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29 September 2005
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Coventry, Kempson’s Gates, Halfpence (8), all coventry edges, Cook Street, no stop after p, 13.81g/6h (DH 269); Grey Friars (2), stop after p, 13.12g/6h (DH 271), stop after coventry, 12.50g/6h (DH 272); Mill Lane, stop after p, 13.63g/6h (DH 274); Spon (2), no stop after p, 13.43g/6h (DH 276), stop after p, 13.93g/6h (DH 277); White Friars (2), no stop after p, 13.01g/6h (DH 279), stop after p, 13.66g/6h (DH 280) [8]. DH 279 and 280 very fine, others extremely fine, DH 271 and 277 with...
Hammer Price: £130
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Bablake Hospital (2), no stop after p, edge plain, 13.13g/6h (DH 282a), Handel rev., 13.45g/6h (DH 283); Barracks, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.42g/6h (DH 284); County Hall (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.76g/6h (DH 288), edge plain, 13.79g/6h (DH 288a); Coventry Cross, no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.48g/6h (DH 286); Drapers’ Hall, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.49g/12h (DH 291); Ford’s Hospital, no stop after p, edge...
Hammer Price: £160
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Free School (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 12.99g/6h (DH 297), edge plain, 12.87g/6h (DH 297a); Free School New Front (4), stop after p (3), coventry edges (2), 13.29g/6h (DH 299), 13.58g/6h (DH 300), edge plain, 12.89g/6h (DH 299a), stop after coventry, coventry edge, 13.36g/6h (DH 301); St Mary Hall (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.58g/6h (DH 295), edge plain, 13.88g/6h (DH 295a) [8]. About extremely fine and better, DH...
Hammer Price: £180
Coventry, Kempson’s Penny or medal, elevation of St Michael’s Church, rev. interior of the Chancel, edge plain, 27.04g/6h (DH 38a). Usual light die flaw on upper left side of obverse, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed, rare (£150-180)
Meriden, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, archer with bow, rev. Prince’s plumes above implements of archery, edge plain, 11.60g/6h (DH 315). Usual die flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and lightly patinated, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £220
Newton, John Webb, Halfpenny, 1796, arms, rev. woolpack, edge plain [filed], 14.51g/6h (DH 317). Virtually as struck with a hint of original colour, extremely rare (£200-300)
‘Nuneaton’, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, 1792, Lady Godiva on horseback left, rev. Grocer’s arms, edge nuneaton bedworth and hinkley, 9.99g/6h (DH 318). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Stratford on Avon, Lutwyche’s imitation Halfpence (8), bust of William Shakespeare left, revs. seated female with drill and cog-wheel, 1790 (4), suffolk-bath edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 327c; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.), edge grained, 8.90g/6h (DH 327d), edge engrailed, 7.96g/6h (DH 327e), edge plain, 7.45g/6h (DH 327f; Cobwright S0060/H0010), 1794, edge plain, 5.51g/6h (DH 328; Cobwright S0060/H0015); harp, north wales (2), macclesfield edge, 11.59g/7h (DH 330), edge plain, 6.01g/6h (DH 330a;...
Hammer Price: £100
Stratford on 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, 12.75g/7h (DH 320a; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
Stratford on Avon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Pandora’s breeches, edge plain, 10.38g/6h (DH 322; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.); struck in honor, etc., rev. boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.80g/5h (DH 326; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, but reverse of second weakly struck (£140-180)
Hammer Price: £110
Stratford on Avon, Westwood’s Farthing, bust of William Shakespeare right, rev. struck in honor and to perpetuate the memory of shakespeare born april 1564 died april 1616, edge grained, 5.79g/11h (DH 484). Extremely fine, reverse with full original colour, attractive and rare (£60-80)
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, three men in cart exhorting the crowds on either side, gallows above, rev. as if from temple bar some head was cut, and on rebelling trunk the face was put, 36mm, 20.36g/12h (DH 7; BHM 444). Reverse partly weak, otherwise good very fine, very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £760
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, 37mm, 19.21g/12h (DH 8; BHM 444). About extremely fine and pleasingly patinated, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £800
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, thin flan, 36mm, 12.55g/12h (DH 9; BHM 444). Flan a trifle bent, otherwise very fine and very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £250
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, thick flan, 37mm, 18.19g/12h (DH 9; BHM 444). Spots of corrosion on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £420
Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Penny, lion crest above r&d cypher, rev. t · hall, etc, edge manufactured by w. lutwyche birmingham, 17.58g/6h (DH 2). About extremely fine, original colour, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Justice standing (2), banbury edge, 10.89g/6h (DH 4), lancaster edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 4a); ship (4), ballymurtagh edge, 8.48g/6h (DH 5), london edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 5a), edges plain (2), 7.17g/6h (DH 5c), 11.47g/6h (DH 6) [6]. DH 4, 5a and 6 about extremely fine and better, others very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £120
Kendal, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, ruins of Kendal Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.69g/12h (DH Middlesex 142). Extremely fine with original colour and attractive surfaces (£120-150)
Devizes, John Baster, Halfpence, 1796 (4), breeches edge, 9.31g/6h (DH 2); grained over anglesey edge, 9.67g/6h (DH 2a); edge grained, 9.84g/6h (DH 2b); edge plain, 7.22g/5h (DH 2c) [4]. First and last fine, both rare, others good very fine with original colour (£30-40)
