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Anglesey, Amlwch, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (14), revs. woolpack (3), anglesey edges (2), 10.60g/3h, 10.37g/3h (both DH 427), edge plain, 10.11g/3h (DH 427, edge unlisted); Irish Mine Co shield (2), anglesey edge, 10.19g/12h (DH 428), london edge, 7.87g/12h (DH 428a); seated Britannia (2), 7.89g/12h, 7.62g/12h (both DH 429); seated Vulcan (2), asylum edge, 8.67g/6h (DH 430a), edge plain, 8.11g/6h (DH 430b); bust of Prince of Wales, 6.27g/12h (DH 432); ‘Cambridge’ druid, london and...
Hammer Price: £370
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], 27.66g/6h (DH 256). Two small spots in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain [smooth], 27.84g/6h (DH 256). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £270
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same dies as previous, edge on demand in london liverpool & anglesey, 26.60g/6h (DH 256a). Some verdigris on edge, otherwise about extremely fine and of the highest rarity £250-350
Hammer Price: £290
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. David Rebello’s cypher, edge plain [rounded], 27.47g/6h (DH 258). Virtually as struck with full original colour, extremely rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £780
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain [rounded], 27.37g/6h (DH 258). Obverse about extremely fine and patinated, reverse virtually as struck with full original colour, extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
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). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £490
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. lion rampant with arms, revolution penny, edge plain [rough], 27.94g/6h (DH 260). Extremely fine and patinated, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £330
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, ornate pm co cypher, rev. oval shield and flag, unite & be free 1792, etc, edge plain [rounded], 27.41g/6h (DH 264). About extremely fine with a hint of original colour, extremely rare £300-400
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of William III right, 1688 below, edge plain [rounded], 23.67g/6h (DH 265). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £300-350
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Williams druid, revs. pm co cypher, 10.40g/6h (DH 419), wheatsheaf, 10.21g/6h (DH 420), arms of London, 12.13g/6h (DH 421) [3]. DH 420 good very fine, others extremely fine with considerable original colour, particularly DH 419 £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. pm co cypher, 10.22g/6h (DH 419), arms of London, 9.21g/6h (DH 421), arms of Guildford, 10.22g/6h (DH 422) [3]. Extremely fine, first with original colour, others with pleasing patina but last with spot on obverse £150-200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. arms of Guildford, 9.38g/6h (DH 422); Hancock druid, revs. t spence bookseller, etc, 10.42g/7h (DH 424), boys at turnstile, 10.23g/7h (DH 425) [3]. Extremely fine, first with much original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £230
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (4), Hancock druid, revs. t spence bookseller, etc, 10.02g/6h (DH 424), boys at turnstile (2), 10.60g/5h, 10.15g/5h (both DH 425), Pandora’s breeches, 10.58g/6h (DH 426) [4]. About extremely fine and better, last with much original colour £250-300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s Farthings, 1788 (3), druid’s head encircled by wreath with 26 acorns, revs. pm co cypher, edges plain, 23mm, 4.46g/6h, 22mm, 4.53g/6h, 21mm, 4.49g/6h (all DH 452) [3]. Extremely fine, first struck on a spread flan, others with dark patina £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), druid’s head, revs. Hibernia seated, 3.85g/6h (DH 458), man hanging, 3.87g/8h (DH 459) [2]. Extremely fine, first patinated, second with much original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £410
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (3), pm co cypher, revs. bust of Robert Orchard, 3.76g/6h (DH 462), men at forge, 3.76g/12h (DH 463), Pandora’s breeches, 4.19g/8h (DH 464) [3]. First about extremely fine, others better £250-300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 4.22g/8h (DH 464), may the knave, etc, 4.25g/6h (DH 465), open book, 3.87g/6h (DH 466) [3]. Extremely fine, all with original colour £250-300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. open book, 3.73g/6h (DH 466), man hanging, 3.70g/6h (DH 467) [2]. Better than extremely fine and with attractive reflective surfaces, but first with a small striking crack £250-350
Hammer Price: £520
Anglesey, Amlwch, Taylor’s mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 22 acorns, rev. helmeted head of Athena left, edge plain, 19.18g/12h (DH 265 bis, this piece illustrated). Trifling graze below bust on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with even brown patina, of the highest rarity; perhaps only 3 known £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,300
