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MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, imitation Halfpence (11), 1791 (6), 10.91g/6h (DH 38), 9.71g/6h (DH 39), 10.75g/6h (DH 39a), 10.54g/6h (DH 40), 10.01g/12h (DH 40a), 11.39g/12h (DH 40b), 1792 (5), 10.12g/6h (DH 47/47h), 10.21g/6h (DH 47a), 6.79g/7h (DH 47b), 8.82g/12h (DH 47d), 9.81g/6h (DH 48); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (4), 9.81g/6h (DH 50), 9.89g/6h (DH 50a), 9.37g/6h (DH 51), 9.82g/6h (DH 51a), mule Farthing, 3.81g/12h (DH 68) [16]. DH 39 extremely fine, DH 48 and...
Hammer Price: £150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, a George III Penny [1806-7] and a Birmingham, Workhouse, Penny, 1813, obvs. countermarked bradford workhouse (as W 411), and additionally s.h. hamer halifax 1906 in 3 lines, 17.78g/6h, 27.99g/6h (cf. DNW 134, 353) [2]. Coins worn, counterstamps fine to very fine £60-£80
MIDLOTHIAN, Edinburgh, Colin Moncrieff, Farthing, 2.36g/6h (DH 106); James Morris, Farthing, 2.45g/6h (DH 107; W 7221); David Morton, Farthing, 3.05g/6h (DH 108); Daniel Nicholson, Farthing, 2.69g/5h (DH 109; W 7227); Robert Nimmo, Farthing, 2.43g/6h (DH 110; W 7228); Nivison’s State Lottery Office, Farthing, 2.10g/6h (DH 111); A. & J. Paterson, Farthing, 2.89g/6h (DH 112a) [7]. DH 107 good very fine with some original colour but obverse wiped, very rare, DH 109 fine, others generally...
A mahogany coin cabinet, probably early 20th century, 26 x 26 x 25cm, comprising 16 trays double-pierced to house a total of 338 coins, single brass pulls, double inlaid doors, lock (no key), brass carrying handles at sides, felt base. A quality cabinet in excellent condition, complete with all felts £150-£200
Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, County series, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1795 (3), 10.01g/6h, 9.44g/6h (both DH 12), 9.79g/6h (DH 12a); Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 9.31g/6h (DH 14b); Kempson’s Farthings, 1795 (2), 4.05g/12h, 3.57g/12h (both DH 36) [6]. One DH 36 virtually as struck, others extremely fine, some with original colour £90-£120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, 1913, uniface concave rev. trial, copper, his token for exchange, etc, 28mm, edge plain, 11.97g (Bell, 1966, p.297, this piece mentioned). Virtually as made with almost full original colour; possibly only one other known [the next Lot] £200-£300
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Charing Cross, S.C. at the sene of the harp, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (N 8666; BW. 538); Charterhouse Lane, A.A.L. at the flieing horse, Farthings (2), 1.06g/6h, 1.02g/6h (both N 7874; BW. 566); Chiswell Street, Bartholomew Francis, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.83g/9h (N 7881; BW. 625) [4]. First two very fine, others in varied state £70-£90
Tokens, GLAMORGANSHIRE, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), 10.66g/12h, 9.90g/12h (both DH 3b); Swansea, John Voss, Halfpence, 1796 (3), 9.87g/6h, 9.50g/6h, 9.45g/6h (all DH 4) [5]. About extremely fine and better, fourth with considerable original colour £120-£150
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
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
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, legend in and around wreath, rev. lion standing left, edge centre-grained, 23.76g/6h (W 560, this piece illustrated). Spot below lion, otherwise virtually as struck with rainbow patina, attractive £90-£120
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
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899, uniface bright aluminium trial, lathe-chuck and accessories, hold fast and true in exergue, no outer legend, edge plain, 38mm, 17.14g (W –; Bell, 1966, A3b var.). Partial stain on lathe, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £90-£120
