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Lutwyche’s Halfpence depicting the Prince of Wales (16), viz. bust three-quarters right, plumes below (2), brighton edge, 9.11g/6h (DH 952), lancaster edge, 9.52g/6h (DH 952a); bust three-quarters right, value below (3), revs. arms and supporters (2), lancaster edge, 8.78g/12h (DH 953), dublin edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 953a), Prince’s plumes, lancaster edge, 9.49g/6h (DH 961); bust right types (11), stop after wales (6), line of forehead to e (3), revs. arms and supporters, lancaster edge,...
Hammer Price: £250
Lutwyche’s Halfpence depicting the Princess of Wales, 1795 (8), all bust three-quarters left types, with ear-ring (2), four pearls, edge grained, 8.49g/6h (DH 979), five pearls, edge plain, 9.48g/6h (DH 980); no ear-ring (6), six pearls, edge grained, 10.24g/12h (DH 977), four pearls (5), birmingham edge, 8.18g/6h (DH 981), dublin edge, 8.84g/6h (DH 981a), liverpool edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 981c), edge grained, 10.14g/6h (DH 981d), edge plain, 6.76g/6h (DH 981e); mule Halfpence (2), revs....
Hammer Price: £230
Skidmore’s Penny for the Centenary of the Revolution [using the rev. die by C. James], bust of William III right without border, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 23.63g/6h (DH 198; Woolf 75:4; BHM 284; D & W 173/559). Very fine with a hint of original colour, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £290
Skidmore’s Penny for the Centenary of the Revolution, bust of William III within border, rev. lion rampant supporting arms, edge plain, 22.75g/6h (DH 199; Woolf 75:5; BHM 285; D & W 173/560). Extremely fine, patinated (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £110
Skidmore’s British Penny, 1797, bust of George III right within ornamental border, rev. tg cypher, palm branches below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.24g/12h (DH 191). Extremely fine and exceptionally rare, very few specimens known (£500-800)
Hammer Price: £680
Skidmore’s Laudatory piece of George III, 1797, rev. a member of the british senate, edge plain, 7.13g/11h (DH 941a; BHM 420); Skidmore’s Duke of York Halfpenny, 1797, rev. dy cypher, a member of the brith. senate, 12.91g/6h (DH 994); Skidmore’s Farthings (3), bust of George II left, revs. may a flowing trade, etc, 4.85g/6h (DH 1127; BHM 415), stork on cornucopia, 4.93g/6h (DH 1128), anchor and cable, edge grained, 3.88g/6h (DH 1129); uncertain manufacturer, Duke of York Halfpenny,...
Hammer Price: £300
Skidmore’s Halfpenny for the Aborted Viewing of the Dutch Prizes at the Nore, 1797, laureate bust of George III right, rev. to commemorate his majesty, etc, edge grained, 9.50g/12h (DH 943; BHM 421; Hawkins p.100). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £80
Taylor’s Halfpenny for William Till, man hanging from gallows, demon seated on top bar smoking a pipe, rev. man and monkey, each dancing on one leg, edge plain, 12.50g/12h (DH 836). Usual rust spots both sides, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with rainbow hue, rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £220
Westwood’s Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, connoisseur smoking pipe, seated at table spread with medals, elderly figure placing a fool’s cap on his head, asses running for halfpence, rev. two boys racing on asses to right, edge any sum given for scarce original impressions, 10.65g/12h (DH 299). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £430
Westwood’s British Commercial Quarter-Penny, 1797, bust of George III right, rev. Britannia seated on cannon, edge plain, 7.15g/12h (DH 1150). Trifling marks, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, bronzed, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
Birth of George, Prince of Wales, 1762, a copper medalet, 19mm, 2.24g/6h (DH 1142; BHM 81); Prince of Wales Appointed Regent, 1789, medalets (4), viz. by Lutwyche (3), revs. crown, he holds it for the king, etc, in copper, 6.60g/6h, in brass, 6.59g/6h, both 27mm (both DH 969; BHM 322), different bust, 26mm, 6.71g/6h (DH 972); unsigned, rev. Prince’s plumes, appointed, etc, 30mm, 7.27g/6h (DH 968; BHM 321); Marriage of the Prince and Princess Caroline of Brunswick, 1795, medalets (8), all...
