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MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, John Pollands, Farthing, 3.04g/9h (DH 114; W 7230); James Reith, Farthing, 2.71g/6h (DH 115); James Reynolds, Farthing, 3.64g/6h (DH 116; W 7243, no traces of undertype); H[enry] R[ingan] ?, lead Farthing, 7.96g/12h (DH p.454, no.9, this piece illustrated; Powell, TCSB 12, pp.421-2); Alexander Robb, Farthing, 2.38g/6h (DH 117); Thomas Rodgers, Farthing, 2.24g/6h (DH 118); Alexander Russell, Farthings (2), 1.93g/6h (DH 119), 2.71g/6h (DH 119 bis) [8]. Fine and better,...
Hammer Price: £260
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Robert Sanderson & Co, brass Halfpenny, crowned rose and thistle, rev. sells all kinds, etc, edge plain, 5.75g/12h (DH 53). Scratches on obverse, otherwise very fine, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £340
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Robert Sanderson & Co, brass Halfpenny, eagle preying on snake, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 6.19g/12h (DH 54). Light traces of lacquer on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with reflective fields, attractive, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £420
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Michael Scott, Farthing, 3.20g/5h (DH 120; W 7247); Scuogall & Drysdale, Farthings (2), error reading scougall, 2.76g/1h (DH 121 bis; cf. W 7249 but Batty correct), correction reading scuogall, 3.26g/10h (DH 121; W 7249); William Shaw, lead Farthing, 5.72g/12h (DH 187; Powell, TCSB 12, p.395) [4]. Fine, all except third very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £280
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, David Sinclair, Farthing, 2.40g/6h (DH 122; W 7251); John Steele, Farthing, 2.57g/6h (DH 123; W 7253); Steuart, Farthing, 2.72g/6h (DH 124); D. Swanston, Farthing, 2.20g/6h (DH 125) [4]. DH 125 good fine and rare, others very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £240
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Thomson, brass Farthings (5), 2.94g/6h (DH 128), 2.87g/6h (DH 128 bis), 3.34g/6h (DH 129), 2.59g/6h (DH 130), 2.37g/6h (DH 131) [5]. DH 128 fair, DH 128 bis excavated, DH 131 very fine, others fine and better; all the known variants of the issuer £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Peter Thomson, Farthing, 2.63g/6h (DH 132; W 7259); Walker, Blackie & Co, Farthing, 2.63g/6h (DH 134; W 7263); A.J. & M. Walker, Farthing, 2.77g/6h (DH 133; W 7266); John Watt, Farthing, 2.45g/6h (DH 144); David Wemyss, Farthing, 2.29g/5h (DH 135; W 7270); James Williamson, Farthing, 2.36g/6h (DH 136; W 7272); James Winton, Farthing, 2.56g/12h (DH 137; W 7274) [7]. DH 136 good very fine, others fine to very fine, some rare £70-£90
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, James Wright Jr, Halfpence, 1796 (2), Register Office, revs. Britannia seated left, 11.10g/6h, 10.83g/6h (both DH 52) [2]. Early and late stages of the obverse die flaw, former good very fine, latter extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1790, 5.77g/12h (DH 62), 1791, 5.82g/12h (DH 63), 1792, 5.52g/12h (DH 64) [3]. Extremely fine, last better and with diffused original colour, an attractive group £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, issuers uncertain, Halfpence, 1796 (4), 7.50g/6h (DH 1), 9.23g/12h (DH 2), 9.04g/6h (DH 3), 9.50g/12h (DH 4), Farthing, 1795, 2.69g/6h (DH 72) [5]. DH 2 good fine, others very fine and better, DH 4 rare £70-£90
Hammer Price: £90
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, tower within ornamented oval, rev. buck’s head crest, edge plain, 9.73g/6h (DH 5). Good very fine but reverse with metal flaws, brown patina, very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £100
MIDLOTHIAN, Fisherrow [Musselburgh], William Watt, Farthing, legend both sides, edge plain, 2.03g/6h (DH 146; W 7276). Centres weak, otherwise about very fine, rare; the only token for the village £30-£40
Hammer Price: £60
MIDLOTHIAN, Leith, William Christie, Farthing, 1819, 3.39g/6h (DH p.439, no.1); George Fyfe, lead Farthing, 7.50g/12h (DH 208; Powell, TCSB 12, p.418); David Grieve, Farthing, 2.51g/5h (DH 147; W 7508); George Lillie, lead Farthing, 4.68g/12h (DH 209; Powell, TCSB 12, p.418); Victual Co, Farthing, 2.43g/6h (DH 148); John White, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 9.53g/6h (DH 58), 8.61g/6h (DH 59); issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 8.81g/6h (DH 60), 8.98g/7h (DH 61) [9]. DH 59 good very fine, DH 208...
