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Prince of Wales Appointed Regent, 1789, a copper medalet by Lutwyche, 27mm, 6.57g/6h (DH 969; BHM 322); George III, Restored to Health, 1789, a silver medal by J.-P. Droz, centre leg of tripod in front, 19.83g/12h (DH 179; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6175) [2]. Good very fine, second toned (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £50
George III, Restored to Health, 1789, a silver medal by J.-P. Droz, bust right, rev. snake entwined around tripod, centre leg behind, 18.98g/6h (DH 180; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6174). Usual flaw on obverse rim and tiny hairlines in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £75
George III, Restored to Health, 1789, medals by J.-P. Droz (3), in silver, 20.03g/12h, in Barton’s metal, 18.52g/12h, in gilt-copper, 17.54g/12h (all DH 181; BHM 311; E 827; Storer 6173) [3]. First fair, second about very fine, last about extremely fine and rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £100
George III, Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1789, medals (2), by J. Davies, in copper, 29mm, 8.31g/12h (DH 930; BHM 297; Storer 6192); by J. Milton, in silver, 33mm, 8.03g/12h (DH 177; Stainton 7; BHM 295) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine and toned (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Kempson’s Halfpenny, bust of Thomas Erskine left, rev. a friend, etc, 7.99g/6h (DH 1010; BHM 375); Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Halfpence (3), 9.55g/12h, 9.55g/12h, 9.53g/12h (all DH 1012); Kempson’s Sir Isaac Newton series, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.06g/6h (DH 1034), Farthing, 1793, 3.89g/6h (DH 1160); Lutwyche’s ‘General Convenience’ Halfpenny, 1795, 10.06g/6h (DH 1018a); Lutwyche’s Buck Society Halfpenny, 1796, 10.78g/6h (DH 1041); Mainwaring’s ‘Map of France’ series,...
Hammer Price: £65
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, 10.19g/12h (DH 1011). Fine, very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £130
Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpence (4), 9.17g/6h (DH 1037), 9.82g/6h (DH 1038b), 9.84g/3h (DH 1039), 10.12g/9h (DH 1039b) [4]. First very fine and patinated, third fair, others fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £220
Skidmore’s Revd. W. Cooper Halfpenny, edge faintly grained, 8.91g/12h (DH 1007); Skidmore’s Revd. William Romaine Halfpenny, 1795, 9.53g/12h (DH 1036; BHM 402) [2]. Extremely fine, first with almost full original colour, second lightly lacquered (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Uncertain manufacturers, Thomas Hardy, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.37g/12h (DH 1024); John Horne Tooke, Halfpence, 1794 (4), 8.48g/6h, 8.34g/6h, 7.99g/6h (all DH 1045a), 8.31g/6h (DH 1046); Tom Tackle, Halfpenny, 7.29g/12h (DH 1048) [6]. Last fine, others very fine or better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
Lord Thurlow, 1789, a white metal medal by C. James and T. Wyon Jr, rev. bust of William Pitt, 33mm, 10.16g/12h (DH 219; BHM 331); Charles Fox, c. 1790, a copper medal by W. Lutwyche, 34mm, 23.22g/6h (DH 223; BHM 324); Thomas Hardy Acquitted, 1794, copper medals (3), unsigned, all 32mm, 14.77g/12h (DH 204), 14.93g/12h, 13.45g/12h (both DH 205) [5]. About extremely fine and better, but first scuffed in fields and last heavily lacquered (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in gilt-copper, girl making lace, rev. lamb standing, chambers edge, 9.73g/6h (DH 3c). Extremely fine, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £160
Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, musical instruments, rev. legend within wreath of oak and palm, edge engrailed, 9.03g/7h (DH 2a; Preston-Morley 1016). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£120-150)
Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. an assimilation of the county arms, edge plain, 11.66g/6h (DH 3; Preston-Morley 1017, this coin). Good extremely fine with much original colour, attractive (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £85
Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.39g/6h (DH 20; Preston-Morley 1037, this coin); Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, 11.65g/6h (DH 22 [copper]; Preston-Morley 1041), William Till and John Peckham, mule Halfpenny, 1794, 11.46g/12h (DH 25; Preston-Morley 1050); John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.23g/12h (DH 27; Preston-Morley 1052) [4]. First two extremely fine with almost full original colour, others about very fine, last with abrasion marks (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £60
Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, arms of the Till family, rev. lion rampant to left, red lion inn, etc, around, edge plain, 11.51g/6h (DH 22; Preston-Morley 1040). Scuffed in fields, very fine, very rare (£150-180)
Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, from the same rev. die as previous, rev. view of the Red Lion Inn, edge plain, 13.07g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Minor hairlines and nicks, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £260
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)
Hammer Price: £520
Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, Thomas Hobson on horseback right, rev. water tower on cobbled square, edge lettered, 29.94g/12h (DH 9). Trifling edge nick by m of cambridge and light grazes in field to left of water tower, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £300
Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, edge plain, 21.62g/12h (DH 9a); David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, large thick flan, not in collar, 16.07g/12h (DH 19c) [2]. First fair and extremely rare, second very fine (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £55
Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s College Gate, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.74g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115). Cleaned in the past, good very fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Emmanuel College Chapel, rev. similar, edge lettered, 18.56g/12h (DH 3 and Middlesex 116). Small spot on c of college, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated (£80-100)
Cambridge, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf, rev. Bishop Blaize and woolpack, edge plain, 10.21g/6h (DH 22). Extremely fine, attractively patinated, very rare (£90-120)
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)
Hammer Price: £550
County series, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.11g/6h (DH 12), 9.98g/6h (DH 12a); mule Halfpence by Kempson (10), revs. figure of Hope, 8.19g/6h (DH 13); Britannia 1795 (3), 10.28g/6h (DH 14), 11.39g/6h (DH 14a), 9.52g/6h (DH 14b); stork (2), 7.91g/12h (DH 15), 7.72g/5h (DH 15a); river deity, 7.82g/6h (DH 16); plough and shuttle (2), 9.94g/7h (DH 17), 9.80g/6h (DH 17a); Britannia 1797, 6.53g/9h (DH 18) [12]. DH 14a about fine and very rare, DH 18 good fine, DH 14 and 16 very fine, others...