London (City), Crooked Lane [Cannon Street], Rich. Jordan, Farthing, 1.34g/11h (N –; D –); Cross Key Court [London Wall], George Higginson, Halfpenny, 1.02g/5h (N –; BW. 805) [2]. First about fine and dark-toned, very rare, second good fine, ‘river’ patina £80-£100
Tokens, LONDON, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, Carleton House, 22.63g/6h (DH 49), Greenwich Hospital, 22.19g/6h (DH 56), Middlesex Hospital, 21.80g/6h (DH 61) [3]. DH 56 about extremely fine, others better, first with much original colour £100-£150
Tokens, LONDON, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, Monument, 25.33g/6h (DH 63), Ordnance Office, 25.21g/6h (DH 64), St Luke’s Hospital, 23.84g/6h (DH 60) [3]. Extremely fine, first from usual flawed obverse die £120-£150
18th Century Tokens, Stourbridge, R. Astin, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, view of St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill, rev. ra cypher, edge engrailed, 8.97g/11h (DH 32). About extremely fine and patinated, rare £150-£200
18th Century Tokens, Kidderminster, T. Santer, Halfpenny, 1791, 11.30g/6h (DH 23); Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, rev. bust of David Garrick left, 11.83g/6h (DH 26a) [2]. Extremely fine, matching dark brown patina £80-£100
Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, County series, Naval Farthings (5), all with bust of Earl Howe, revs. ship (2), 3.50g/6h (DH 102), 3.63g/6h (DH 102a), revs. naval crown (3), 3.87g/6h, 3.81g/6h, 3.69g/6h (all DH 102a) [5]. Extremely fine and better, some with original colour £120-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Bloomsbury, Sir Augustus Franks, 1884, silver, by A. Wyon, shield within floral border, avg w franks ma frs fsa, rev. crest, a falcon, contemnit vulnera virtus, 29mm, 10.49g/12h (Caygill and Cherry, pp. 302-3 and pl. 50; BHM 3163). Light graze by falcon’s breast, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare £150-£200
Tokens, LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.31g/6h (DH 41), 9.46g/6h (DH 46); Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.47g/6h (DH 64); Manchester, John Fielding, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 11.59g/6h (DH 135), 9.36g/6h (DH 135e); Rochdale, John Kershaw, Halfpenny, 1792, 13.19g/6h (DH 147) [6]. Extremely fine and better, first two patinated, others with original colour £140-£180
SHROPSHIRE, Halesowen, Workhouse, Penny, 1813, frontal elevation of St Mary’s church, rev. mounted yeoman cantering left, edge centre-grained, 23.96g/12h (W 748). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £80-£100
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, George Rushbury and Edward Woolley, Penny, 1811, bust of George III right, rev. elevation of the Royal Exchange, edge plain, 20.29g/12h (W 102). Extremely fine with original colour, rare £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, [1901], uniface white metal artist’s trial, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, no outer legend or roses, edge plain, 35mm, 22.92g (W 3040 var.; Bell, 1966, –). Scratched at right and other minor marks, otherwise very fine, of the highest rarity £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901 (3), copper, bronzed and bright aluminium, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, revs. s h h within wreath, edges time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, all 35mm, 23.50g/12h, 23.54g/12h, 7.19g/12h (W 3038; Bell, 1966, A7) [3]. Spot in obverse field of first, otherwise virtually as struck £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, silver mule, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye above wreath as a crest, examine with care, rev. strive to make of every failure a stepping-stone to success, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 30.02g/12h (W 3038 obv./3039 rev.; Bell, 1966, A7/A6, and p.285). Obverse with some rubbing in field, extremely fine, reverse brilliant and as struck, deeply toned, very rare ...
