h (DH 422), anchor and cap of Liberty, 10.56g/6h (DH 423) [2]. Extremely fine, second with considerable original colour £100-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Hancock druid, revs. t spence bookseller, etc, 10.17g/6h (DH 424), boys at turnstile, 10.54g/6h (DH 425), Pandora’s breeches, 10.68g/6h (DH 426) [3]. Extremely fine, first patinated, others with original colour, last with attractive surfaces £100-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s Farthing, 1788, 4.52g/6h (DH 452); mule Farthings (2), druid’s head, revs. Hibernia seated, 3.90g/6h (DH 458), man hanging, 3.73g/8h (DH 459) [3]. Extremely fine and patinated, but last with spot in obverse field £150-200
Hammer Price: £500
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), pm co cypher, revs. bust of Robert Orchard, 3.63g/6h (DH 462), men at forge, 3.83g/12h (DH 463) [2]. Extremely fine, first with some brilliance and reflective fields £100-150
Hammer Price: £300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 4.37g/8h (DH 464), may the knave, etc, 4.43g/6h (DH 465) [2]. Extremely fine, first with original colour, second with reflective fields and dark patina £100-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. open book, 4.11g/6h (DH 466), man hanging, 3.69g/6h (DH 467) [2]. First extremely fine with reflective patina but with a small striking crack, second very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £470
Anglesey, Amlwch, Taylor’s mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 22 acorns, rev. helmeted head of Athena left, edge plain, 18.28g/12h (DH 265 bis). Virtually as struck, obverse patinated, reverse with vestiges of original colour, of the highest rarity £1,000-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,500
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s copy of Milton’s Pattern Penny, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 9 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge ++, 19.26g/6h (DH 3). Light spotting and areas of discolouration, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-250
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny after J. Milton, in copper, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 12 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, reads halfpenny, edge + [edw] · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 11.55g/6h (DH 266, small flan). Usual die flaw on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective fields, very rare £150-200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny after J. Milton, in copper, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, reads one halfpenny, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 12.43g/6h (DH 267). Virtually as struck but lacquered, reflective fields, rare £120-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1788, 5.80g/12h (DH 453), 5.55g/12h (DH 454), 1791, 16 acorns, 4.42g/6h (DH 456); Uncertain manufacturer, Farthing, 1793, for general circulation, 3.86g/6h (DH 457) [4]. Extremely fine, DH 457 an early striking from the unflawed dies and patinated, others with much original colour, particularly DH 453 £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Anglesey, Amlwch, uncertain manufacturer, mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 21 acorns, rev. from a Halfpenny-sized die, pm co cypher, success to the anglesey miners, edge grained, 16.03g/3h (DH 257, this piece illustrated). Usual flaws on reverse, minor scratch behind head, otherwise virtually as made and with reflective patina, of the highest rarity, very few specimens known £400-600
Hammer Price: £850
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, 1792, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, iohn morgans iron works and date around, caermarthen below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.68g (DH 1; Dykes, 2011, p.168, 150b, this piece). Usual flaw through iron, extremely fine and patinated, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £580
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (3), brickwork in archway, 12.75g/6h (DH 5), no brickwork in archway (2), 12.24g/6h (DH 6), 11.70g/6h (DH 7) [3]. DH 6 fine and edge knocked but rare, others very fine, last better £50-70
Hammer Price: £95
Carnarvonshire, Bangor, Seth Roberts, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, crowned harp dividing rd, v below, all within ornamented circle, rev. sth r cypher, 4 below, all in wreath, edge grained, 9.20g/12h (DH 1). Virtually as struck with original colour and reflective surfaces, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,050
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), three leaves on edge, 10.45g/12h (DH 3a), four leaves on edge, 9.25g/12h (DH 3b); Swansea, John Voss, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.06g/6h (DH 4) [3]. DH 3b fine, others about extremely fine, last with irregular tone £60-80
Monmouthshire, Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, monmouth edge, 9.79g/12h (DH 1); Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, monmouth edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 3) [2]. First with characteristic weakness in centre of reverse, otherwise both about extremely fine with original colour £60-80
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above and below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.98g/6h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on lower reverse, otherwise about very fine, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £250
Pembrokeshire, St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, bust right, rev. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edge plain, 3.53g/12h (DH 1). Fine to very fine, patinated £10-15
Hammer Price: £20
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1793 (14), cambridge edge, 10.36g/12h (DH 2); current every where edge, 9.67g/6h (DH 1d); hull edges (2), 10.61g/12h (DH 1a), 10.07g/6h (DH 3); iohn fincham edge, 10.24g/6h (DH 3a); liverpool edge, 10.39g/6h (DH 2b); london edges (4), 8.60g/12h (DH 1b), 9.06g/6h (DH 2c), 10.27g/12h (DH 3b), 10.26g/12h (DH 4a); willey snedshill edge, 9.36g/12h (DH 1c); engrailed edges (2), 9.76g/12h (DH 1e), 9.45g/6h (DH 4b); edge plain,...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (11), 1793 (10), anglesea edge, 9.76g/6h (DH 11), bedworth edge, 9.96g/6h (DH 8a), london edges (5), 10.03g/12h (DH 6), 8.97g/12h (DH 6a), 10.82g/6h (DH 8), 9.38g/6h (DH 9), 9.95g/6h (DH 10), edge engrailed, 10.28g/6h (DH 7), edge grained, 9.30g/12h (DH 6b), edge plain, 9.26g/6h (DH 8b); 1794, 8.94g/6h (DH 12; Bell, ST p.53, this piece illustrated); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia seated, 9.16g/6h (DH 13) [12]. DH...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (10), undated, 2.84g/6h (DH 14); 1793 (6), 4.88g/6h (DH 15), 4.57g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.67g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.85g/6h (DH 17), 3.27g/6h (DH 18), 3.70g/6h (DH 19); 1794 (2), 4.32g/5h (DH 20), 2.61g/12h (DH 21); 1795, 3.26g/6h (DH 22, small flan) [10]. DH 14 poorly struck as usual, about fine, DH 15, 20 and 21 fine, others very fine and better £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1794, struck on a small Halfpenny-sized planchet, bust right, rev. Prince of Wales’ crest in shield, edge plain, 27mm, 7.84g/6h (DH 13 bis, this piece). A mint sport; part flat and die flaw on reverse, about fine, dark patina, UNIQUE £100-200
North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (11), undated (2), 2.80g/12h (DH 23), 3.05g/12h (DH 23a); 1793 (9), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), 3.95g/12h (DH 25), 3.99g/5h (DH 26), 4.21g/6h (DH 26a, large flan), 4.43g/6h (DH 27), 3.50g/12h (DH 27a), 3.49g/12h (DH 29), 3.21g/12h (DH 30), 3.30g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs. Britannia (2), 2.37g/6h (DH 32), 1.82g/6h (DH 33), bee-hive and bees, 3.32g/6h (DH 34), cornucopia and olive branch, 4.05g/6h (DH 35) [15]. DH...
Hammer Price: £210
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