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Ireland, Ballywalter, Rob[ert] Sinclaire, uniface copper Twopence, 1735, · i · promise to · pay · the bearer · on demand · two pence · rob : sinclaire ballywalter 2 · p : 1735 in nine lines, 26.5mm, 2.92g (Davis – Seaby TD –l Heslip, BNJ 1992, –). Fine and clear, of the highest rarity and believed previously unpublished (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £1,800
Evasion Halfpence (42), viz. Atkins 2, 5, 46, 47, 50, 59, 64, 77, 81, 98, 131, 157, 165, 177, 235, 272, 290, 292 (2), 316, 329 obv./325 rev., 353, 373, 374, 379, 383, 388, 395, 394, 398, 401, 410, 425, 433, 435, 439, 444, 445, Cobwright 1005, others (3); Evasion Farthings (4), Atkins 452, 454, 478, 482; contemporary forgeries of Farthings (4), 1773, 1774, 1775, 1777 [50]. Varied state; a good group of the series (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £1,100
Ludlow, Richard Hitchcott, Halfpenny, 1.99g/6h (D 32B). Good fine and of the highest rarity, the only example seen by the cataloguer (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £750
Parks and Gardens, Scarborough, Cliff Bridge, an engraved silver pass, view of the bridge, erected in the year 1827 below, rev. named (John Cattley Esqr, London, No.56, Not Transferable), 37mm, 9.87g. Very fine and extremely rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £700
18th Century, Dublin, Samuel Cooley, Farthing, Hope resting on anchor, rev. crowned shield containing bee-hive, edge plain, 3.58g/6h (DH 392a); Norfolk, Norwich, Francis Newton, Halfpenny, 1811, 8.03g/12h (W 929) [2]. First good fine and extremely rare, second fair (£150-250)
Hammer Price: £580
18th Century, Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, 17.42g/12h (DH 1); Wiltshire, Holt, David Arnot, Halfpenny, 9.55g/6h (DH 3); together with other miscellaneous 18th century tokens (67), various counties [69]. First good fine, second extremely fine with virtually full original colour, others in varied state (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £520
Staverton, John Jones, Penny, 1811, view of the Staverton factory, rev. ram suspended from ribbon, 18.46g/12h (W 1108). Extremely fine, the obverse with almost full original colour, very rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £480
Societies, Causeway Friendly Society, uniface lead Twopence, 1799, 48mm, 61.33g. About very fine, extremely rare and believed unpublished (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £430
Thomas Spence series, mule Halfpenny, bust of Daniel Mendoza left, rev. boxers, spence edge, 10.46g/6h (DH 785). Extremely fine with much original colour (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £410
Bristol, Sphynx Brewery, Charles Garton & Co, brass Three-Halfpence, rev. value, ep, 26mm, 5.78g/12h, another, same dies, countermarked 2 on rev., ep, 26mm, 4.30g/12h, brass Twopence, sphynx on pedestal, rev. value in wreath, eg, 26mm, 5.18g/12h, brass Threepence, similar, eg, 26mm, 5.31g/6h; Standard of England, brass, by H. Smith, rev. wreath, 3 engraved in planed centre, eg, 27mm, 7.28g/12h; Sugar Loaf [Lower Easton], T.M. Naish, brass Three-Halfpence, rev. value, eg, 24mm, 4.18g/12h [6]....
Hammer Price: £360
Tewkesbury, Barrel Inn, J[ohn] James, brass Threepence, rev. value, eg, 23.5mm, 5.55g/12h; Bell Hotel, A[bert] Bowers, brass Fourpence, rev. value, eg, 27mm, 5.87g/12h; Black Bear, brass Threepence, rev. value, eg, 24.5mm, 6.43g/12h; Farriers Arms, W. Scott, copper Threepence, rev. bowling alley around value, ep, 26mm, 5.18g/12h; George Hotel, C[harles] Smith, brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 23.5mm, 3.96g/12h; Odessa Inn, D. Finch, brass Threepence by B. Durning, rev. value in wre...
