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Mule Halfpence (6), man in prison gnawing bone, revs. Britannia, edge plain, 10.50g/6h (DH 849); cat, spence edge, 11.14g/7h (DH 850); three armed citizens, london and engrailed edge, 8.42g/6h (DH 851); lion and cock (3), london and engrailed edge, 9.76g/5h (DH 852), edge plain, 10.55g/5h (DH 852a), edge grained, 9.69g/5h (DH 852b) [6]. About extremely fine and better, DH 850 and 852b with original colour, latter very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £440
Mule Halfpence (4), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. shepherd, london and engrailed edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 853); men under tree, spence edge, 10.76g/6h (DH 854); guillotine (2), edge grained, 11.72g/6h (DH 855), edge plain, 10.13g/6h (DH 855a) [4]. Extremely fine with much original colour, DH 855 with vertical die flaw, an attractive group (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £480
Mule Halfpence (3), sailor, revs. crowned anchor and hearts (2), spence edge, 10.22g/5h (DH 857), skidmore edge, 12.31g/5h (DH 857a); anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.34g/6h (DH 858) [3]. Extremely fine, second patinated, others with original colour (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £230
Mule Halfpence (3), shepherd, revs. stag and tree, 10.24g/6h (DH 860); Tree of Liberty (2), spence edge, 11.38g/6h (DH 861), edge plain, 12.19g/7h (DH 861a) [3]. Second about extremely fine and rare, others very fine or better (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £160
Mule Halfpence (3), stag and tree, revs. snail on river-bank, 10.47g/6h (DH 862); men under tree, 9.86g/6h (DH 863); boys at turnstile, 10.26g/6h (DH 864) [3]. Second good very fine, others extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £270
Mule Halfpence (5), bust of John Thelwall, revs. cap of Liberty (3), skidmore edge (2), in copper, 12.61g/6h, in brass, 12.27g/6h (both DH 865), edge plain, 13.26g/6h (DH 865a); Minerva (2), spence edge, 9.49g/11h (DH 866), skidmore edge, 12.47g/3h (DH 866b, recorded from this specimen) [5]. Brass specimen about very fine and very rare but surfaces dirty, DH 866 extremely fine with much original colour, 866b weakly struck and only very fine but extremely rare, others about extremely fine, DH...
Mule Halfpenny, in white metal, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Minerva, edge plain, 9.09g/6h (DH 866a). Very fine and very rare (£70-90)
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, 10.54g/6h (DH 867); Sessions House, Old Bailey, 10.23g/6h (DH 868); snail on river-bank, 10.39g/7h (DH 869); boys at turnstile, 10.41g/6h (DH 871); three fleurs-de-lis, spence edge, 12.31g/12h (DH 872) [5]. DH 871 extremely fine with full original colour, others generally about extremely fine and patinated, DH 868 softly struck, 872 very rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £430
Mule Halfpence (4), bust of John Horne Tooke, revs. t spence bookseller, etc, 10.04g/6h (DH 874); three armed citizens, spence edge, 11.03g/12h (DH 875); heart and hand (2), both spence edge, in copper, 11.52g/6h, in brass, 10.55g/5h (both DH 876, but not noted in brass) [4]. Last very fine and extremely rare, others extremely fine, DH 875 with virtually full original colour, DH 874 very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £320
Mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. men under tree, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 877). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £95
Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Sessions House, Old Bailey, edges plain, in copper, 14.30g/6h, in white metal, 9.30g/12h (both DH 878; BHM 380) [2]. Copper extremely fine with some original colour, white metal nearly so, rare (£90-120)
Mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. boys at turnstile, 10.46g/6h (DH 879); bust of George III, edge grained, 11.28g/7h (DH 881) [2]. First about extremely fine and patinated, second extremely fine with much original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Mule Halfpence (3), Tree of Liberty, revs. noted advocates, etc, 12.33g/6h (DH 882); Britannia (2), spence edge, 11.19g/11h (DH 883), edge plain, 11.56g/6h (DH 883b) [3]. Extremely fine, first two with full original colour, last patinated (£180-220)
