Auction Catalogue

9 April 1997

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 385

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9 April 1997

Hammer Price:
£100

19th Century: Herefordshire, Ross-on-Wye, Brunsdon (UFS 4460); Kent, Woolwich, G. Browne (3) (UFS 5160 [3]); Lancashire, Manchester, J. Chorlton, Falkner Bros (UFS 3210A, 3270); London, D. Barrett, Foley & Shoyer, Piesse & Lubin, I.E. Sparrow (4, two types) (UFS 2340, 2530, 2750, 2850 [3], 2890); Norfolk, Norwich, R. Alden, 1847 (2, wide and narrow date), J. Barnard, 1852, H. Chamberlin Sons & Co, 1847, T. Wilson & Son, 1839 (6, two varieties); [Great] Yarmouth, R. Bumpstead, S. Lessy (2) (UFS 3900 [2, different dies], 3920, 3940, 4050 [6 – small date 4, large date 2], 5250, 5260 variant [2]); Northamptonshire, Northampton, Gent & Co, 1850 (2) (UFS 3870 [2]); Staffordshire, Darlaston, J. Huskins; Newcastle-under-Lyme, T. Highfield (UFS 1500, 3760); Warwickshire, Birmingham, J. Gargory (2, different dies, one on gilt flan), S. King, 1838, J. Mappin (UFS 400 [2, different], 660, 710); Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, North of Scotland Equitable Loan Co (UFS 6990). [35]. A few fine but the majority very fine, some better, the Gargory pieces both with small piercings as usually found, UFS 710 and 4460 both rare (£80-100)

The reverse die of UFS 710 in this lot has the narrow lettering, as Bell, UF, p.134, no.42, and not the wide lettering as illustrated in UFS, pl.4.

There was no specimen of UFS 710 in the Bell collection.