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18th Century Tokens, STAFFORDSHIRE, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 35.07g/6h (DH 9). Obverse very fine and from the die in a partially clogged state, reverse extremely fine, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £420
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, mounted yeoman, sword point to o in suffolk, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 11.27g/6h (DH 18). Usual light die flaw behind horseman, spot above horse’s main, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare £300-400
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Bungay, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Bungay Tower, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.53g/6h (DH Middlesex 136). Extremely fine, original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Croydon, Daniel Garraway, Halfpenny, 1797, 7.23g/11h (DH 7); Guildford, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 13.51g/6h (DH 9) [2]. About extremely fine and better £70-90
Hammer Price: £130
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Croydon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Addington Place, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.17g/11h (DH Middlesex 147). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Dulwich, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Dulwich College, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.75g/6h (DH Middlesex 152). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, a few light spots, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £80-100
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Kew, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Kew Palace, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.52g/12h (DH Middlesex 127). Very fine £40-60
Hammer Price: £90
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Lambeth, Prattent’s Penny, standing figure of George Cook, smoking pipe and holding a mug and a keg, rev. man seated on ground gnawing bone, french liberty, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.22g/6h (DH 2). Obverse extremely fine with a little original colour, reverse very fine, extremely rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £1,400
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Lambeth, Prattent’s Penny, [17]96, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 17.83g/6h (DH 2b [struck in collar]). Obverse extremely fine, reverse very fine, extremely rare; only one other noted by the cataloguer in recent commerce [Baldwin 61, 293] £300-500
Hammer Price: £500
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Lambeth, Prattent’s Halfpenny, [17]96, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. sr. g · cook fruiterer greengrocer & oyster merchant stangate lambeth, vegetables around, edge plain, 9.00g/6h (DH 11). Extremely fine with original colour, but some spotting on obverse £80-100
Hammer Price: £180
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Lambeth, Prattent’s Halfpenny, [17]96, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. man seated on ground gnawing bone, edge plain, 9.75g/6h (DH 13). Very fine £50-70
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Lambeth, Skidmore’s Globe series, Pennies (2), Lambeth Palace, revs. globe, edges i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.19g/12h, 23.44g/12h (both DH Middlesex 139) [2]. Extremely fine, first patinated, obverse of second with full original colour but with small spot above far tower, reverse with patch of surface verdigris £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, Wandsworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Lord Stormont’s house, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.12g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour £90-120
18th Century Tokens, SURREY, West Clandon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Clandon Place, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.42g/1h (DH Middlesex 165). Usual die flaw on reverse, extremely fine, obverse with original colour £100-150
18th Century Tokens, 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, 12.66g/6h (DH 122). Both dies with flaws in advanced stages, some surface deposit on upper obverse, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £200-260
Hammer Price: £700
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Penny, 1796, ruins of Cæsar’s Tower, Kenilworth, rev. pk cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 25.87g/12h (DH 6). Extremely fine with original colour and reflective fields £70-90
Hammer Price: £110
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Penny, 1796, 25.94g/12h (DH 20); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 22.19g/12h (DH 25) [2]. Extremely fine, original colour £90-120
Hammer Price: £280
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Charles Pye, Halfpenny, 1797, cp cypher, rev. Moneta seated right holding cornucopia of coins, bee-hive and bees at right, edge plain, 17.20g/12h (DH 223). Reverse edge knock at 3 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare £100-150
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted yeoman riding left, warwickshire yeomanry, etc, rev. fasces and branch above promissory penny token issued by thomas welch second troop 1799, edge armed to preserve our lives property and constitution against foreign and domestic enemies, 25.69g/6h (DH 28). Light spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, of the highest rarity £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Alston’s Halfpenny, 1796, in brass, frontal elevation of the Workhouse, rev. bee-hive and bees, edge plain, 8.69g/12h (DH 63a). Circular halo on reverse caused by the token’s lengthy association with an old coin ticket at some time, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £90-120
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s Two Shillings and Sixpence, 1788 (2), in brass, 19.14g/12h (DH 1), in plated brass, stamped w both sides, 18.99g/12h (DH 1a), One Shilling and Sixpence, edge grained, 8.14g/12h (DH 3) [3]. Very fine £120-150
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, boy with press, rev. three men hanging, edge engrailed, 11.04g/6h (DH 55). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £800
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (13), Barracks, 11.13g/6h (DH 177); Blue School, 11.91g/6h (DH 194); Blue Coat Charity School, 12.17g/6h (DH 197a); Free School, 13.36g/6h (DH 200); General Hospital, 11.38g/12h (DH 181); Hotel, 11.26g/6h (DH 208); Library, 11.95g/6h (DH 184a); Navigation Office, 12.55g/12h (DH 210); New Brassworks, 14.12g/12h (DH 202); New Brewery, 11.33g/6h (DH 205); Soho Manufactory, 13.72g/6h (DH 213); Theatre, 14.04g/12h (DH...