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. caduceus, spence edge, 12.47g/6h (DH 884); three armed citizens, edge plain, 11.72g/6h (DH 885b); heart and hand, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 886b); Highlander, spence edge, 12.23g/6h (DH 887); Indian, edge grained, 9.21g/4h (DH 888) [5]. DH 885b extremely fine with much original colour, very rare, DH 888 fine and pierced, others very fine, first better (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £290
Mule Halfpence (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock (2), spence edge, 11.11g/6h (DH 889), edge plain, 12.30g/6h (DH 889b); men under tree, 10.10g/6h (DH 890); boys at turnstile, 10.17g/6h (DH 891); guillotine, 10.43g/5h (DH 892) [5]. Last extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 889 and 891 about very fine, others about extremely fine, DH 890 rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £240
Mule Halfpence (5), boys at turnstile, revs. crowned anchor and hearts, 10.62g/6h (DH 893); Minerva, 10.47g/6h (DH 895); Spaniard, 10.53g/6h (DH 896); Turk, 10.16g/6h (DH 897); Westminster scholar, 10.44g/6h (DH 898) [5]. About extremely fine and better, DH 893, 896 and 897 with original colour and rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £340
Mule Halfpence (2), bust right, united token, revs. crowned harp and thistles, spence edge, 10.35g/12h (DH 899); Highlander, spence edge, 12.02g/12h (DH 900) [2]. Extremely fine with full original colour, a most attractive pair (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £180
Mule Farthings (7), bust left, revs. Britannia, 3.94g/6h (DH 1077); man on bull with ass’s head, thick flan, 6.21g/6h (DH 1078); conjoined heads of man and ass, 3.52g/4h (DH 1079); padlock, 3.87g/12h (DH 1080); pig (2), large [25.5mm] flan, 3.80g/6h, small [21mm] flan, 4.19g/6h (both DH 1081); slave, 3.78g/6h (DH 1082) [7]. About extremely fine and better, several with original colour, but DH 1079 and 1080 with flan cracks (£150-200)
Mule Farthings (6), Adam and Eve, all from the die with artist’s name almost obliterated, revs. Britannia, 3.11g/6h (DH 1084); man on bull with ass’s head, 3.69g/5h (DH 1085); conjoined heads of man and ass, 3.58g/7h (DH 1086); padlock, 3.98g/6h (DH 1087); pig, 3.41g/6h (DH 1088); slave, 3.57g/7h (DH 1089) [6]. DH 1084, 1086 and 1088 extremely fine with original colour, others nearly so, DH 1086, 1087 and 1089 with small striking cracks (£150-200)
Mule Farthings (2), cat, revs. hand holding open book, pig’s meat, 3.44g/7h (DH 1091); another, ill-struck and with no outer legend on rev., 2.70g/7h (DH 1091) [2]. First virtually as struck and toned, attractive, second about extremely fine and as made (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £220
Mule Farthings (4), Even Fellows, revs. Britannia, 4.03g/6h (DH 1092); man on bull with ass’s head, 4.01g/6h (DH 1093); conjoined heads of man and ass (2), edge grained, 3.73g/6h (DH 1094), edge plain, 4.15g/6h (DH 1094a) [4]. DH 1094 about extremely fine and patinated, others extremely fine with original colour, particularly DH 1094a, all rare (£120-150)
Mule Farthings (5), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. padlock (2), edge grained, 5.81g/6h (DH 1095), edge plain, 2.47g/6h (DH 1095a); pig, 3.98g/6h (DH 1096); slave, 3.51g/6h (DH 1097); man on gallows, edge grained, 3.78g/12h (DH 1098) [5]. DH 1096 about extremely fine, others extremely fine, first attractively patinated, others with original colour, all rare (£120-150)
Mule Farthings (3), man on all fours, revs. Britannia, 3.58g/12h (DH 1099); man on bull with ass’s head, 3.98g/5h (DH 1100); slave, 3.50g/6h (DH 1104) [3]. Extremely fine, first patinated, others with original colour (£80-100)
Mule Farthings (6), man hanging from gibbet, end of pain, revs. may the knave, etc, 3.61g/12h (DH 1105); open book, wrongs of man, edge plain, 3.86g/7h (DH 1106a); open book, no legend above, 4.15g/6h (DH 1107); cap of Liberty, crossed sword and palm branch, edge grained, 3.64g/6h (DH 1108); man hanging from gallows, edge grained, 3.56g/6h (DH 1109); Pandora’s breeches, 4.44g/6h (DH 1110) [6]. DH 1107 very fine and with usual die flaws, others generally extremely fine, some with original...
