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FIFE-SHIRE, Leven, W. & George Meikle, Farthing, 2.81g/7h (DH 12; W 7511); Andrew Webster, Farthing, 2.90g/12h (DH 13; W 7512); John Wishart, Farthing, 3.20g/12h (DH 14) [3]. About very fine and better, all very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £130
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory [Samuel Guppy], First issue, Halfpence (5), all ship with flag at right, 9.24g/12h (W 471), 9.65g/12h (W 471a), 9.44g/12h (W 472), 9.44g/12h (W 473), 6.91g/12h (W 479); Farthing, 3.67g/12h (W 490) [6]. W 490 extremely fine with dark patina, W 479 about very fine and octagonally clipped, unusual, others very fine and patinated £60-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, New Birmingham tokens (6), all 1928, new design, similar, revs. Handsworth Church (3), in bright bronze, bronzed and brass, edges plain, all 31mm, 13.79g/12h, 13.72g/12h, 14.03g/12h; revs. King’s Norton Church (3), in bright bronze, bronzed and brass, edges plain, all 31mm, 14.01g/12h, 14.38g/12h, 13.79g/12h (W 3020; Bell –; cf. DNW T14, 415) [6]. Some with spotting but mostly brilliant, all very rare £150-£200
FIFE-SHIRE, Cupar, J. Wilson, lead Farthing, 1813, 7.33g/12h (DH –; Seaby ST 432); Kirkcaldy, Links Meal Society, Farthing, 1813, 5.39g/12h (DH –; ST –) [2]. Varied state, both extremely rare £30-£40
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, 23.63g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Extremely fine with considerable original colour £150-£200
LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, William Bilton, Farthing, 2.18g/6h (DH 23); D. Bone & Co, Farthing, 1808, 2.07g/9h (DH p.439, no.1); Cubie & Paterson, Farthings (2), 2.48g/12h (DH 24), 2.52g/6h (DH 24 bis); Thomas Edington & Sons [Phoenix Ironworks], Pennies, 1813 (5), 18.55g/12h (W 1350), 19.15g/12h (W 1351a), 19.36g/12h (W 1352), 19.01g/12h (W 1353), 19.62g/12h (W 1354); Ralph Erskin & Co, Farthings, 1781 (2), 4.49g/11h (DH 25), 4.07g/12h (DH 26) [11]. Second better than fine and superior to the...
19th Century Tokens, Dudley, Richard Wallis, Thomas and Isaac Badger, Pennies, 1811 (2), 19.51g/12h (W 725), 18.96g/12h (W 729); Lye, Thomas Wood & Co, Penny, 1811, 18.28g/12h (W 860); Worcester, House of Industry, Shilling, 1811, 4.04g/12h (D 1) [4]. First and last about extremely fine, others about very fine £50-£70
17th Century Tokens, Evesham, Borough Halfpence (2), 2.42g/12h (N 5670; BW. 44), 1.53g/3h (N 5671; BW. 43), Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 5668; BW. 45); Phillipp Ballord, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.70g/3h (N 5673; BW. 46); William Brooke, Farthing, 1656, 0.93g/6h (N 5676; BW. 50); Peter Cross, Farthing, 1649, 1.09g/6h (N 5679; BW. 52); Joshua Fransham, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.48g/3h (N 5680; BW. 54); Ric. Goddard, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 5685; BW. 56); John Lacey, Farthing, 1654, 0.91g/6h (N 5681; BW. 57); Mathew...
