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Ireland, Co Kilkenny, Castlecomer, a Mexico, Charles IV, 8 Reales, 1801fm, obv. countermarked payable · at · castle · comer · colliery · around 5s 5d in oval, 26.75g/12h (Manville 108b, this coin; Seaby, BNJ 1965, pl.xv,10, this coin). Coin fine and toned, countermark very fine, very rare (£2,500-3,000)
Hammer Price: £4,300
Reading, James Berkeley Monck, 40 Shillings, 1812, in gold, bust of King Alfred left, rev. value, 10.34g/12h (D 1). Extremely fine and virtually as struck, an exceptionally attractive example and very rare as such (£2,000-2,500)
Hammer Price: £2,300
Ipswich, James Conder, Proof Penny, 1795, in silver, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, cap with tassel on top, rev. Wolsey’s Gate, edge plain, 13.92g/12h (DH 9; Judson –). Usual die flaw on obverse, virtually as struck with most attractive steel-blue tone, of the highest rarity (£1,000-1,500)
Hammer Price: £2,200
Birmingham, Samuel Garbett, Hancock’s so-called uniface trial Halfpenny, in silver, bust right, edge plain, 9.24g (DH 125a). Extremely fine and toned, of the highest rarity (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £1,100
Copper tokens, 18th century (112), 19th century (56), others, including Colonial (53) [221]. Varied state (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £880
Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, ghb cypher below, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta aquato examine librat, edge plain, 15.46g/12h (DH 68). Practically as struck and richly toned, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £850
Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cap of Liberty on pole, sheffield constitutional society, i promise edge, 24.62g/6h (DH 18a). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare (£600-800)
Woodbridge, Robert Loder, Restrike Proof Penny, 1796, in silver, bust of Thomas Sekford three-quarters right, rev. arms of the Sekford family, edge plain, 22.97g/6h (DH 15b; Judson –). Virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £820
Bermondsey, Thomas Keys, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1789, conjoined ts between two keys, rev. musical instruments around flaming heart, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.95g/10h (DH 4; D & W 65/158). Extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £800
Eighteenth century tokens (129), various counties, almost all Halfpence [129]. Varied state (£150-200)
Bungay, Thomas Miller, Halfpenny, 1795, bust right, rev. beehive flanked by rays of the sun, books and manuscripts below, edge plain, 14.35g/6h (DH 20; Judson –). Extremely fine and extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £750
Tamworth, Francis Blick, Proof Halfpenny, 1799, in silver, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 15.94g/12h (DH 23). Extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £720
Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35.07g/6h (DH 9a). From the reverse die after the flaws had been polished off, extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £700
Gloucester, Kempson’s City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Mary de Lode, with buttresses, edge plain, 17.30g/6h (DH 4). Practically as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £680
Great Yarmouth, Joseph, Daniel and John Boulter, Penny, 1796, female seated holding scroll, rev. Britannia seated inscribing a book, attended by three figures representing Asia, Africa and America, i promise edge, 24.47g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £620
Great Yarmouth, Joseph, Daniel and John Boulter, Proof Halfpenny, 1796, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge published by jos. danl. & jno. boulter, 14.59g/6h (DH 54). Virtually as struck with rich steel-blue tone, extremely rare and most attractive (£500-600)
George I, 1718 series, Dobra of 8 Escudos (W 2683a); Doubloon (W 2684c); Peça (W 2689); Double Pistole (W 2690a); Moidor (W 2692c); Half-Peça (W 2696a); Pistole (W 2698a); Escudo (W 2702d); Half-Pistole (W 2704d); Quarter-Moidor (2, W 2706a, 2706b); Quarter-Louis d’or (W 2707a rev., obv. die not in W); Half-Escudo (W 2708b) [13]. Generally fine to very fine, an excellent and varied group (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £580
Lambeth, Prattent’s Penny, [17]96, standing figure of George Cook, smoking pipe and holding a mug and a keg, rev. sr. g · cook fruiterer greengrocer & oyster merchant stangate lambeth, vegetables around, edge value one penny at p. decks post office bury 1794, 18.83g/6h (DH 1a). Struck over a Penny of Philip Deck of Bury St Edmunds [DH Suffolk 4], two striking cracks, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £550
Newmarket, Wyon’s Penny, 1799, two racehorses passing winning post, rev. legend, craven meeting, etc, edge plain, 23.22g/12h (DH 11; D & W 323/19). Tiny edge nick at 9 o'clock on obverse, minor scratches in obverse field visible on close inspection, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£500-600)
Named weights: Henry Archdall, Half-Guinea (W 2758); Daniel Crosby, Guinea (W 2762); S. Gatchell & Sons, Half-Sovereign (W 2774); James Pickering, Guinea (W 2809); James Warren, Guinea (W 2822); together with a brass weight stamped 4d 6g both sides, and a knobbed weight for a Spanish 8 Reales [7]. Third fine, others all very fine, mostly rare (£140-180)
Hammer Price: £520
Ipswich, James Conder, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, Market Cross, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge grained, 13.15g/12h (DH 35; Judson 1080). Extremely fine and retaining much original brilliance, toned, very rare (£400-500)
Gloucester, Kempson’s City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Bartholomew’s Hospital, edge plain, 19.38g/6h (DH 11). Tiny rim nick on obverse and two spots in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and practically as struck with rainbow tone, extremely rare (£600-800)
Slough, William Till and John Peckham, Proof mule Halfpenny, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. arms of the Peckham family, edge plain, 12.41g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1049). Usual flaw on reverse rim, extremely fine and attractively toned, of the highest rarity and easily the best of the two known specimens (£600-800)
Denton, M., and Prattent, T., The Virtuoso’s Companion and Coin Collectors Guide, 8 vols in two, London, 1795-7, 240 engraved plates, indices and Wright’s 4pp Observations [2]. Contemporary brown calf, internally fine and clean; each volume signed D. Young 1976 on inside front cover (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £500
Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 34.43g/6h (DH 9). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare, especially in this state (£400-500)
Co Antrim, Carrickfergus, Anthony Hall, Penny, 1.00g/6h (BW. 137); Co Cork, Cork, City Penny, 1659, 3.27g/4h (N 6206; BW. 201); Enniskean, Henry Wheddon, Penny, 1678, 6.42g/9h (BW. 443); Co Dublin, Dublin, Richard Warren, Penny, 1667, 1.64g/9h (N 6273; BW. 410), Mic Wilson, Halfpenny, 1672, 5.00g/11h (BW. 416); Co Galway, Galway, Dominicke Lynch, Penny, 1665, 1.50g/3h (‘Dublinia’ 77, same dies; dies not in N; BW. 473); Co Tipperary, Clonmel, Ann Henbury, Penny, 1663, 1.01g/12h (BW. 184)...