Hammer Price: £200
MIDLOTHIAN, Portobello, Alexander Grieve, Farthing, 2.83g/6h (DH 149); T. Morton, Farthing, 2.44g/4h (DH 150) [2]. First about very fine, second good fine and extremely rare £80-£100
PERTHSHIRE, Deanston, Adelphi Cotton Works, a George III imitation Halfpenny, 1775, obv. countermarked adelphi cotton work around a woolsack, 7.98g (Scott 77.1c; Hodge, SNC June 2002, pp.110-12, December 2009, p.210; D 91). Coin worn, countermark about fine £90-£120
PERTHSHIRE, Deanston, Deanston Cotton Mill, a George III imitation Halfpenny, date indeterminate, obv. countermarked deanston cotton mill, 7.61g (Scott 77.2; D 94). Coin worn, countermark fine £100-£150
PERTHSHIRE, Doune, John Mitchell, an ANGUS, Dundee, Alexander Molison, Halfpenny, 1795 (DH 10), rev. countermarked · i · mitch[el · h ·] down, 10.82g (Scott, SNC May 1980, 77.5, this piece listed; D 135). Coin mediocre, countermark fine but not fully applied, extremely rare £200-£300
PERTHSHIRE, Doune, Isabella Somervill, a MIDLOTHIAN, Leith, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1797 (DH 60-1), obv. countermarked [payable at] mrs sommervills [ · down · ], 8.19g (Scott, SNC May 1980, 77.6a; D 120). Coin and countermark mediocre, very rare £80-£100
PERTHSHIRE, Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence (3), 1797, 10.24g/12h (DH 1), undated (2), 10.64g/6h (DH 2), 9.25g/6h (DH 3); Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, 4.23g/6h (DH 11) [4]. DH 1 extremely fine with much original colour, DH 2 good fine, others good very fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £150
PERTHSHIRE, Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), St John’s Church, revs. watermill and trees, 9.28g/6h (DH 4), restrike, 11.03g/6h (DH 4a) [2]. Extremely fine and better, first bronzed, second with original colour £150-£200
PERTHSHIRE, Perth, John Ferrier, uniface restruck impression of the obv. die for Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, on a light copper planchet, vessels at quay-side, Monk’s Tower at right, edge plain, 27mm, 5.94g (DH 11 bis, but not noted in this metal). Die extensively rusted (as with the two silver specimens known), otherwise about extremely fine and as made, of the highest rarity £200-£400
Hammer Price: £700
PERTHSHIRE, Perth, Patrick Maxwell, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 8.50g/6h (DH 5), 9.35g/6h (DH 7), 8.84g/6h (DH 8), 8.91g/6h (DH 9); David Peter, Halfpenny, 1797, 10.63g/6h (DH 10) [5]. DH 10 extremely fine, others about very fine and better £70-£90
Hammer Price: £80
RENFREWSHIRE, Greenock, Kally’s Tea Shop, Farthing, anchor, rev. tree, edge plain, 3.05g/4h (DH 3). Turned in the die, otherwise fine, extremely rare; very few specimens known £100-£150
Hammer Price: £320
RENFREWSHIRE, Greenock, Malcolm McFarlan, Farthing, 2.47g/6h (DH Lothian 97; W 7488); Paisley, Jervis Coats & Son, Farthings (2), 2.15g/6h (DH 4; W 7525), 2.57g/6h (DH 5; W 7526), Peter Taylor, Farthing, 2.26g/12h (DH 6) [4]. DH 97 fine but flan damaged, extremely rare, others about very fine £70-£90
RENFREWSHIRE, Paisley, Robert Boog Jr, Kempson’s Penny, Abbey Church, rev. interior of the Abbey Church,, edge plain, 22.39g/6h (DH 2). About extremely fine and bronzed, rare £120-£150
ROXBURGHSHIRE, Jedburgh, John Reid, Farthing, legend both sides, edge grained, 2.25g/6h (DH 1). Surface damage on reverse, otherwise about very fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £95
WEST LOTHIAN, Bathgate, James Ferguson, Farthing, 2.25g/6h (DH ‘Linlithgowshire’ 2; W 7012); John Finlay, Farthing, 2.75g/12h (DH 1; W 7014); Linlithgow, Thomas Brown, Farthing, 2.40g/5h (DH 3; W 7516); Thomas Glen, Farthing, 2.28g/6h (DH 4; W 7518); Stephen Mitchell & Son, Farthing, 2.98g/6h (DH 5; W 7520) [5]. Generally fine or better, some very rare, an excellent and complete county group £150-£200
Hammer Price: £460
Not Local: Grocer series, Farthings (8), early types (6), 2.74g/6h (DH 3), 2.99g/12h (DH 4), 2.44g/7h (DH 5), 2.68g/6h (DH 6), 2.55g/11h (DH 7), 3.81g/12h (DH 8); later [19th century] types (2), 3.33g/6h (DH 1; W p.244), Kirkwood’s, 3.23g/12h (DH 2; W 7544) [8]. DH 4 extremely fine with original colour, DH 7 fine, others generally very fine or better, a good and complete group £70-£90
ABERDEENSHIRE, Aberdeen, A. & J. Duncan (W 6940), Fraser & Laidlaw (W 6950), Angus Fraser (W 6960), James Gordon (W 6970), William Gray (W 6980), North of Scotland Equitable Loan Co (W 6990); ANGUS, Dundee, Richard Miller (W 7050); CLACKMANNANSHIRE, Tillicoultry, Tillicoultry Co-operative (2, different – both W 7540, but edges grained and plain); FIFESHIRE, Kirkcaldy, Peter Henderson, 1838 (W 7500); STIRLINGSHIRE, Drymen, Angus McMillan, 1828 (W 7025); Not Local, Farthing, 1838 (W 7542)...