Hammer Price: £620
Mule Farthings (2), man hanging from gallows, revs. such is the reward of tyrants, edge grained, 3.68g/6h (DH 1111), edge plain, 3.81g/5h (DH 1111a) [2]. Extremely fine, second with some original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £140
Mule Farthings (7), legend, revs. man on bull with ass’s head, 3.24g/6h (DH 1112); Britannia, 3.24g/6h (DH 1113); conjoined heads of man and ass, 4.00g/6h (DH 1115); padlock, 3.62g/6h (DH 1116); pig, 3.00g/12h (DH 1117); slave, 3.04g/5h (DH 1118); three men hanging, edge grained, 3.67g/1h (DH 1119) [7]. DH 1112 and 1117 about extremely fine, others generally extremely fine, last two with original colour, several rare (£200-250)
Mule Farthings (4), three men hanging, revs. conjoined heads of man and ass, edge grained, 3.62g/6h (DH 1120); Pandora’s breeches, edge grained, 3.67g/8h (DH 1121); open book, wrongs of man, edge grained, 3.86g/7h (DH 1122); may the 3 knaves, etc, edge plain, 3.61g/12h (DH 1123a) [4]. About extremely fine and better with traces of original colour, but DH 1120 with some patches of surface verdigris on reverse, all rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £350
Halfpence (4), countermarked parochial partnership in land/is spence’s plan, 6.50g/6h; spence’s plan small farms/& every blessing, 6.93g/6h; spence’s plan small farms/& fat bairns you rogues, 6.99g/10h; spence’s plan you fools/or starvation for ever, 6.75g/1h (cf. Thompson, BNJ 1969, p.156) [4]. First overstruck on an Irish Halfpenny, 1776, others with indeterminate undertypes, countermarks very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £330
Bow, Moses Stone, Prattent’s Halfpenny, 1797, City arms, rev. sm cypher, edge plain, 11.50g/5h (DH 479a). Usual die cracks on reverse, extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £560
Hackney, George Butler, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, paint-pot, cask and two brushes, rev. gb cypher, edge engrailed, 8.89g/6h (DH 312a). Weak in centre of initials, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Hackney, George Butler, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 9.19g/6h (DH 312b). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £130
Hackney, Joseph Priestley, Lutwyche’s gilt Proof mule Halfpenny, bust right, rev. bust of Earl Stanhope left, edge york built a.m. 1223· cathedral rebuilt a.d. 1075, 13.10g/12h (DH Warwickshire 221 bis III). Die flaw running through upper obverse legend and several minor surface nicks, otherwise good very fine and retaining original brilliance, of the highest rarity, perhaps only one other specimen known (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £650
Hackney, David Rebello, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1795, church, rev. dar cypher, aplustre and rudder, edge plain, 12.52g/12h (DH 309; Stainton 33). Extremely fine with almost full original colour, very rare (£200-250)
Hackney, Skidmore’s copy of Rebello’s Halfpenny, 1795, similar but of less fine work, edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH 310b). Toning spot on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£150-200)
Hendon, B. Price, Halfpenny, 1794, 6.94g/6h (DH 324); Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (4), church, revs. bust of David Garrick, 9.26g/12h (DH 325), register stove, skidmore edge, 12.87g/12h (DH 326), church ruins, skidmore edge, 12.60g/6h (DH 328), bust of George III, london edge, 8.73g/7h (DH 329) [5]. DH 326 and 329 extremely fine, latter with considerable original colour, DH 328 about extremely fine and nicely patinated, others very fine, DH 324 with collectors’ number on obverse (£180-220)
Hendon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), church, revs. bust of George III, edge grained, 9.92g/6h (DH 329a); conjoined heads of man and ass (2), edge engrailed, 9.39g/6h (DH 332), edge grained, 11.90g/7h (DH 332a) [3]. DH 332 about extremely fine, others better but DH 329a with striking cracks, all rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Hendon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. jom cypher, skidmore edge, 12.46g/6h (DH 333); anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.77g/6h (DH 334) [2]. Extremely fine, first with a little original colour, second with much original colour, both rare (£100-120)
Hornsey, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, St Mary’s Church behind trees, rev. legend in wreath of oak and palm, edge engrailed, 9.57g/6h (DH 337). Extremely fine with much original colour, particularly on reverse, rare (£140-180)
Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (7), Bethnal Green, St Mathew’s, 1797, edge plain, 11.43g/5h (DH 547); Shadwell, St Paul’s, edge plain, 13.38g/5h (DH 623a); Stepney, Church, edge plain, 14.48g/12h (DH 629a); Stoke Newington, Church, edge plain, 12.18g/12h (DH 630a); Wapping, St John’s, edge plain, 11.11g/12h (DH 640); Whitechapel, St Mary’s, edge plain, 9.93g/12h (DH 642); Willesden, Church, edge plain, 14.17g/11h (DH 643a) [7]. DH 623a struck from clogged or worn dies, others about...
Denton’s ‘Iulious Ceaser’ Farthing, 1795, bust left, rev. payable in london liverpool or bath, edge plain, 3.73g/12h (DH 1125). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£90-120)
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