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, James Atherton, Penny, 1813, 18.83g/10h (W 33); Samuel Fereday, Second series, Penny, 1812, 27.25g/12h (W 61) [2]. First fine, second extremely fine and attractively patinated £70-£90
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, copper (2), by W.J. Taylor, from the same dies as previous, 13.49g/12h, 13.34g/12h (W 3054; Bell, 1966, A3; D & W 345/49) [2]. Former virtually as struck, latter about extremely fine £60-£80
STAFFORDSHIRE, Lichfield, John Henrickson, Twopence, view of Lemmonsly Mill, river and trees in foreground, rev. shield flanked by oak-wreath, edge grained, 39.36g/6h (W 820). Good very fine and patinated, rare £140-£180
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, William Begg, lead Farthing, 1813, legend, rev. value, edge plain, 6.78g/12h (DH p.447, 149; Powell, TCSB 12, pp.388-9). Fine, extremely rare £80-£100
STAFFORDSHIRE, Walsall, Samuel Fletcher and Samuel Sharratt, Penny, 1811, bear seated left with ragged staff, rev. legend in wreath, edge grained left, 19.28g/12h (W 1148). Usual die flaws on obverse, extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper mule, from the same dies as previous, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.65g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Virtually as struck, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Lancashire, St Helens, Salisbury Hotel & Music Hall, George Rawding, brass Twopence, 23mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.436). Very fine, rare £20-£30
Not Local: British, Druid’s Head issues, Pennies (2), 1814, 18.12g/6h (W 1635), undated, 18.28g/6h (W 1636); HH, Penny, 1814, 9.31g/6h (W 1700) [3]. About fine, all very rare £60-£80
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, James Johnston, Farthing, 3.24g/6h (DH 93; W 7147); William Johnstone, Farthing, 2.55g/6h (DH 92); James Kirkwood, Farthing, 2.96g/6h (DH 94; W 7149); James Lewis, Farthing, 2.71g/6h (DH 95; W 7170); Charles Macarra, Farthing, 2.57g/6h (DH 96) [5]. About very fine and better, fourth rare £70-£90
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, copper (4), similar, edges plain, 36mm, 27.39g/12h (W 3075 var.; D & W 345/54), 29mm (2, second gilt), 11.30g/12h, 11.17g/12h (W 3076; D & W 345/56), 22mm, 5.73g/12h (W 3077; W TB 2, 2930; D & W 345/58) [4]. Gilt very fine, others extremely fine, first with some spotting on obverse £80-£100
Tokens, WILTSHIRE, Holt, David Arnot, Halfpenny, 10.17g/6h (DH 3); Salisbury, John and Thomas Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.13g/6h (DH 21), Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1791, 11.67g/6h (DH 12) [3]. DH 12 brilliant and virtually as struck, others extremely fine, DH 21 with much original colour £90-£120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, USA, Maple Grove, MN, and elsewhere, Conder Token Collectors’ Club, medallic tokens (10), 1999 (2), in silver and brass, by P. Flanagan, swan, revs. Lady Godiva, edges plain, both 39mm, 31.28g/12h, 26.50g/12h (CTCJ 11, p.53); 2000, in bright bronze, by B. Timmons, rev. Uncharitable Monopolizer, edge grained, 39mm, 26.52g/12h (CTCJ 19, p.4); 2001 (2), in silver and brass, by P. Flanagan, revs. Time seated on coin cabinet, holding shield inscribed wayne...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, 1900, brass, by J.A. Restall, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35mm, 19.31g/12h (W 3019; Bell, 1966, A3). Light handling marks in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck, extremely rare with this edge £100-£150
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Bristol Brass & Copper Co, Penny, 1811, similar, but tops of masts almost equal in height, loopholes above doorway plain, rev. similar, edge grained, 18.97g/12h (W 443 [not seen]). Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare £150-£200
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
Tokens, LONDON, Chiswell Street, Robert Heslop, Halfpence (3), man and monkey in acrobatic poses, revs. legend, 8.29g/5h, 8.14g/5h, 7.94g/5h (all DH 336b) [3]. Good very fine and better £60-£80
