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1 & 2 February 2022
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Shillings, 1811 (3), 4.72g/12h (D 10), 4.64g/12h (D 11), 4.44g/12h (D 12) [3]. D 11 extremely fine, bright appearance, others better and dark-toned £90-£120
Hammer Price: £140
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Threepence, 1813, silver-plated, elevation of Workhouse, blank clock-face, rev. arms, edge centre-grained, 73.03g/12h (dies of W 381). Test mark on edge, otherwise good very fine, rare and unusual £200-£300
Hammer Price: £150
Wiltshire, Marlborough, Stephen King, John Gosling, William Tanner and Robert Griffiths, Shilling, 1811, cruciform clasped hands, t of tanner over space in beading, rev. value, edge grained, 3.46g/12h (D 3 var.; Waters p.15). Virtually as struck, grey tone, rare £100-£150
Wiltshire, Staverton, John Jones, Halfcrown, 1811, view of Staverton Mill on the River Avon, rev. value in wreath, edge grained, 9.86g/12h (D 6). Usual weakness on date (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise good very fine and dark-toned, extremely rare; one of the classic tokens in the entire series and only the third example to be offered at auction in the past 30 years £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Yorkshire, Bradford, James Laycock, Shilling, 1812, arms, rev. Justice standing, edge grained, 4.54g/12h (D 3). Light surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and bright £40-£50
Hammer Price: £50
Yorkshire, Doncaster, Thomas Birkinshaw, Shilling, 1812, 4.54g/12h (D 7); Mirfin & Parker, Shillings, 1812 (3), d over first 1 in date, 4.72g/1h (D 8), d over second 1 in date, 4.47g/12h (D 9), d over space between 1 and 2, 4.60g/12h (D 10), Sixpence, 1812, 2.08g/12h (D 11) [5]. D 9 about fine, D 10 very fine, both rare, others about extremely fine, last better but with blotchy tone; all the varieties for the town £90-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Yorkshire, Hull, Charles Rudston and George Preston, Eighteen Pence, 1811, arms, 6 berries to right and 4 to left, rev. value, edge grained, 5.96g/12h (D 13). Good very fine, rare £70-£90
Hammer Price: £60
Yorkshire, Hull, Charles Rudston and George Preston, Eighteen Pence, 1811, arms, 6 berries to right and 5 to left, rev. value, edge grained, 5.41g/12h (D 16). Extremely fine, toned £120-£150
Hammer Price: £300
Yorkshire, Leeds, John Smalpage and S. Lumb, Shilling, 1811, arms, hind legs of fleece on lower line, rev. female seated left, line of sea above e, edge grained, 4.52g/6h (D 23). Tiny obverse rim nick at 1 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, full mint bloom £60-£80
Hammer Price: £240
Yorkshire, Leeds, John Smalpage and S. Lumb, Shillings (2), 1811, nose, forelegs and hind legs on different lines, 4.41g/6h (D 27), 1812, 4.66g/6h (D 31) [2]. Extremely fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £170
Yorkshire, Scarborough, Lord & Marshall, Shillings (2), 1811, 4.15g/12h (D 34), 1812, 3.94g/12h (D 35), Sixpence, 1812, 1.76g/12h (D 36; Wager p.29) [3]. D 34 extremely fine and toned, others very fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £120
Yorkshire, Sheffield, Overseers, Shillings, 1811 (2), no pellet between arrow heads, 4.13g/6h (D 72), 4.05g/12h (Mays 72 Bis) [2]. Good very fine and better, toned, second very rare £80-£100
Yorkshire, Sheffield, Younge & Deakin, Shillings, 1811 (5), flat tops to 1s in date, 4.76g/12h (D 50), 4.85g/12h (D 51), 4.40g/12h (D 52), 4.49g/12h (D 53), 4.69g/12h (D 54) [5]. D 53 extremely fine, D 50 and 52 fine, others about very fine, some rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £85
Yorkshire, Sheffield, S. & C. Younge & Co, Shilling, 1812, arms in wreath, rev. female seated left, 4 blades of grass, edge grained, 4.48g/6h (D 64). Virtually as struck, dark-toned £70-£90
Hammer Price: £260
Yorkshire, Thirsk, Association, Shilling, 1812, arms, rev. legend, countermarked scurr thirsk, edge grained, 4.11g/12h (Mays 74 Bis). Fine and toned, countermark very fine, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
Yorkshire, York, Robert Cattle and James Barber, Shillings, 1811 (5), y on second leaf (2), 4.19g/12h (D 80), 4.29g/12h (D 82), y on first leaf (2), 4.13g/12h (D 83), 4.10g/12h (D 84), no y, 4.41g/12h (D 86) [5]. D 83 good very fine, others about extremely fine and better, all toned £140-£180
Yorkshire, York, Robert Cattle and James Barber, Shillings, 1811 (2), reduced weight issue, arms untinted, 3.54g/12h (D 91), 3.87g/12h (D 92) [2]. First with some surface marks and edge hammered up, otherwise about very fine, second good fine, both very rare £70-£90
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, Morris & Sons, Shilling, 1811, cockerel standing left, 3 berries in right branch, rev. value, edge grained, 4.13g/12h (D 1). About extremely fine, bright appearance £150-£200
Hammer Price: £190
Flint, Holywell, Jones, Oldfield, Sankey & Oakley, Shillings, 1811 (2), 4.28g/6h (D 1), 4.18g/6h (D 2) [2]. First good very fine, second about very fine, both rare £80-£100
Flint, Holywell, Jones, Oldfield, Sankey & Oakley, Shilling, 1811, arms, legend close to devices, rev. legend, bank token in small letters, edge grained, 3.10g/11h (D – [dies not listed]). Probably a good quality imitation, some spotting on reverse, otherwise very fine, bright appearance, probably extremely rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £75
Glamorganshire, Merthyr Tydfil, William Crawshay, imitation Shillings, 1811 (2), flat tops to 1s in date, 3.91g/12h (D 2), sloping tops to 1s in date, 3.34g/12h (D 4) [2]. First fair and extremely rare, second fine and toned, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £95
Glamorganshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Morgan’s imitation Shillings, 1811 (3), plated, 2.94g/6h (D 6), 3.18g/12h (D – [6 obv./7 rev.), 3.10g/12h (D 7) [3]. Varied state, all very rare, especially the second £150-£200
Glamorganshire, Neath, Hopkin Rees and David Morgan, Shilling, 1811, tower, rev. value, no inner circle, roof of building lines to l in payable, edge grained, 3.75g/12h (D 13; Wager p.41). Very fine and toned, very rare £90-£120
Glamorganshire, Swansea, Sylvanus Padley and John Andrews, Shilling, castle, rev. legend in wreath, edge grained, 3.92g/12h (D 18). Light hairlines, otherwise extremely fine with reflective fields, toned, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £340
Pembrokeshire, Haverfordwest, Thomas & Phillips, David Jardine, John Lloyd and W. & J. Phillips, Shilling, 1811, castle, rev. legend, edge grained, 3.87g/12h (D 1). Very fine, light grey tone £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Isle of Man, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), 5 Shillings, 1811, the douglas bank co, etc, rev. Peel Castle, edge plain, 15.30g/12h (D 1; Prid. 46). About extremely fine, light grey tone, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Isle of Man, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Halfcrown, 1811, the douglas bank co, etc, first date numeral over b in bank, rev. Peel Castle, edge grained, 7.74g/12h (D 4; Prid. 47b). Graze in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine, extremely rare £2,400-£3,000
Isle of Man, Douglas, Douglas Bank Co (William Littler, