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North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (20), 1793 (19), hull edge (2), 10.22g/12h (DH 1a), 9.32g/6h (DH 3); bristol edge (4), 8.26g/12h (DH 1b), 9.24g/6h (DH 2c), 10.51g/12h (DH 4a, large flan), 9.65g/6h (DH 4a, small flan); willey snedshill edge, 9.57g/12h (DH 1c); current every where edge, 9.67g/12h (DH 1d); cambridge edge, 10.28g/7h (DH 2); liverpool edge, 10.19g/6h (DH 2b); john finchams edge, 10.28g/6h (DH 3a); anglesea edge (3), 9.80g/12h (DH 6), 9.62g/7h (DH 10), 10.22g/6h (DH 11);...
Hammer Price: £170
North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (9), 1793 (6), 4.34g/6h (DH 15), 4.54g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.89g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.89g/6h (DH 17), 3.55g/6h (DH 18), 3.83g/6h (DH 19); 1794, 4.38g/5h (DH 20); 1795 (2), 3.53g/6h (DH 22, large flan), 4.04g/5h (DH 22, small flan) [9]. DH 15a large flan extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 19 and both 22s fine, others very fine and better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (8), 1793 (7), 4.00g/12h (DH 25), 4.17g/5h (DH 26), 4.78g/6h (DH 26a, large flan), 4.32g/6h (DH 27), 4.02g/12h (DH 27a), 3.87g/12h (DH 29), 3.18g/12h (DH 30), undated, 3.56g/12h (DH 23); Lutwyche’s mule Farthing, rev. cornucopia and olive branch, 3.61g/6h (DH 35) [9]. DH 26a virtually as struck with full original colour, DH 25 and 35 fair, former extremely rare, others about very fine and better, all patinated (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £75
Aberdeen, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1797, ancient fortress, rev. JB cypher, edge plain, 7.13g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 134). Struck over an imitation ‘Shakespeare’ Halfpenny dated 1790 [DH Warwickshire 327f], extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £500
Brechin, Colin Smith & Patrick Wilson, Halfpence, 1801 (2), no obv. legend, 10.47g/12h (DH 7; Brodie –), with obv. legend, 10.37g/6h (DH 9) [2]. First about extremely fine with original colour, second about very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £110
Dundee, William Croom, Halfpence (4), Boulton issue (2), 9.37g/6h (DH 12), 9.89g/6h (DH 13); Kempson issue (2), 9.46g/6h (DH 14), 8.92g/6h (DH 15); William Croom, Wright’s ‘Infirmary’ Halfpenny, 1796, 11.39g/6h (DH 16); imitation Halfpenny, 1796, edge grained, 8.75g/6h (DH 16a) [6]. DH 16 virtually as struck with full original colour, DH 12 extremely fine, DH 14 good very fine, others fine and better (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £150
Dundee, P. Kirkpatrick, Farthing, 2.96g/12h (DH 43; Brodie 146); J.M. & Co, Farthings (2), 3.12g/12h (DH 39), 3.76g/12h (DH 39 bis) [3]. First good fine and very rare, second extremely fine with original colour, last very fine, brown patina (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
18th Century, Scotland, Dundee, Alexander Molison, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1795, molison edge, 10.81g/6h (DH 10); John Pilmer, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), both pilmer edge, 11.40g/6h (DH 17), with heavy rev. rim flaw, 10.83g/6h (DH 17); Alexander Swap & Co, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, swap edge, 9.90g/6h (DH 21); Thomas Webster Jr, Wright’s Penny, 1797, webster edge, 20.30g/6h (DH 5), Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (3), 10.16g/12h (DH 18, bronzed), 12.28g/6h (DH 19), 11.23g/6h (DH 20) [8]....