Holt, David Arnot, Halfpence (3), Fame blowing trumpet, revs. sold at the spa house, etc (2), edge grained, 9.60g/6h (DH 3), edge plain, 9.68g/12h (DH 3a), building, b below, 8.82g/6h (DH 4); mule Halfpenny by Kempson, similar, rev. bust of George III right, edge plain, 9.93g/12h (DH 6) [4]. DH 3 and 3a extremely fine, former with virtually full original colour, latter patinated, others good very fine or better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Holt, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), view of the Spa House, revs. beggar, 10.35g/6h (DH 7); legend, 10.15g/6h (DH 8); bust of George III, 10.14g/12h (DH 9); scales april 1796, 10.26g/6h (DH 11) [4]. Extremely fine with original colour, all rare (£150-200)
Salisbury, J. and T. Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, sharpes edge, 8.29g/6h (DH 21); Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), edge grained, 8.95g/6h (DH 12), edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 12a) [3]. DH 12 with two minor spots on reverse, otherwise practically as struck and attractively patinated, others good very fine with faded original colour (£120-150)
County series, Markes Lambe, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, horseman galloping left, wiltshire yeomanry cavalry around, rev. three horseman left, one carrying flag, edge grained, 9.39g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£80-100)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of a restored portion of Dudley Priory, rev. ed cypher between sprigs of laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.42g/12h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and patinated, rare (£100-120)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruins of Dudley Priory, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.76g/12h (DH 3). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£100-120)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruined chapel of Dudley Castle, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 20.27g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine with much original colour, especially on obverse, rare (£120-150)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruined tower of Dudley Castle, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 22.96g/1h (DH 5). Small spot by a of castle, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £80
Dudley, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered, 23.81g/12h (DH Middlesex 151). Almost extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £230
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), distant view of Dudley Castle, revs. shepherd, clear date, edge plain, 10.48g/6h (DH 7); partly obliterated date (3), edge grained, 9.40g/6h (DH 8), london and engrailed edge, 9.53g/6h (DH 8a), edge plain [filed], 9.35g/5h (DH 8b) [4]. All extremely fine, DH 8a with much original colour, DH 8b with obverse off-centre but very rare (£150-200)
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. noted advocates, etc, london and engrailed edge, 9.21g/1h (DH 9); seated Britannia, edge plain, 12.10g/6h (DH 10); caduceus, spence edge, 12.68g/5h (DH 11) [3]. Second very fine and with usual weakly struck characteristics but retaining original colour and very rare, others about extremely fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. cat, spence edge, 12.67g/6h (DH 12); three armed citizens, spence edge, 11.48g/6h (DH 13); heart and hand, london and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 14) [3]. Extremely fine, first patinated, others with original colour but DH 14 with minor spots on obverse, DH 13 very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand, edge plain, 7.41g/3h (DH 14b); Highlander, spence edge, 12.24g/6h (DH 15b); lion and cock, spence edge, 11.55g/6h (DH 16) [3]. About extremely fine, all patinated, rare (£100-150)
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, london and engrailed edge, 10.28g/12h (DH 16a); conjoined heads of man and ass, spence * edge, 11.50g/6h (DH 17b) [2]. Extremely fine with much original colour, both rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, edge plain, 10.39g/12h (DH 18); view of the Bastille, edge plain, 7.91g/1h (DH 19); boys at turnstile, 10.31g/6h (DH 20) [3]. Second very fine but struck from a ‘bar end’ of metal, flan partly sheared, others good very fine, all rare (£80-100)
Evesham, Thomas Thompson, Skidmore’s Penny, 1796, frontal elevation of Abbot’s Tower, rev. tt cypher in wreath, june 6 and date below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.10g/12h (DH 6). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£200-250)
Hagley, Spence’s Halfpenny, man angling on river-bank, fishing-box under trees at left, rev. snail on river-bank, tree and bridge in background, edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 21). Very fine and patinated, rare £100-150)
Hagley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shepherd, date partly obliterated, edge plain, 12.67g/5h (DH 22). Very fine, reverse better, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Kidderminster, T. Santer, Halfpenny, 1791, arms of the See of Worcester, rev. woolpack and palm branches, edge plain, 12.16g/6h (DH 23); Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, similar, rev. bust of David Garrick left, edge plain, 11.35g/6h (DH 26a) [2]. Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, both rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Stourbridge, R. Astin, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, view of St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill, rev. ra cypher, edge engrailed, 9.27g/6h (DH 32). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare (£150-200)
Worcester, Visit of George III, 1788, brass medalets (11), all with bust of George III right, viz. by J.B. [perhaps J. Bullock], rev. crown above musical instruments, 24.5mm, 3.60g/6h (DH 37; BHM 274; Hawkins 3); by J. Davies (3), similar, 24mm, 3.99g/5h (DH 38; BHM 275; Hawkins 4), 25mm, 3.97g/6h (DH 39; BHM 275; Hawkins 5), 24mm, 3.57g/6h (DH 40; BHM 275; Hawkins 6); by C. James (3), similar, 21mm (2), 2.68g/5h, plated, 2.76g/5h (both DH 42; BHM 273; Hawkins 4), 22mm, plated, 2.65g/6h (DH...
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