Centenary of the Revolution, 1788, medalets by J. Davies (5), all bust right, revs. novr. 4th 1788 in wreath, unsigned (3), in copper, 4.30g/6h, in brass, 5.04g/6h, in plated brass, 4.42g/6h, all 27mm (all DH 948; Woolf 75:2; BHM 289; Hawkins 9; D & W 173/563), signed (2), both in brass, 25mm, 3.37g/12h (DH 949; Woolf 75:2; BHM 283; Hawkins 10; D & W 173/564), 25mm, 3.35g/12h (DH 950; Woolf 75:2; BHM 283; Hawkins 12; D & W 173/565); medals (2), both unsigned, bust right, revs. britons never...
Hammer Price: £160
Centenary of the Revolution, 1788, medals by C. James (2), bust of George III right, revs. bust of William III right, in silver, 12.48g/12h, in white metal, 11.53g/12h, both 33mm (both DH 186; Woolf 75:6; BHM 286; Hawkins 7; D & W 173/557, 558) [2]. Silver extremely fine but lightly hairlined and reverse partly toned, white metal better and retaining much original brilliance, an attractive pair (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £140
George III, Recovery from Illness, 1789, medals by J. Davies (6), viz. bust right, unsigned (3), revs. lost to britannia’s hope, etc, in copper, 8.26g/5h, in plated brass, 7.97g/5h, in brass, 7.80g/5h, all 29mm (all DH 932; BHM 296; Storer 6183; Hawkins 15); bust right, d below (2), revs. similar, in copper, 7.59g/6h, in brass, 7.52g/6h, both 29mm (both DH 933; BHM 296; Storer 6184; Hawkins 16); bust right, rev. jehovah heard britannia’s prayer, etc, in white metal, 30mm, 6.97g/12h (DH...
George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by C. James (2), bust right, rev. when we forget him, etc, in copper, 12.36g/12h, in white metal, 10.54g/6h, both 33mm (both DH 185; Hawkins 19; BHM 302; Storer 6193); medalets by C. James (2), bust right, revs. crown above restored to health, etc, in copper, 2.94g/12h, in brass, 3.04g/12h, both 21mm (both DH 1130; Hawkins 20; BHM 307; Storer 6186) [4]. Last brilliant and practically as struck, others with minor marks, about extremely fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £130
George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by J.-P. Droz (3), bust right, signed d.f. (2), revs. snake entwined around tripod, centre leg in front, in copper, 35mm, 16.93g/12h (DH 179; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6175), centre leg behind, in light bronze, 35mm, 18.11g/12h (DH 180; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6174); bust right, signed droz f, rev. similar, in silver, 35mm, 19.77g/12h (DH 181; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6173) [3]. First practically as struck but with die flaw on reverse, others about...
Hammer Price: £170
George III, Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1789, medals (5), viz. by J. Davies, in copper, bust right, rev. radiation above arms of the City of London, 29mm, 7.27g/12h (DH 930; BHM 297; Storer 6192; Hawkins 19); by J.H. & Co [perhaps John Hume & Co], in brass, rev. the general thanksgiving, etc, 25mm, 4.71g/12h (DH 936; BHM 309; Storer 6189; Hawkins 6); by C. James, in white metal, rev. radiation above arms of the City of London, 30mm, 9.87g/12h (DH 176; BHM 294; Hawkins 22); by J. Milton (2),...
George III and Queen Charlotte, c. 1790, medalets (14), all with conjoined busts right, viz. by J. Davies (6), revs. patrons of virtue, etc (4), all brass, edge grained, 21mm, 2.62g/12h (DH 1135; Hawkins 24), edge plain (2), 2.95g/12h, 2.85g/12h, both 21mm (both DH 1135a; Hawkins 24 [latter with k countermark in obv. field]), 20mm, 2.28g/12h (DH 1136; Hawkins 25), crowned hearts (2), in copper, 3.23g/6h, in brass, 2.42g/6h, both 21mm (both DH 1138; Hawkins 27); by C.H. Küchler (2), revs....
Queen Charlotte’s Birthday, 1795, a mule medal in silver by J.-P. Droz, bust of George III right, rev. frogmore, etc, 34mm, 23.36g/12h (DH 181 bis; Pollard 10, rev.; BHM 390; cf. Noble 347 and Litrenta 1384). Minor handling marks, good very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £240
Naval Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1797, medals (3), viz. by J. Milton, in gilt-copper, bust right, rev. regalia on plinth, three fleurs-de-lis above legend, 32mm, 15.90g/12h (DH 192; Stainton 17A; BHM 439); unsigned (2), both in copper, bust right, revs. City arms above in honor of lord duncans victory, etc, 33mm, 12.25g/12h (DH 195; BHM 441), providence this day acknowledged, etc, 33mm, 17.14g/6h (DH 197; BHM 442) [3]. First about extremely fine but with test marks on edge, others...