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Penny, 1811, bust of George III right, rev. City arms and supporters, edge centre-grained, 22.20g/12h (W 417, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine with diffused original colour, very rare £80-£100
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
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Penny, 1811, similar, but one stay from ship to castle, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (W 425). Toning spot over first two digits of date, otherwise virtually as struck, obverse with considerable original colour, very rare £90-£120
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
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (W 563, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £70-£90
London (City), Crutched Friars [Mark Lane], Tho. Greene, Halfpenny, [16]67, 1.35g/12h (N 6841; BW. 810); William Sargant, Farthing, 0.82g/12h (N –; BW. 814); Philip Starkey, Halfpenny, 2.29g/3h (N 6843; BW. 815) [3]. Good fine, last with flan clip £100-£150
Tokens, LONDON, Lower Thames Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, type 5, Fishmongers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.09g/6h (DH 100). Extremely fine, diffused original colour £100-£150
LANARKSHIRE, Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1791, 13.27g/6h (DH 2, bronzed); imitation Halfpence, 1791 (9), 9.23g/12h (DH 3), 9.72g/6h (DH 3a), 7.70g/6h (DH 3b), 8.55g/6h (DH 3c), 9.91g/6h (DH 4), 9.56g/6h (DH 4d), 9.69g/6h (DH 4f), 11.08g/6h (DH 5), 11.65g/6h (DH 5b) [10]. DH 2 extremely fine, others fine to very fine, some better, but DH 5b lacquered £120-£150
Tokens, LONDON, Thomas Spence series, mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand, 12.56g/6h (DH 682c), Cain slaying Abel, spence edge, 12.59g/6h (DH 687), shepherd, 9.29g/5h (DH 690b) [3]. About extremely fine £90-£120
Tokens, LONDON, Thomas Spence series, mule Halfpence (3), t spence bookseller, etc, revs. Marine Society boy, 11.49g/5h (DH 698), Minerva standing, 12.59g/5h (DH 699), bust of John Horne Tooke, 10.18g/7h (DH 702) [3]. About extremely fine and better, but DH 698 partially lacquered £100-£150
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, Samuel Fereday, Second series, Penny, 1812, similar, edge neatly grained, 28.24g/12h (W 67). Extremely fine with much original colour, scarce £90-£120
Lancashire, Blackpool, Albert Hotel, Bowling Green & Gardens, [John] Hodgson, brass Twopence, 27mm (Lyall, TCSB 11, p.422; W 1243); Belle Vue Gardens, uniface nickel Season Passes (2), backs stamped 8 and 178, both 33mm (Lyall, TCSB p.422, former this piece illustrated); Little Wonders, brass Sixpence, 23mm (Lyall, TCSB p.422, this piece illustrated); Winter Gardens, nickel One Shilling and Threepence, stamped 2, brass Sixpence, stamped 2, brass Threepence, stamped 4, copper Twopence,...
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Anderson, Leslie & Co, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 11.75g/6h (DH 7), 11.73g/6h (DH 8); Joseph Archibald, Halfpence (4), undated (2), 7.68g/6h (DH 9), 7.04g/6h (DH 9a), 1796 (2), 8.06g/12h (DH 10), 9.26g/5h (DH 12) [6]. DH 7, 8 and 12 very fine or better but last lacquered, others fine £60-£80
A mahogany cabinet by Swann, 33 x 30 x 25.5cm, comprising 20 trays double-pierced to house a total of 1,096 coins, brass pulls, double door, lock (no key), brass carrying handles at sides. Some marks to exterior, otherwise very fine and complete with all felts, the tray arrangement ideal for a mix of 17th century and later tokens £200-£300
Not Local: Irish, perhaps related to the ‘St Patrick Apos 432’ series, Penny, 1806, crowned harp both sides, edge centre-grained, 14.96g/6h (W 1907; cf. DNW 147, 1667). Usual circumferential weakness, otherwise fine, very rare £60-£80
Hammer Price: £150
A group of correspondence relating to tokens, tickets and passes, viz. ALS from Henry C. Drury at 48 Fitzwilliam Square W., Dublin, to Francis Cokayne (2), 3 May 1935 and 23 October 1935, concerning Armagh and Richill tokens in the museums in Dublin and Belfast, together with a stamped envelope addressed to Cokayne at 1 Bryanston Square, London W1; TLS from A. Deane to H.C. Drury, 12 September 1935, concerning Irish silver tokens in Belfast museum; ALS from Derek Allen at the British Museum...
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