Hammer Price: £160
Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Alston’s Halfpence, 1796 (2), Workhouse, revs. bee-hive and bees, 9.07g/12h, 8.27g/12h (both DH 63a) [2]. Extremely fine and better, one with almost full original colour £80-£100
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1915 (5), gilt-copper, copper, bronzed, brass and bright aluminium, success to the allied armies, etc, revs. lathe-chucks for shell work, etc, edges plain, all 26mm, 9.54g/12h, 9.48g/12h, 9.52g/12h, 8.68g/12h, 3.18g/12h (W 3042; Bell, 1966, A9) [5]. Third extremely fine, others brilliant and virtually as struck £150-£200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, [1913], uniface convex obv. trial, copper, crest of a falcon’s head surmounting a Cap of Maintenance, 26mm, edge stepped, 14.54g (Bell, 1966, p.297, this piece mentioned). Virtually as made with much original colour; possibly the only known specimen £200-£300
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Air Street [Piccadilly], Richard Furnis, Farthing, 0.76g/6h (N –; D 12A); Artichoke Lane [Wapping], John Redding, Farthing, 1667, 0.85g/12h (N 8164; D 102A) [2]. First mediocre, second very fine, both very rare; the only issues for these localities £100-£150
Tokens, ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1790, Williams issue, from the same dies as previous, edge plain [rough], 28.90g/6h (DH 252c). Counterstamped 6 either side of bust and a graze above cypher, otherwise virtually as struck, bronzed £100-£150
Tokens, CHESHIRE, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpence (2), 9.90g/6h, 9.81g/6h (both DH 5); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1790, 12.52g/6h (DH 24), counterfeit Halfpenny, 1792, 9.62g/6h (DH 72b) [4]. About extremely fine and better, second with original colour and reflective fields £80-£100
London (City), Angel Alley [Thames Street], Obadiah Surridge, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.21g/3h (N 6501; BW. 3124). About fine, rare; the only issue for the locality £50-£70
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Leeds, Gerald Chorley, 1913, gilt-copper, crest of a falcon’s head surmounting a Cap of Maintenance, rev. his token for exchange, etc, 27mm, edge stepped, 12.02g/12h (Bell, 1966, A18). Small spot by e of exchange, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, extremely rare £150-£200
London (City), Broad Street, E.A.B. at the white horse, Farthing, 1670, 0.36g/6h (N 6718 rev., different obv.; D 429A), John How, Farthing, 0.91g/6h (N 6720; BW. 432); Broken Wharf [Thames Street], Robt. Austin, Farthing, 0.49g/12h (N 6723, this piece quoted; BW. 437), Will Dodd, Halfpence (2), 1.84g/12h, 1.65g/12h (both N –; BW. 438) [5]. N 6720 and 6723 very fine, latter with ‘river’ patina, others fine but both BW 438s with metal faults from poor striking £150-£200
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
INVERNESS-SHIRE, Inverness, Alexander Mackintosh, George Inglis and William Wilson, Halfpence (8), 1793 (3), 11.66g/6h (DH 1), 12.10g/6h (DH 1a), 11.91g/6h (DH 1b), 1794 (2), 11.74g/6h (DH 2), 11.02g/6h (DH 2a, bronzed), 1795, 10.30g/6h (DH 3), 1796 (2), 10.16g/6h (DH 4), 9.66g/7h (DH 5) [8]. DH 1b, 2 and 2a extremely fine, DH 1 fair but extremely rare, others fine to very fine, a good county group £140-£180
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Longden & Gregory [Phoenix Ironworks], Penny, 1813, frontal elevation of ironworks, rev. Justice standing, flanked by bale and cask, edge centre-grained, 19.36g/6h (W 1040). Extremely fine with diffused original colour £70-£90
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Covent Garden, W[illiam] C[lifton], Farthing, 1.20g/6h (N 8681; BW. 737); William Farncombe, Farthing, 1654, 1.09g/6h (N 8677; BW. 738); G[eorge] G[ascoigne], Farthing, 1.09g/6h (N 8680 obv., different rev.; BW. 739); W[illiam] L[ong], Farthing, 1.29g/6h (N 8683; BW. 740); John Minchin, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.69g/6h (N –; BW. 742) [5]. Varied state £50-£70
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