George III, a mule medal by H. Kettle, bust right [from the imitative Guineas and fractions series], rev. lion rampant crest, 31mm, 9.57g/11h (DH 944 bis). Stain marks both sides, very fine and very rare (£40-60)
Hancock and Jorden’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpence (2), both with borders of hands, man hanging from gibbet, revs. Pandora’s breeches, snake below with head representative of Joseph Priestley, edge plain, 6.55g/12h (DH 829a), may the knave, etc, edge plain, 11.19g/12h (DH 830a) [2]. Very fine, first with the usual die crack on reverse, second better (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £100
Kempson’s Admiral Gardner Election token, 1796, Gardner in naval uniform standing in front of a cannon, rev. obelisk at left, fox standing on three blocks, no majesty but that of the people, etc, 21.84g/6h (DH 226; BHM 411). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £95
Kempson’s Halfpenny, bust of Thomas Erskine left, rev. a friend, etc, 7.83g/6h (DH 1010; BHM 375); Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Halfpence (3), two barristers standing types, 1794 (3), 4 under t, edge engrailed, 9.71g/12h (DH 1011), 4 under e (2), edge grained, 9.09g/12h (DH 1012), edge plain, 9.21g/12h (DH 1012b), and a mule Halfpenny, rev. a way to prevent, etc, edge plain, 8.46g/6h (DH 1013); Mainwaring’s ‘Map of France’ Halfpence, 1794 (8), revs. large letters (4), current every...
Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, two barristers standing holding label inscribed bill of rights, magna charta above, rev. legend in 9 lines, edge engrailed, 9.56g/12h (DH 1011). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £260
Kempson’s Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpence, 1793 (6), trace of dot under r, edge engrailed, 10.19g/6h (DH 1033), no dot under r, edge engrailed, 10.03g/12h (DH 1034), clear dot under r (4), hull edge, 10.34g/12h (DH 1035), bristol edge, 10.96g/6h (DH 1035a), edge engrailed, 9.70g/6h (DH 1035c), edge plain, 9.54g/6h (DH 1035d); Farthings (13), 1793 (10), revs. cornucopia (3), edge grained, 4.30g/12h (DH 1151), edge plain, 4.31g/12h (DH 1151b), counterfeit, 2.24g/3h (DH 1152); plume in...
Lutwyche’s ‘General Convenience’ Halfpence, 1795 (4), london edge, 8.89g/10h (DH 1018), edge grained, 10.11g/12h (DH 1018a), edge plain, 8.36g/6h (DH 1018b), edge grained over fear god and honour the king, 10.93g/6h (DH 1018c), and mule Halfpence (3), revs. Britannia (2), london and engrailed edge, 9.31g/3h (DH 1019), edge plain, 5.71g/3h (DH 1019a), plough, london and engrailed edge, 8.51g/12h (DH 1020); Lutwyche’s Earl Stanhope Halfpenny, edge grained, 10.14g/6h (DH 1040);...
Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpence (15), chained negro kneeling, revs. clasped hands, reading opression (3), dublin edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 1037), medal edge, 9.39g/6h (DH 1037a), edge grained, 8.73g/6h (DH 1037b); reading oppression (12), cross at end of legend (7), ballymurtagh edge, 8.24g/6h (DH 1038), dublin edge, 9.83g/6h (DH 1038a), lancaster edge, 9.48g/6h (DH 1038b), york edge, 9.91g/6h (DH 1038c), edge engrailed, 9.70g/12h (DH 1038f), edge grained left, 9.71g/6h (DH 1038g), edge plain,...
Hammer Price: £1,250
Prattent’s ‘Loyal Britons Lodge’ Halfpence (2), cap of Liberty over anchor and cable, revs. crown in radiated circle, 8.49g/6h (DH 1030), 11.27g/6h (DH 1031) [2]. First about very fine and rare, second extremely fine with considerable original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £90
Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, undated (2), revs. murd. by the factious, etc, edge plain, 6.97g/12h (DH 995a), anchor and cable, edge grained, 9.54g/6h (DH 998), dated, rev. anchor and cable, skidmore edge, 13.12g/1h (DH 1000); Skidmore’s Revd. W. Cooper Halfpence (3), edge faintly grained, 9.16g/12h (DH 1007), edge partly engrailed, 9.35g/12h (DH 1007a), edge plain, 8.94g/12h (DH 1007b); Skidmore’s Charles Fox Halfpenny, bust right,...