Hammer Price: £350
Jetons (60), various, including some sterling head types [60]. Varied state (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £340
Tokens, tickets, etc (29), model money (32, plus six metal shells, a cardboard box of issue and a display tray) [Lot]. Model money mostly extremely fine, others in varied state (£80-100)
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Pattern Penny, 1813, by T. Halliday, in copper, crowned harp, rev. cock, no inner circle, edge plain, 14.54g/6h (W 1840; cf. DNW 66, 946). Even overall wear and obverse bright from old cleaning, otherwise good fine and extremely rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £330
Bristol, Canterbury Music Hall, brass Threepence by E. Cottrill, refreshment ticket for this evening only, etc, rev. standing musician playing banjo, eg, 31.5mm, 9.88g/12h (MG 641); Carriers Arms, brass Twopence by W. Smith, value both sides, eg, 26.5mm, 5.32g/12h; Champion of Wales, J.F. Brookman, brass Twopence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 24mm, 4.14g/12h (WC p.309); The Chequers, Jesse Rumbold, brass Twopence by E. Cottrill, rev. value, countermarked a on rev., ep, 24mm, 3.69g/12h; Cross Key...
18th Century, Middlesex, Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 10.09g/6h (DH 474); City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, 9.12g/6h (DH 319c); Coventry Street, J. Henderson, Halfpenny, 8.94g/6h (DH 293); Foundling Fields, James Burton, Halfpenny, 7.51g/6h (DH 305); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpenny, 9.62g/12h (DH 274); Ludgate Hill, Henry Young, Penny, 1794, with date, 13.68g/5h (DH 39); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.38g/6h (DH 915); Soho, Robert Orchard, Farthing, 180...
Clackmannan-shire, Clackmannan 1460; Fife-shire, Anstruther-Easter 261; Cameron 1231; Carnbee 1299; Ceres 1383, 1384; Collessie 1554; Cupar 1743; Dairsie 1877; Dunbog 2244, 2245; Dunfermline 1823, 1824 (2), 1954; Elie 4782; Ferryport-on-Craig 2543 (2); Inverkeithing 3149; Kemback 3953; Kinghorn 3941; Leslie 4351; Leuchars 4241 [23]. Fine and better, several heart-shaped; all identified in envelopes (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £320
Countermarked coins: A George III counterfeit Halfpenny, 1773, countermarked with the dies for a Four Shillings and Sixpence weight by Callingwood Ward, Birmingham (cf. W 1708k); together with other various countermarked coins (11, one in silver) [12]. Varied state, the first very rare and interesting (£90-120)
Charles II, 4 Reales, 1683 (W 2573a); William III, 8 Reales, 1698 (W 2611); Anne, Half-Peça, 1709 (W 2634), Half-Peça, 1709 (W 2635), Pistole, 1709 (W 2636, this piece); George I, Double-Pistole, 1718 (W 2690a), Pistole, 1718 (W 2698); George II, Dobra, 1737 (W 2711a), Moidore (W 2730a); George II-III, Half-Guinea by Daniel Crosby, Dublin (W 2764) [10]. First about fine and with edge cut, second very fine and unusually well-struck, others generally fine to very fine, some scarce (£200-300)
19th Century, Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, issuer uncertain, white metal token, sailing barge, rev. coaly tyne, 9.60g/12h (Davis 29; Batty 622). Good very fine and extremely rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £310
Hereford, A. Andrew, brass, rev. pair of trousers, ep, 25mm, 4.36g/12h; Bowling Green, uniface brass Three-Halfpence, back countermarked b, eg, 21mm, 3.10g (Whitmore 15); Heart of Oak, uniface brass Threepence, ep, 26mm, 4.99g (Whitmore 28); Hereford Brewery, brass Twopence by R. Neal, rev. value, ep, 28mm, 5.64g/6h; Imperial Brewery, C[harles] Watkins, brass, rev. compare our goods & prices with those of other houses, eg, 24mm, 4.74g/12h (Whitmore 31); Imperial Hotel, brass Fourpence, rev. v...
Hammer Price: £300
Co Dublin, Dublin, W[illiam] C[amac], octagonal copper Twopence by Parkes, countermarked jd [perhaps John Donovan] on obv., ep, 25mm, 8.02g/6h (Todd 38; Macalister 793); M[argaret] O’Callaghan, copper Twopence by Parkes, ep, 22mm, 6.28g/12h (Todd 42); M.A. Eglington, uniface copper Twopence, ep, 27mm, 6.52g; ‘Home Rule’, copper Twopence by Parkes, ep, 22.5mm, 5.63g/12h (Todd 136; Macalister 786); M[urtagh] K[avanagh], copper Twopence by Parkes, ep, 22.5mm, 5.22g/12h (Todd 144); Co Louth, Dund...
