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London, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Minerva standing, rev. cap of Liberty radiated on a pole, 13.47g/6h (DH 514); St Paul’s Covent Garden (2), revs. church ruins, 8.86g/6h (DH 522a), bust of George III, 9.60g/12h (DH 523b) [3]. First very fine, second about extremely fine, last better but with small striking crack in edge £120-£150
Hammer Price: £160
London, High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, Free Born Briton, rev. French Republican, edge grained but flattened in collar, 9.37g/12h (DH 521a). About extremely fine, a hint of original colour, rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £320
London, Hyde Park, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, man skating, rev. gb cypher, edge grained, 9.29g/12h (DH 535). Extremely fine, original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £380
London, Leadenhall Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, type 5, Leadenhall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.57g/12h (DH 104). Extremely fine, diffused original colour £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
London, Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpence, 1796 (2), reads n19, 11.69g/12h (DH 320), reads 19, 11.77g/12h (DH 321) [2]. Very fine and better but second weak in centre, scarce £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
London, Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpenny, 1798, three umbrellas in shield, rev. naked boy with coin-tray, edge grained, 11.26g/6h (DH 322). Extremely fine with original colour, rare £120-£150
London, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, Franklin Press, Halfpenny, 1794, printing press, rev. legend, edge plain, 7.76g/6h (DH 307a; Whitman 8850; Breen 1165). Very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
London, London Wall, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, type 5, Brewers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.32g/11h (DH 96). Extremely fine, obverse with full original colour £120-£150
Hammer Price: £280
London, Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpence or medalets (4), 9.21g/12h (DH 260), 8.44g/12h (DH – [267 obv./268 rev.]), 9.53g/12h (DH 268, white metal), 8.79g/6h (DH 274); Ludgate Hill, Henry Young, Pennies, 1794 (2), with date, 14.17g/5h (DH 39), flawed obv. die, no date, 13.36g/5h (DH 39, note) [6]. About very fine and better, second and third pierced for suspension £90-£120
Hammer Price: £150
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, 23.74g/6h (DH 100). Extremely fine, obverse with almost full original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £300
London, Ludgate Hill, Matthew Young, Milton’s Penny, 1798, Britannia seated, St Paul’s in background, rev. legend, edge promissory penny token payable on demand, 28.21g/12h (DH 41). Usual rim flaw on reverse and a small rim flaw developing on obverse, spot in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £420
London, Ludgate Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Stationers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.93g/5h (DH 109). Extremely fine, obverse with original colour £100-£150
London, Maiden Lane, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Waxchandlers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.09g/11h (DH 113). Light graze on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour and reflective surfaces £150-£200
Hammer Price: £340
London, Newgate Street, Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.67g/6h (DH 396b), Christ’s Hospital, Pennies, 1800 (2), 7.13g/12h (DH 12), 12.09g/12h (DH 13), Halfpenny, 1800, 4.30g/6h (DH 278); Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.43g/6h (DH 286); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.17g/3h (DH 904); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.30g/6h (DH 914); Snow Hill,...