Anglesey, Amlwch, die trial for Westwood’s copy of Milton’s Pattern Penny, in white metal, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 9 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge ++, 13.44g/6h (DH 3 bis, this piece illustrated). Metal fault by penny on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £500-700
Hammer Price: £820
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s copy of Milton’s Pattern Penny, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge ++, 19.26g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s copy of Milton’s Pattern Penny, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge ++, 19.13g/6h (DH 3). Two grazes in reverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
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 +, 27mm, 12.19g/6h (DH 266, small flan). Usual die flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £250-300
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 +, 12.25g/6h (DH 267). Virtually as struck though a little unevenly toned, rare £150-200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny after J. Milton, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 12.36g/6h (DH 267). Extensive die flaw at upper obverse, about extremely fine, dark patina, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Farthings (4), 1788, 5.54g/12h (DH 453), 1789, 5.49g/12h (DH 454), 1791 (2), 24 acorns, 5.71g/12h (DH 455), 16 acorns, 4.72g/6h (DH 456) [4]. DH 455 very fine and extremely rare, others extremely fine with original colour, an attractive group £250-350
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, 16 acorns, 4.61g/6h (DH 456); uncertain manufacturer, Farthings, 1793 (2), for general circulation, 4.32g/6h, 4.18g/6h (both DH 457) [3]. About extremely fine and better, second with dark patina £100-150
Hammer Price: £150
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 indistinct but with traces of apparent straight-graining, 15.49g/12h (cf. DH 257). Much edge damage, otherwise extremely fine and much as made, a hint of original colour, of the highest rarity £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
Anglesey, [Liverpool], Westwood’s Pennies imitating the Parys Mine series for Samuel Solomon, 1788 [struck 1796] (2), druid’s head encircled by wreath with 24 acorns, revs. pms cypher, edges on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 23.56g/6h, 22.96g/6h (both DH 168) [2]. First virtually as struck and attractively patinated, second about extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Anglesey, [Liverpool], Westwood’s Penny imitating the Parys Mine series for Samuel Solomon, 1788 [struck 1796], from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 23.01g/6h (DH 168a). Virtually as struck, of the highest rarity £150-250
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, 15.02g (DH 1). Usual flaw through iron, a small spot above h in caermarthen, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £440
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, 1792, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, caermarthen iron works and date around, iohn morgan below, edge payable at the warehouse of thomas clarke, 12.38g (DH 2, edge unlisted). A pocket piece, fine, nevertheless a great rarity and perhaps the only known specimen with this edge £300-500
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, altered roofwork, iron works at caermarthen around, halfpenny below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.79g (DH 3). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £450
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, altered roofwork, caermarthen iron works around, halfpenny below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.78g (DH 4). Very fine and very rare £300-500
Hammer Price: £500
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (6), brickwork in archway (3), carmarthen edges (2), 12.20g/6h, 11.94g/6h (both DH 5), edge plain, 11.92g/6h (DH 5a); no brickwork in archway, carmarthen edges (3), 11.53g/6h (DH 6), 13.90g/6h, 13.02g/6h (both DH 7) [6]. Both DH 7s extremely fine, one with much original colour, other patinated, one DH 5 fair to fine, others fine to very fine, DH 5a extremely rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, interior of ironworks, no brickwork, rev. interior of forge, edge payable in london bristol & carmarthen, 12.24g/6h (DH 7). A trifle off-centre, otherwise brilliant mint state, full original colour £150-200
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 10.77g/6h (DH 7, edge unlisted). Some weakness, otherwise about extremely fine, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £250-350
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, 9.63g/12h (DH 1). Spot above 4, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £720
Carnarvonshire, Bangor, Seth Roberts, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 9.47g/12h (DH 1). Reverse off-centre, otherwise very fine and patinated, very rare £300-500
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