Norwich, Joseph Hardingham, Kempson’s Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, view of Norwich Cathedral, rev. bust of Frederick Handel left, edge plain, 15.12g/6h (DH 34a). Light streaks across bust, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £480
Eighteenth century Irish tokens (81), Co Cork (2), Co Drogheda (2), Co Dublin (56), Munster (2), Co Wexford (2), Co Wicklow (17) [81]. Varied state, a good range; all in descriptive card mounts (£200-300)
Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s Penny, 1795, church, rev. dar cypher, edge lettered, 20.97g/6h (DH 17). Struck over a Penny of M. Lambe of Bath [DH Somerset 8], extremely fine, obverse patinated, reverse with virtually full original colour, very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £460
Co Cork, Cloyne, R. Swanton (UFS 5630); Cork, J. Arnott & Co (UFS 5670), E. Cleburne (UFS 5710), William Fitzgibbon & Co (2, one dated 1835) (UFS 5730, 5740), Denis Hegarty (2, one die different) (both UFS 5750), Joseph Helen (UFS 5760), J. McCarthy (UFS 5800), E.D. Mahony (UFS 5790), Ogilvie & Bird (UFS 5840), W. Reardon (UFS 5850), M.W. Rogers (UFS 5870), William Seymour (UFS 5880), Tyler’s Boots, 1902; Cove, Swanton & Co (UFS 5910); Macroom, J. Welply (2, one dated 1845) (UFS 6630,...
Hammer Price: £450
Newcastle upon Tyne, William Mather, Kempson’s Pennies or tickets, 1797 (3), in copper, 21.02g/6h, in brass, 21.79g/6h, in white metal, 17.45g/6h (all DH 1) [3]. White metal fair, others very fine, obverse of brass specimen dirty, a very rare group (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £430
Ireland, Banbridge Co-operative Society Ltd, brass checks (4), for Sixpence, Threepence, Penny and Halfpenny; Belfast Co-operative Society Ltd, checks by Vaughton (12), for One Pound, 2 Shillings, Shilling, Sixpences (3), Threepence, Pennies (5); other checks (2), of Ballysillan and Lisburn; together with other miscellaneous tickets, checks, etc (33), some of Irish and American interest [51]. Many fine, some better (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £420
Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, similar, chambers edge, 12.44g/6h (DH 3c). Extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare (£400-600)
Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Marine Society boy, edge engrailed, 9.45g/6h (DH 5). Small striking crack, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable original colour, attractive and extremely rare (£350-450)
Beggars Benison Club, an oval silver-gilt badge, unsigned, Adam and Eve walking towards a bower, rev. Adonis, with spear and dog, stands behind a recumbent Venus attended by Cupid, 40 x 29mm (D & W 107/58; MI II, 526/87; E 545; Brodie 239). Some rubbing to the high points, otherwise about very fine and the gilding intact, rare; with integral suspension loop (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £410
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: £400
Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, diva britanniæ fautrix artium around, rev. the work of iohn gregory hancock aged nine years above date, utile dulci above, for exchange below, edge by george barker birmingham mdccc, 36.60g/12h (DH 19). Trifling marks in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine with brilliant surfaces, extremely rare (£500-600)
Burslem, Samuell Leigh, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.06g/12h (D 6A). Some surface verdigris on obverse, otherwise good fine and extremely rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £390
Burslem, John Stead, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.97g/6h (N 4195; D 6B). Good fine, extremely rare, far superior to the Norweb specimen (£100-150)
Mule Halfpence (5), bust of Lord George Gordon with legend (4), revs. Britannia, 12.16g/7h (DH 775), caduceus, 12.14g/1h (DH 776), heart and hand, 12.04g/12h (DH 777), Cain and Abel, 12.29g/6h (DH 778); bust without legend, rev. legend in 4 lines, 10.05g/7h (DH 782) [5]. Generally extremely fine, all have been lightly lacquered and DH 778 with old price, 10/-, inked on reverse (£150-200)
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