Hammer Price: £220
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, Broughty Castle, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 4.42g/12h (DH 1; Brodie 137). Good very fine, some peripheral toning, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £260
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, ancient citadel, rev. similar, edge plain, 5.99g/12h (DH 4; Brodie 140). Minor surface marks, otherwise good very fine, retaining original brilliance, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £130
Dundee, James Wright Jr, Farthings (3), 1796, 4.84g/6h (DH 40), 1797 (2), trades all, 4.66g/6h (DH 41; Brodie –), trades hall, 4.71g/6h (DH 42) [3]. About extremely fine and better, DH 40 with a little original colour, DH 41 with usual die flaw on reverse but rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £200
Dundee, [James Wright Jr], Kempson’s Penny, 1798, bust of Admiral Lord Duncan almost full-facing, rev. Eve offering apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, 23,000 inhabitants in dundee…be fruitful and multiply, edge plain, 19.52g/6h (DH 6; Brodie 141). Spot in upper right obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, reverse better, bronzed, very rare (£250-350)
Hammer Price: £340
Forfar, John Steele, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 10.95g/6h (DH 23, bronzed; Brodie –), 11.61g/6h (DH 24), 11.40g/6h (DH 25), 11.49g/6h (DH 26; Brodie –); Montrose, James Bissett & Son, Halfpence (3), 1796 (2), bissett edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 28), london edge, 7.04g/6h (DH 28a; Brodie –), 1797, london edge, 8.21g/6h (DH 29; Brodie –); Andrew Nicol, Halfpence, 1799 (3), 9.96g/6h (DH 31; Brodie –), 9.46g/6h (DH 34), 8.99g/6h (DH 35) [10]. DH 26 fine, DH 28a fair, both very rare, DH 29 and 35...
Inverary, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of ancient fortress, rev. tg cypher, 18.20g/11h (DH 2; Brodie 148). Some weakness in legend on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £160
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in copper, bust of William Wallace left, rev. Scotia seated, struck in collar, edge plain, 12.83g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29; Brodie 149). Extremely fine with much original colour (£80-100)
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in bronzed-copper, from the same dies as previous, struck in collar, edge plain, 12.13g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29). Light die flaw from s of gulielmus to the top of Wallace’s helmet, otherwise virtually as struck (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £120
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in copper, from the same dies as previous but struck out of collar, edge plain, 11.20g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29; Brodie 150). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare (£80-100)
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Trial for a Shilling, from dies by J. Milton, in copper, bust of Adam Smith right, rev. female seated in mourning with military trophies, edge plain, 7.97g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.151, fig.2; DH 7; Stainton 30; Brodie 151). An early strike without the usual reverse die flaw, extremely fine and attractive, rare (£120-150)
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Trial for a Shilling, from dies by J. Milton, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 6.15g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.151, fig.2; DH 7; Stainton 30; cf. DNW 61, 1190). Die flaw running across reverse and several surface scuffs and nicks, otherwise good very fine, very rare (£90-120)
Burntisland, Burntisland Vitriol Co, Halfpenny, 1797, cypher above cask, rev. legend within radiated garter, edge grained, 10.21g/6h (DH 2). Good very fine, patinated (£10-15)
