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Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Thomson, brass Farthings (3), 3.15g/6h (DH 128), 3.16g/6h (DH 129), 2.30g/6h (DH 131); P. Thomson, Farthing, 2.63g/6h (DH 132); A.J. & M. Walker, Farthing, 2.93g/6h (DH 133) [5]. DH 132 fine, DH 133 extremely fine, others about very fine and better, mostly rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £210
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Walker Blackie & Co, Farthing, 3.23g/6h (DH 134); John Watt, Farthing, 2.12g/6h (DH 144); James Williamson, Farthing, 2.23g/12h (DH 136); James Winton, Farthing, 2.57g/11h (DH 137) [4]. DH 134 in excavated state, DH 144 virtually as struck with rainbow bloom, others about very fine, mostly rare £70-90
Hammer Price: £160
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, D. Wemyss, Farthing, legend both sides, edge plain, 2.56g/5h (BWS 7270; DH 135). Good very fine, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £190
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, James Wright Jr, Halfpenny, 1796, Register Office, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 10.94g/6h (DH 52). Usual die flaws, minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck £80-100
Hammer Price: £95
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, ‘John Wright’, brass Halfpenny, ram, rev. sells all sorts, etc, edge plain, 5.89g/6h (DH 57). Good very fine, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £220
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1790, 5.40g/12h (DH 62), 1791, 5.57g/12h (DH 63), 5.63g/12h (DH 64) [3]. Extremely fine and better, second patinated, others with considerable original colour, an attractive group £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, issuers uncertain, Halfpence, 1796 (4), 7.06g/6h (DH 1), 7.66g/12h (DH 2), 9.22g/6h (DH 3), 9.48g/12h (DH 4), Farthings, 1795 (2), edge grained, 5.80g/5h (DH 72a), edge plain, 2.71g/6h (DH 72) [6]. DH 72 extremely fine but lacquered, DH 72a good fine but edge knocked, others better than very fine and patinated but DH 4 lacquered and reverse partially discoloured £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, tower within ornamented oval, rev. buck’s head crest, edge plain, 9.84g/6h (DH 5). Very fine, brown patina, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £290
Lothian (Midlothian), Leith, David Grieve, Farthing, 2.54g/5h (DH 147), John White, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 8.37g/6h (DH 58), 8.57g/6h (DH 59), issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 8.64g/6h (DH 60, edge obliterated), 8.89g/7h (DH 61); Musselburgh (Fisherrow), W. Watt, Farthing, 2.12g/6h (DH 146); Portobello, Alexander Grieve, Farthing, 2.66g/6h (DH 149) [7]. DH 60 fair, DH 146 and 147 fine, others very fine or better £100-150
Perthshire, Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence (3), 1797, fishing boat type, 10.26g/12h (DH 1), undated (2), 10.23g/6h (DH 2), 10.35g/6h (DH 3); Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, 3.88g/6h (DH 11) [4]. Extremely fine, first with dark patina, others with surfaces artificially treated £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Perthshire, Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), St John’s Church, revs. watermill and trees, ferrier edge, 9.14g/6h (DH 4), edge plain [restrike], 10.39g/6h (DH 4a) [2]. First brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, second with usual rim flaws, about extremely fine £90-120
Perthshire, Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s restrike Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.49g/6h (DH 4a). Usual rim flaws, some hairlining, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, olive tone £150-200
Hammer Price: £310
Perthshire, Perth, John Ferrier, uniface restruck impression of the obv. die for Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, in silver, vessels at quay-side, Monk’s Tower at right, edge plain, 27mm, 7.29g (DH 11 bis). Die extensively rusted, otherwise as made with light grey tone, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other known [Brodie 215] £400-600
Hammer Price: £1,150
Perthshire, Perth, Patrick Maxwell, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 8.81g/6h (DH 5), 9.07g/6h (DH 7), 9.06g/6h (DH 8), 8.89g/6h (DH 9); David Peter, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.77g/6h (DH 10) [5]. DH 7 fine and very rare, DH 5 extremely fine, others nearly so £100-150
Renfrewshire, Paisley, Robert Boog Jr, Kempson’s Penny, 1798, bishop standing, holding pastoral staff and flanked by two shields, rev. interior of the Abbey Church, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (DH 1). Small rim flaw on reverse at 9 o’clock, virtually as struck, light brown patina, extremely rare; the most charismatic Scottish token in the 18th century series £1,500-2,500
Hammer Price: £5,800
Renfrewshire, Paisley, Robert Boog Jr, Kempson’s Penny, Abbey Church, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 22.62g/6h (DH 2). Minor surface mark in upper reverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £380
Renfrewshire, Paisley, Jervis Coats & Son, Farthings (2), 2.27g/6h (DH 4), 2.86g/6h (DH 5); Peter Taylor, Farthing, 2.17g/6h (DH 6) [3]. Fine to very fine, but first lacquered £40-50
Hammer Price: £60
Roxburghshire, Jedburgh, John Reid, Farthing, legend both sides, edge grained, 2.10g/6h (DH 1). Pierced, otherwise about very fine, rare £30-50
Hammer Price: £40
West Lothian, Linlithgow, Thomas Brown, Farthing, 2.58g/12h (DH 3); Thomas Glen, Farthing, 2.99g/6h (DH 4); Stephen Mitchell & Son, Farthing, 2.47g/6h (DH 5) [3]. DH 3 very fine and patinated, very rare, others about very fine £60-80
Scottish Unlocalised issues, Grocer series, Farthings (6), early types (4), 2.80g/6h (DH 3), 2.67g/12h (DH 4), 2.35g/7h (DH 5), 3.43g/12h (DH 8); later [19th century] types (2), 2.92g/12h (DH 1), Kirkwood’s, 2.94g/12h (DH 2) [6]. DH 5 fine, others generally very fine £30-50
Scottish Unlocalised issues, Lead series, DH, Farthing, initials, rev. oil, edge plain, 5.38g/12h (DH p.454, 7). About very fine, extremely rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £100
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