Value stated weights: Three Pounds 12 Shillings (W 1676a); Three Pounds 12 Shillings (W 1682a); 13 Shillings and Sixpence, Six Shillings and Ninepence (W 1683f, 1683i); Three Pounds 12 Shillings by Ford, Birmingham (W 1701); 13 Shillings and Sixpence by Callingwood Ward, Birmingham (W 1708f); 36 Shillings, 13 Shillings and Sixpence by Westwood, Birmingham (W 1730b, 1730f); 27 Shillings (W 1733c); 13 Shillings and Sixpence (W 1740f); Three Pounds 12 Shillings by Anderton, Son & Calley, Birming...
18th Century, Middlesex, Chelsea, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.85g/6h (DH 277); Finsbury Square, Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpenny, 8.91g/6h (DH 356); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.92g/3h (DH 904); Soho, Robert Orchard, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. Hope holding quadrant, 8.95g/6h (DH 413); Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpenny, zebra, rev. crane, 9.45g/3h (DH 451), Farthing, elephant, rev. lion and dog, 3.21g/6h (DH 1064); Thomas Spence series, Ha...
18th Century, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Halfpence (4), St Martin’s Church, 11.65g/12h (DH 154), Hotel, 11.40g/6h (DH 208), Navigation Office, 12.54g/12h (DH 210), Old Cross, 11.60g/6h (DH 188); Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 11.90g/6h (DH 233), 11.31g/6h (DH 236), Kempson’s Halfpence (4), St John’s Church, 14.04g/6h (DH 261), White Friars, 12.72g/6h (DH 267a), Bablake Hospital, 12.69g/6h (DH 282a), St Mary Hall, 13.81g/6h (DH 295a); together with other Warwicks...
Hammer Price: £290
Mining, Clifton Colliery, John Porter and John Nelson, a copper check, porter nelson dividing floral ornaments, rev. three-masted ship, 8.33g/7h (Finlay 135; D & W –). Fair to fine, extremely rare (£80-100)
18th Century, Middlesex, Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.20g/6h (DH 295); City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.33g/12h (DH 314), 11.70g/12h (DH 317); Finsbury Square, James Lackington & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.12g/6h (DH 351); Long Acre, John Fowler, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.11g/6h (DH 306); Strand, J. and Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (2), elephant, rev. two-headed cow, 11.60g/6h (DH 422), two-headed cow, rev. toucan, 6.74g/6h (DH 454), Farthing, lion, rev. beav...
Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpenny, 1793, 9.86g/6h (DH Somerset 89), Niblock & Hunter, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.28g/6h (DH Somerset 100); Somerset, Bath, William Gye, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.29g/6h (DH 33), 9.86g/6h (DH 34), Francis Heath, Walcot Turnpike Halfpenny, 1796, 10.39g/6h (DH 45), John Jelly, Halfpenny, 1794, 7.62g/6h (DH 26), Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, 21.11g/6h (DH 8), Halfpenny, 1794, 10.60g/6h (DH 50), Farthings (4), 1794 (2), 4.93g/6h (DH 111), 4.62g/6h (DH 115), 1795 (2)...
Scotland, Dundee, William Croom, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 10.09g/6h (DH 12, bronzed), Thomas Webster Jr, Wright’s Penny, 1797, 19.59g/6h (DH 5); Lanarkshire, Glasgow, T. Finlayson, Farthing, 2.59g/6h (DH 30); Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Joseph Archibald, Halfpenny, 8.71g/12h (DH 10), J. Reynolds, Farthing, 2.23g/6h (DH 116); together with other tokens (34), of Angus (7), Inverness-shire (5), Kirkcudbrightshire, Lanarkshire (7), Lothian (11), Perthshire (3) [39]. First two about extremely fin...
Hammer Price: £280
Tokens, tickets, jetons, medals, etc (406), a few in silver, including several countermarked issues [406]. Varied state (£90-120)
Stroud, Clothier’s Arms, William Jenkins, brass Threepence by H.B. Sale, rev. value in wreath, ep, 25mm, 5.01g/12h; Stroud CSL, uniface brass Large Bread, ep, 25.5mm, 4.59g, uniface triangular brass Small Bread (2, same dies), ep, 27mm, 3.92g, 3.47g; Green Dragon, brass Three-Halfpence by Vaughton, rev. value in wreath, eg, 26mm, 4.40g/1h; Lamb Inn, brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, countermarked fal on obv., eg, 26mm, 4.59g/6h; New Inn, uniface brass Three-Halfpence, ep, 24.5mm, 3.40g...