Hammer Price: £35
Kirkcaldy, Robert Boog, Kempson’s Penny, 1797, bust of Adam Smith right, rev. agricultural implements by quay-side, edge plain, 29.61g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 159). Minor grazes in field in front of bust, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £600
Inverness, Mackintosh, Inglis & Wilson, Halfpence (6), 1793 (2), 11.88g/5h (DH 1a), 11.74g/5h (DH 1b); 1794 (2), 11.49g/6h (DH 2, bronzed), 10.84g/6h (DH 2a, bronzed); 1795, 10.12g/6h (DH 3); 1796, 10.09g/6h (DH 4) [6]. DH 1a extremely fine with almost full original colour, DH 1b fine, others good very fine and better (£120-150)
Inverness, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, ruins of the old Fort George, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered, 24.55g/1h (DH Middlesex 156). Extremely fine with much original colour (£150-200)
Loch Leven, James Wright Jr, Kempson’s Penny, 1797, castle remains, trees in front and figure at side, rev. girl with skirt lifted above her knees, treading washing in a tub, flanked by thistle sprays, edge plain, 29.58g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 170). Minor rim knocks both sides, about extremely fine and bronzed, rare (£150-200)
Gatehouse of Fleet, Thomas Scott & Co, Halfpenny, 1793, griffin, rev. warehouse, edge plain, 10.03g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 171). Good fine, patinated (£10-15)
Hammer Price: £25
Glasgow, Archibald Anderson, Farthings (2), 2.41g/6h (DH 13; Brodie 176), 2.31g/6h (DH 15; Brodie 176); James Angus, Farthing, 1780, 3.27g/6h (DH 22; Brodie 177); W. Bilton, Farthing, 2.26g/6h (DH 23; Brodie 178); Cubie & Paterson, Farthing, 2.57g/6h (DH 24; Brodie 178) [5]. DH 23 very fine, others fine and better, DH 15 very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £140
Glasgow, Ralph Erskine & Co, Farthings, 1781 (2), reads comp·y, 3.86g/12h (DH 25; Brodie 178), reads compy, 3.82g/11h (DH 26; Brodie 178); Alexander Ewing, Farthings, 1799 (2), thistle type, 4.34g/6h (DH 27; Brodie 179), arms of Glasgow type, 2.66g/6h (DH 28; Brodie 179); T. Finlayson, Farthings (2), crosses by mark of value, 2.59g/5h (DH 29; Brodie 179), no crosses, 2.50g/6h (DH 30; Brodie 179) [6]. DH 29 fine, others about very fine and better, DH 28 virtually as struck for this...
Hammer Price: £190
Glasgow, Alexander Hamilton, Farthing, 1791, 4.79g/6h (DH 35; Brodie 180); George Randolph, Farthing, 1799, 3.17g/5h (DH 39; Brodie 180); R. Thallon, Farthings (2), 26-dot oval, 2.76g/6h (DH Lothian 126; Brodie 181), 32-dot oval, 2.87g/6h (DH Lothian 127; Brodie 181); E. Waterson & Co, Farthing, 2.72g/7h (DH 50; Brodie 181); Retailers’ Farthings (4), 2.25g/7h (DH 43; Brodie 181), 2.56g/7h (DH 46; Brodie 181), 2.47g/6h (DH 47; Brodie 181), 2.46g/6h (DH 48; Brodie 181) [9]. DH 39 about...
Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, Halfpence, 1791 (2), 12.18g/6h (DH 2), 12.96g/6h (DH 2a, bronzed); imitation Halfpence, 1791 (9), no signature (6), edinburgh edge, 9.51g/12h (DH 3), cambridge edge, 8.90g/5h (DH 3a), london edge, 10.87g/12h (DH 3b, large flan), bristol edge, 8.79g/6h (DH 3c), edge plain, 9.10g/12h (DH 3e; Brodie –), one cent edge, 9.81g/5h (DH 3g; Brodie –); with fa signature (2), lancaster edge, 9.35g/6h (DH 4), edge plain, 9.80g/6h (DH 4f); with ornament under date,...
Glasgow, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (8), arms (4), revs. Britannia seated (3), molison edge, 10.64g/6h (DH 6), edge grained, 10.18g/6h (DH 6a), edge plain, 8.11g/6h (DH 6b; Brodie –), bust of John Howard, edge grained, 7.96g/6h (DH 7a); river-god (4), revs. ship (2), both edges plain, 11.06g/6h (DH 8; Brodie –), 8.56g/6h (DH 8a), Britannia seated (2), london edge, 11.69g/6h (DH 9, large flan), current every where edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 9a) [8]. DH 8a virtually as struck with full original...