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpence (11), Meeting Paradise Street, 11.91g/12h (DH 167), New Meeting Burnt, 11.47g/6h (DH 164), Old Meeting Destroyed, 14.06g/12h (DH 160), Old Meeting Rebuilt, 13.22g/12h (DH 162), St Bartholomew’s Chapel (2), 11.03g/6h (DH 150), 14.12g/6h (DH 151), St John’s Chapel, 12.85g/12h (DH 153), St Martin’s Church, 11.67g/12h (DH 154), St Mary’s Chapel, 11.22g/12h (DH 156), St Paul’s Chapel, 14.07g/12h...
Hammer Price: £400
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Buildings, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after medallist, Barracks, 9.33g/12h (DH 179); Blue School, 9.40g/12h (DH 196); Blue Coat Charity School, 8.97g/12h (DH 199); Free School, 9.08g/12h (DH 201); General Hospital, 8.77g/12h (DH 182) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Buildings, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after medallist, Hotel, 9.30g/12h (DH 209); Library, 9.07g/12h (DH 185); Navigation Office, 9.64g/12h (DH 211); New Brassworks, 8.90g/12h (DH 204); New Brewery, 9.43g/12h (DH 207) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Buildings, Halfpence (4), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after medallist, Old Cross, 9.01g/12h (DH 190); Soho Manufactory, 9.05g/12h (DH 214); Welch Cross, 8.78g/12h (DH 193); Workhouse, 9.22g/12h (DH 187) [4]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after medallist, Ashted Chapel, 9.05g/12h (DH 149); Meeting Paradise Street, 9.45g/12h (DH 168); New Jerusalem Temple, 8.19g/12h (DH 170); New Meeting Burnt, 9.26g/12h (DH 166); Old Meeting Destroyed, 8.41g/12h (DH 161) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Ottley’s Churches and Chapels, Halfpence (5), in white metal, all from the rev. die with no period after medallist, Old Meeting Rebuilt, 9.29g/12h (DH 163); St Bartholomew’s Chapel, 9.15g/12h (DH 152); St Mary’s Chapel, 8.58g/12h (DH 158); St Paul’s Chapel, 8.59g/12h (DH 173); St Philip’s Church, 8.76g/12h (DH 176) [5]. Some scuffing, but generally very fine, all very rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, John Nickson, Halfpenny, 1799, three-quarter bust of John Hales in cap without tassel, holding book, rev. elevation of the Free School, windows with lattice-work, edge coventry halfpenny payable by john nickson and date, 16.10g/6h (DH 304). About extremely fine, very rare £100-150
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Edmund Percy, Penny, bust of Philemon Holland three-quarters left in ruff, rev. interior of the Free School, edge penny token payable by e.w. percy coventry, 29.42g/12h (DH 41). Extremely fine and bronzed, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £750
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, seated female, cityscape behind, rev. Georgian house with man leaning from upper window, other windows filled in, edge coventry halfpenny payable by thomas sharp, 14.01g/12h (DH 312). Obverse extremely fine, reverse very fine, rare £200-260
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Kempson’s Penny or medal, elevation of St Michael’s Church, rev. interior of the Chancel, edge plain, 26.75g/6h (DH 38a). Usual light die flaw on upper left side of obverse, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £300-400
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (10), Bablake Hospital, 13.25g/6h (DH 282a); Barracks, 13.76g/6h (DH 284); County Hall (2), 13.71g/6h (DH 288), 13.48g/6h (DH 290a); Coventry Cross (2), 13.68g/6h (DH 286), 13.73g/6h (DH 287); Drapers’ Hall, 13.00g/12h (DH 291); Free School, 12.84g/6h (DH 297a); Free School New Front, 13.63g/6h (DH 300); St Mary Hall, 13.49g/6h (DH 295) [10]. DH 287 and 288 very fine, others about extremely fine and better £140-180
Hammer Price: £600
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Kempson’s Churches, Halfpence (5), Cathedral, 13.10g/6h (DH 257), Grey Friars Steeple, 13.76g/6h (DH 259), St John’s, 13.48g/6h (DH 261), Trinity, 13.24g/6h (DH 265), White Friars, 12.58g/6h (DH 267a); Kempson’s Gates, Halfpence (3), Cook Street, 13.41g/6h (DH 269), Mill Lane, 13.01g/6h (DH 274), Spon, 14.49g/6h (DH 277) [8]. Generally about extremely fine, all bronzed £80-100
Hammer Price: £480
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Meriden, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, archer with bow, rev. Prince’s plumes above implements of archery, edge plain, 11.68g/5h (DH 315). An early strike with no reverse die flaw, extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £380
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Newton, John Webb, Halfpenny, 1796, arms, rev. woolpack, edge plain, 14.32g/6h (DH 317). Virtually as struck, full original colour, very rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Stratford-upon-Avon, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, bust of William Shakespeare left, rev. struck in honor and to perpetuate the memory of shakespeare born april 1564 died april 1616, edge grained, 10.87g/8h (DH 320a). Extremely fine, attractive patina £80-100
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Stratford-upon-Avon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, struck in honor and to perpetuate the memory of shakespeare born april 1564 died april 1616, rev. boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.33g/6h (DH 326). Obverse partly discoloured, otherwise about extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £65
18th Century Tokens, WORCESTERSHIRE, Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), distant view of Dudley Castle, revs. shepherd, 10.48g/6h (DH 7), noted advocates, etc, 8.01g/1h (DH 9) [2]. Extremely fine, former with original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £340
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