Melksham, Fred Jeffery, private Halfpenny, 1972, by Toye, Kenning & Spencer, in gold, melksham promissory halfpenny redeemable at within wreath, rev. f.j. jeffery melksham wilts 1932-1972, england’s leading provincial coin dealer around, edge plain, hallmarked Birmingham 1973, 29mm, 22ct, 21.92g/12h. Brilliant mint state and of the highest rarity; only two struck in gold (£300-500)
17th Century, Sarah Thomas, Halfpenny, 2.02g/12h (Boon 129; D Wales 91B). Flan bent, fair, very rare (£100-200)
18th Century, Gloucestershire, Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.19g/12h (DH 60); Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 10.95g/6h (DH 89); Middlesex, Lutwyche’s Anti-Slavery Halfpenny, reads oppression, 8.27g/6h (DH 1039b), Tom Tackle, Halfpenny, 7.41g/12h (DH 1048); Sussex, Chichester, Thomas Chaldecott, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.26g/12h (DH 19); together with other miscellaneous 18th century tokens (35), various counties [40]. First five about...
Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (9), revs. Cathedral, 17.35g/6h (DH 1), St Mary de Crypt Church, 16.56g/6h (DH 2), St Michael’s Church, 17.14g/6h (DH 5), St Nicholas’ Church, 17.33g/6h (DH 6), St John’s Church, 15.88g/6h (DH 7), White Friars, 17.09g/6h (DH 8), High Cross, 16.05g/6h (DH 9), New County Gaol, 16.39g/6h (DH 10), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 17.11g/6h (DH 11) [9]. DH 6 and 9 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, several bronzed (£150-200)
Exeter, Black Horse, P[aul] C[ollings], brass Twopence by E. Seage, rev. value in wreath, ep, 18mm, 2.89g/12h (DTT 7, i; WC p.304 [recté Longbrook Street]); Bristol Inn, Brand’s, brass Three-Halfpence, rev. value, eg, 3.85g/12h (DTT 11 and DTT Suppl. 5; WC p.306); Coach & Horses, J[ohn] Lamacraft, brass Three-Halfpence, rev. building, eg, 20mm, 3.64g/12h (DTT 13, ii); Crown & Sceptre, Tucker’s, brass Threepence by M. Helmore, rev. value, ep, 18mm, 2.25g/12h (DTT Suppl. 11, i; WC p.312); Duke...
Hammer Price: £270
Cheltenham, Shakespeare Inn, Benjamin Land, brass Threepence, bust of William Shakespeare left, rev. bowling saloon around value, eg, 26mm, 7.02g/12h, A. Griffiths, brass Shilling, rev. value, ep, 25mm, 4.84g/12h; Slate Bowling Alley, T[om] Cooke, brass Threepence, vernon ale & porter stores, rev. value, ep, 27mm, 4.78g/12h, Tom Cooke, uniface brass Threepence, back scratched W 85 N, eg, 24mm, 3.78g; Suffolk Arms Bowling Alley, brass Threepence, rev. value in wreath, eg, 24.5mm, 5.10g/12h; Sy...
Theatre, Birmingham, Holder’s Concert Hall, brass Threepence, 30mm; Bristol, Canterbury Music Hall, oval brass Sixpence by E. Cottrill, rev. man dancing, ship at lower right, 43 x 32mm (cf. MG 641 for Threepence) [2]. About very fine, the second rare (£60-80)
18th Century, Cambridgeshire, County series, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.44g/6h (DH 12); Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.96g/6h (DH 63); Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.72g/6h (DH 4); Kent, Canterbury, James Robertson, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.11g/6h (DH 7), Dover, John Horn, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.34g/6h (DH 16a); Oxfordshire, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, 9.74g/6h (DH 1); Shropshire, Coalbrook Dale, Reyno...
18th Century, Middlesex, Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpenny, 1794, royal arms and supporters, reads lodon, rev. candle mould, edge payable in lancaster london or bristol, 9.46g/12h (DH 475a). Small spot of verdigris on rim above n of fine, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£200-300)
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