Dalkeith, A. & J. Scott, lead Farthing, 1812, legend in three lines, rev. teas spirits wines, edge plain, 5.56g/12h (DH p.440, no.4; Davis 15; ST 437; Brodie –; cf. Noble 1333). Good very fine, extremely rare (£60-80)
Edinburgh, Anderson, Leslie & Co, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), reads terræ, 11.20g/6h (DH 7), reads terra, 11.03g/6h (DH 8); Joseph Archibald, Halfpence (3), undated, edge plain, 7.56g/6h (DH 9a), 1796 (2), edge grained, 8.88g/12h (DH 10), archibald edge, 9.22g/5h (DH 12; Brodie –) [5]. DH 7 extremely fine with original colour, DH 9a good fine, others very fine or better, last rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £250
Edinburgh, E. Campbell, Halfpence (5), 1795, edge plain, 10.71g/6h (DH 13b), 1796 (4), 7.77g/12h (DH 14a), 8.16g/5h (DH 15), 8.67g/12h (DH 16; Brodie –), 9.67g/11h (DH 17; Brodie –); Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, Highlander, rev. snuff jar, 12.63g/6h (DH 18) [6]. DH 13b and 18 extremely fine, latter with much original colour, others generally very fine, some very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £310
Edinburgh, Alexander Cornwell, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.70g/6h (DH Dublin 307), Farthing, 1796, 3.83g/12h (DH 69); George Cotton, Farthing, 2.51g/6h (DH 74; Brodie 197); Dickson & McDougal, Farthing, 2.91g/6h (DH 76; Brodie 197); F. Doig, Farthing, 3.79g/6h (DH 77; Brodie 197); Alexander Galloway, Farthing, 3.10g/5h (DH 80; Brodie 198); George Hair, Farthing, 3.97g/12h (DH 83; Brodie 198) [7]. DH 74 and 76 good fine, others very fine but DH 77 lacquered in the past, all rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £180
Edinburgh, Henry Harrison, Halfpence, 1796 (2), ns retrograde, 9.63g/12h (DH 19), ns correctly formed, 8.35g/12h (DH 20), Farthings (2), with hh, 4.28g/12h (DH 84; Brodie 199), no hh, 3.47g/12h (DH 86; Brodie 199); John Hunter, Farthing, 2.16g/6h (DH 91; Brodie 200) [5]. DH 19 good fine and rare, others very fine (£70-90)
Edinburgh, S. Hopporton, lead Farthing, legend around 324, rev. tea-chest and basket of bottles, edge plain, 5.98g/12h (DH p.448, no.164; ST 457; Brodie –; Noble –). Small obverse rim knock, otherwise fine, extremely rare (£60-80)
Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, Halfpence (18), 1790 (6), 12.49g/12h (DH 23; Brodie –), 12.52g/12h (DH 24), 12.35g/12h (DH 25), 12.54g/12h (DH 26; Brodie –), 12.59g/12h (DH 29; Brodie –), 12.31g/12h (DH 30); 1791 (8), 12.44g/12h (DH 31), 12.81g/12h (DH 32), 12.74g/6h (DH 33), 12.42g/6h (DH 34), 12.61g/12h (DH 35), 12.56g/12h (DH 36; Brodie –), 12.57g/12h (DH 37), 12.61g/12h (DH 37, unofficially gilt); 1792 (3), 12.49g/6h (DH 44), 12.63g/6h (DH 45), 12.52g/6h (DH 46);...
Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, Proof Halfpenny, 1792, in silver, St Andrew with cross, rev. arms, hutchison edge, 14.86g/6h (DH 45; Brodie 191). Rim knocks and surface marks, fine, very rare (£80-100)
Edinburgh, Thomas and Alexander Hutchison, imitation Halfpence (11), 1791 (5), edinburgh edges (3), 10.54g/6h (DH 38), 9.80g/6h (DH 39), 10.91g/6h (DH 40), hull edge, 10.78g/12h (DH 40a), london edge, 11.55g/12h (DH 40b); 1792 (6), edge grained, 9.28g/6h (DH 47a), edge plain, 7.28g/6h (DH 47b), congleton edge, 9.62g/6h (DH 47c), london liverpool or montrose edge, 8.51g/6h (DH 47f variant), alex hutchison edge, 9.11g/6h (DH 47h), clacke edge, 12.22g/6h (DH 48); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence...
Edinburgh, Kirkwood, Farthing, 3.08g/6h (DH 94; Brodie 200); McQueen & Steel, Farthing, 2.28g/6h (DH 99; Brodie –); George Meikle, Farthing, 2.74g/6h (DH 100; Brodie 201); Andrew Melrose, Farthing, 2.38g/5h (DH 102; Brodie 201); James Mitchell, Farthing, 2.58g/6h (DH 105; Brodie 202) [5]. DH 99 about fine and very rare, others fine to very fine, DH 94 and 100 rare (£90-120)
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