County series, Kempson’s Farthings, 1795 (2), 3.84g/12h (DH 36), 2.84g/12h (DH 36a); mule Farthings by Kempson (3), revs. bust of Newton (2), 3.76g/6h (DH 37), 3.45g/6h (DH 37a); cornucopiæ and olive branch, 3.42g/7h (DH 38) [5]. DH 36 and 37a about extremely fine with some original colour, others very fine (£40-60)
Chester, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of Chester Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.77g/11h (DH 1 and Middlesex 121). Light spotting in centre of obverse and traces of handling on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£120-150)
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.71g/7h (DH 7); Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1789, 12.75g/6h (DH 14); counterfeit Halfpence (14), 1790, rev. Genius (2), 9.91g/6h (DH 61), 5.89g/7h (DH 61c); rev. r & co monogram (3), 8.56g/6h (DH 62), 9.22g/5h (DH 62b), 8.96g/6h (DH 62e); 1791 (3), 10.46g/8h (DH 63), 11.51g/6h (DH 65), 10.72g/6h (DH 65a); 1792 (5), 10.09g/6h (DH 67), 10.51g/6h (DH 72), 9.90g/5h (DH 72a), 9.95g/6h (DH 72b), 10.25g/6h (DH 72c); 1793, rev. Genius, 9.65g/6h (DH 73);...
Hammer Price: £90
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthing, 1789, r & co monogram, beehive crest above, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge grained, 5.51g/12h (DH 82). Obverse brilliant, reverse extremely fine, virtually full original colour, most attractive (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1790, buttons on coat, 5.99g/12h (DH 84), 1791, buttons on coat, 5.93g/12h (DH 86), 1792, no buttons, 5.55g/12h (DH 87) [3]. First very fine but badly scratched behind head, others extremely fine with much original colour (£100-150)
Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge grained, 6.18g/12h (DH 88). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
County series, James' Lake Farthing, 1796, lakeland scene, rev. fence dividing two trees, edge plain, 6.73g/12h (DH 2). Very fine, rare (£120-150)
Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, three-quarter figure of Bishop Blaize right dividing date, rev. arms and supporters, edge grained, 5.81g/12h (DH 11). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£90-120)
Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.70g/6h (DH 7); Visit of George III, 1789, a plated medalet by J. Davies, 7.69g/6h (DH 8; BHM 319) [2]. About extremely fine (£40-50)
Plymouth, Visit of George III, 1789, a silver medalet by J. Davies, laureate bust right, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.22g/12h (DH 8; BHM 319). Minor narks on neck and in field in front of bust, about extremely fine, reverse better, attractively toned, rare (£60-80)
Puddington, W. Waller, Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, from the die with the eye filled in, rev. three-masted ship, edge plain, 8.45g/6h (DH Bedfordshire 5). A little weak in centre of ship, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £360
Blandford Forum, William Sanger, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, pair of scales above a counter, rev. pro bono publico, etc, edge grained, 9.66g/6h (DH 1). Light surface marks in centre of reverse, about extremely fine, lightly patinated, rare (£150-200)
Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, Prince of Wales feathers above an oval inscribed 75, rev. ra cypher, edge plain, 11.48g/6h (DH 4a). Extremely fine with much original colour, especially on obverse, extremely rare (£300-400)
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)
Hammer Price: £420
Poole, James Bayly, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.55g/6h (DH 6), 10.04g/12h (DH 6a), Farthings, 1795 (3), 4.45g/6h (DH 10), 4.13g/6h (DH 11), 4.36g/7h (DH 11a) [5]. DH 6a and 10 extremely fine with original colour, DH 11a about fine, others very fine (£35-45)
Hammer Price: £35
Barnard Castle, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, view of the castle ruins, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.01g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 123). Collectors’ number ‘32’ inked in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine with original colour (£70-90)
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