Hammer Price: £540
Uncertain manufacturers, Benevolent Choral Fund Halfpence, 1791 (3), decay’d widows, 7.99g/6h (DH 1021), decay’d members (2), 7.94g/6h (DH 1022), 9.74g/6h (DH 1023); Thomas Hardy Halfpence, 1794 (4), all with period after jury, 7.95g/12h (DH 1025), 8.25g/6h (DH 1026), 8.08g/6h (DH 1027), 8.78g/6h (DH 1028); John Horne Tooke’s Halfpence, 1794 (6), bust three-quarters right (3), birmingham edge [collar partly inverted], 8.87g/6h (DH 1044), london edge, 9.00g/12h (DH 1044a), edge plain,...
Uncertain manufacturers, Tom Tackle Halfpenny, 7.39g/6h (DH 1048); ‘Pro Bono Publico’ Farthings (7), W.P. 1757 issues (2), 2.52g/6h (DH 1171), 2.50g/6h (DH 1172); H.B. 1803 issues (2), edge grained, 2.38g/5h (DH 1174), edge plain, 2.40g/6h (DH 1174a; Davis Not Local 116); plumes in shield issues (3), undated, 2.39g/6h (DH 1169), 1796, 2.67g/12h (DH 1168), 1797, 3.54g/6h (DH 1170; Cobwright G0240/P0020) [8]. The 1803 issues very fine and better, others generally fine, DH 1170 very rare,...
Cabbage Society, token, 1796, cabbage, rev. purim and date around six-petalled flower, edge grained, 17.85g/6h (DH 227; D & W 113/103). Some discolouration on reverse and a tiny edge nick, otherwise very fine, rare (£120-150)
Cabbage Society, token, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge grained over an asylum for the oppress’d of all nations, 15.14g/6h (DH 227a; D & W 113/103). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £280
William Pitt, 1789, white metal medals (3), viz. by C. James, bust right, rev. legend, 33mm, 10.69g/12h (DH 213; Hawkins 10); by T. Wyon Jr, similar, old england legend, 33mm, 10.33g/6h (DH 211; Hawkins 11); unsigned, small bust three-quarters left, rev. may britain still flourish, etc, 34mm, 11.03g/12h (DH 213 bis I; BHM 328) [3]. DH 211 extremely fine with much original brilliance, DH 213 good very fine, last with scratch in obverse field but very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Lord Thurlow, 1789, white metal medals by C. James and T. Wyon Jr (2), bust left in cocked hat and wig, revs. when we forget him, etc, 33mm, 9.98g/6h (DH 218; Hawkins 18; BHM 332; Storer 6194), bust of William Pitt right, 33mm, 10.31g/12h (DH 219; BHM 331; Hawkins 12); Revd. Francis Willis, 1789, a white metal medal by C. James, bust half-left, rev. britons rejoice, etc, 33mm, 10.71g/12h (DH 220; BHM 333; Hawkins 15; E 828; Storer 3790) [3]. First with light surface marks, very fine, others...
Charles Fox, 1789, a white metal medal, probably by T. Wyon Sr, draped bust facing half-right, rev. the free and independent electors of westminster, 33mm, 10.34g/12h (DH 221; Hawkins p.116; BHM 325); Charles Fox, c. 1790, medals by W. Lutwyche (4), draped bust almost facing, revs. resistless speaker, etc, reads albiens, white metal, 35mm, 15.33g/6h (DH 222; BHM 323), reads albions (3), large s in patriots, lutwyche edge, in copper, 19.11g/6h, in brass, 21.25g/6h, both 34mm (both DH 223; BHM...
Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, white metal medals by W. Dixon [after W. Hackwood] (3), chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, die signed w.d., stop after man, reads unto, 32mm, 9.50g/5h (DH 233; BHM 269; D & W 188/689; E 836); unsigned dies, no stop after man, reads to (2), 32mm, 11.12g/12h (DH 235 bis I), 33mm, 11.39g/12h (DH 237 bis) [3]. First fine, second very fine, last virtually as struck with full brilliance, most attractive (£120-150)
Richard Sheridan, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned [perhaps by W. Mainwaring], bust three-quarters left, rev. resistless wit, etc, 35mm, 16.50g/12h (DH 217; BHM 346; E 835). Light surface marks, otherwise good very fine, rare (£90-120)
Death of John Howard, 1790, a copper medal by W. Mainwaring, bust left, rev. haud ulli, etc, 32mm, 14.84g/12h (DH 207; BHM 343). Extremely fine, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
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