Hammer Price: £200
London, Newgate Street, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s Hospital, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.05g/12h (DH 126). Small spot on lower part of globe, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, very rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £700
London, Old Bailey, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Sessions House, Old Bailey, rev. City arms between palm and oak branches, cap of maintenance above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.32g/2h (DH 87). Trifling spots on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, much original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £360
London, Old Bailey, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Late Surgeons’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.91g/6h (DH 110). Some light spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with much original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £130
London, Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny, 1797, head of a wild man full facing, rev. large rs cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain, 15.91g/6h (DH 906). Spot on forehead of wild man, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £800
London, Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, crocodile and tree, rev. rattlesnake and tree, edge plain, 12.16g/6h (DH 253). Very fine £90-£120
London, Princes Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Grocers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.46g/12h (DH 101). Usual die flaw on obverse in advanced stage, two spots on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, diffused original colour £100-£150
Hammer Price: £260
London, St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 11.76g/12h (DH 465). About extremely fine, rare £100-£150
London, St Pancras, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, 24.20g/6h (DH 161); St Paul’s, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, St Paul’s School, 24.18g/12h (DH 94); Tower Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Tower of London, 23.79g/12h (DH 89) [3]. DH 94 extremely fine but with severe flan crack, others fine £60-£80
London, Soho, Isaac Swainson, Ponthon’s Halfpenny, bust left, rev. robed female dropping herbs into a brick still, edge plain, 10.25g/6h (DH 907). Some light spotting, peripheral original colour but centres mostly patinated, extremely rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,000
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Farthings (2), 1803, 3.82g/11h (DH 1062), 1804, 3.90g/6h (DH 1063) [2]. Extremely fine £40-£50
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. family arms, edge plain, 9.34g/6h (DH 402). Spot above head, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, scarce £90-£120
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Milton’s Penny, 1803, draped bust right, rev. legend, edge plain, 24.48g/12h (DH 38). An early striking without the obverse die flaw, obverse about extremely fine with some spotting in fields, reverse better and with diffused original colour, very rare £300-£400
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), bust left, revs. anchor in shield, 9.47g/6h (DH 406g), wheatsheaf and doves, 7.58g/6h (DH 408) [2]. Usual die flaw on obverses, extremely fine, former rare £150-£200
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. wheatsheaf and doves, 8.86g/6h (DH 408); Orchard arms, rev. Hope holding quadrant, 9.23g/6h (DH 413) [2]. First with usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine, second very fine £100-£150
London, The Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpenny, 9.05g/12h (DH 362f), William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, edge plain, 14.68g/6h (DH 302); Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Penny, 1795, 20.83g/6h (DH 15), Halfpenny, 1795, 9.25g/6h (DH 297) [4]. Last extremely fine with original colour, others about very fine and better £50-£70
London, The Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (9), undated, 8.72g/5h (DH 414); 1795, 6.94g/6h (DH 415b); elephant (2), revs. rhinoceros to left, 9.45g/7h (DH 417, polished obv. die), tiger, 12.91g/6h (DH 418); lion and dog, rev. monkey, 9.41g/6h (DH 431); antelope, rev. ostrich, 8.69g/6h (DH 447); two-headed cow (2), revs. toucan, 7.17g/6h (DH 454), royal arms and supporters, 7.00g/6h (DH 455); monkey, rev. crane, 9.59g/6h (DH 458) [9]. Very fine and better £150-£200
Hammer Price: £950
London, The Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (4), elephant (3), revs. two-headed cow, 5.92g/6h (DH 1065), cockatoo, 3.38g/6h (DH 1067), pelican, 3.70g/8h (DH 1068); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.57g/6h (DH 1073) [4]. First extremely fine, others nearly so but DH 1068 with corrosion spot in reverse field £60-£80
London, Threadneedle Street, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, South Sea House, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.36g/6h (DH 162). About extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £90
London, Threadneedle Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Merchant Taylors’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.18g/4h (DH 106). From the obverse die in unflawed state, extremely fine, diffused original colour £100-£150
London, Throgmorton Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Drapers’ Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.24g/4h (DH 98). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine, patinated £90-£120
Hammer Price: £170
London, Tower Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 1, Trinity House, rev. City arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.06g/1h (DH 84). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine, light patina £90-£120
Hammer Price: £180
London, Upper Thames Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Vintners’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.62g/12h (DH 112). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, House of Lords, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.24g/12h (DH 155). An early striking from the reverse die in unflawed state, extremely fine, patinated £120-£150
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Westminster Abbey, rev. City arms, cap of maintenance above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.37g/6h (DH 90). Extremely fine, reflective patina, very rare £200-£260
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Westminster Hall, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.92g/5h (DH 168). Obverse extremely fine with almost full original colour, reverse with no wear but from an apparently clogged die with detail poorly struck-up £80-£100
Hammer Price: £70
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.48g/12h (DH 170). Scratched both sides and reverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £100-£150
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