AYRSHIRE, Ayr, John McKinnon (W 7000), John Thomson, 1869 (W 7010 [not seen], recté 1869); DUMFRIES-SHIRE, Dumfries, Thomas Dickie & Co (W 7030); RENFREWSHIRE, Greenock, Robertson & Co, 1825 (W 7490) [4]. First fine, second about very fine but pierced, this extremely rare, other better £70-£90
LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Arnott, Cannock & Co (W 7284); Campbell’s Dairies (W 7287); Alex Ferguson & Co (W 7310); Glasgow Equitable Loan Co (W 7318); W. & A. Linton (W 7320); David Millar (2 – both W 7340); Peter Paisley (W 7360); John Knox Stuart (5 – W 7390, 7400, 7410, 7420, 7430); George Thornhill (W 7440); Richard Wathew (2 – W 7460, 7470); John Whyte (W 7480); James Wylie (W 7485); Retailers’ (2), 1828, 1830 (W 7370, 7380); anonymous (W 7450) [21]. Generally about very fine but...
Hammer Price: £120
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Benjamin Campbell (W 7060), Caverhill & Co (W 7070), Alexander Edie, 1838 (W 7100), William Heron, 1838 (W 7140), Knox, Samuel & Dickson (W 7160), William Macgill (W 7185), James Middlemass (3 – W 7201, 7205, 7209), George Muir (W 7225), William Weddell (W 7267), Retailers’ (2), 1828, 1830 (W 7240, 7242); Portobello, Peter Higgins (W 7530) [14]. Generally about very fine, some better, particularly W 7267, but W 7205 pierced £80-£100
Communion tokens (19), from St Ninian’s, Markinch, Cowgate, Kirkcaldy, Airdrie, Kinghorn, Leith, Errol, Leslie, Alloa, etc [19]. Generally about very fine, some better £70-£90
Hammer Price: £75
Communion tokens (27), all early issues, from Inverness, Canonby, Callander, Inverkeithing, Cupar, Airdrie, Aberdour, Old Aberdeen, Cromarty, Monkland, Dysart, Paisley, Perth, etc [27]. Many fine £120-£150
Communion tokens (37), from Tain, Monzie, South Leith, Macduff, Turriff, Pencaitland, Wemyss, Northesk, Lhanbryd, Inverness, Ratho, Nairn, Scone, etc [37]. Mostly very fine or better £120-£150
Communion tokens (39), from Portobello, Leith, Catrine, Crail, Sheuchan, Inverness, Kirkcaldy, Kinfauns, Kirriemuir, Dundee, Leslie, Cupar, Burntisland, Forres, etc [39]. Fine to very fine, some better £120-£150
Communion tokens (42), from Cawdor, Cargill, Fossoway & Tullibole, Coldstream, Auchterderran, Inveresk, St Andrews, Dunfermline, Dunkeld, Ardersier, Aberdeen, Caputh, Cruden, Inverallan, etc [42]. Generally about very fine, some better £120-£150
Co-op Society checks (114), from Aberdeen (13), Airdrie, Alloa (3), Alva (2), Auchtermuchty, Clackmannan (5), Cowdenbeath, Dalry (5), Denny & Dunipace, Dundee, Dunfermline (9), East Wemyss (3), Greenock (2), Innerleithen (3), Kilmarnock (3), Kirkcaldy (5), Kirriemuir, Musselburgh & Fisherrow (8), Newburgh (2), Newtonshaw, Paisley (8), Pathhead & Sinclair (10), Penicuik (7), Perth, Selkirk (5), Thurso (3), Tillicoultry, others (9) [114]. All different, generally very fine, some better; an...
Hammer Price: £300
London & Newcastle Tea checks (37), from Aberdeen, Coatbridge, Dingwall (2), Dumbarton, Inverness (2), Kirkcaldy (4), Leith (6), Montrose (3), Paisley (5), Perth (4), Stirling (2), no location (6) [37]. All different, generally about very fine £120-£150
London & Newcastle Tea checks (106), from Aberdeen (11), Alloa, Arbroath (4), Ayr, Coatbridge, Dumbarton (4), Dundee (10), Dunfermline (3), Edinburgh (17), Falkirk (4), Forfar (3), Galashiels, Glasgow (30), Greenock (4), Hawick (3), Irvine (3), Kilmarnock (3), Kirkcaldy (3) [106]. All different, generally fine to very fine £300-£400
Hammer Price: £550
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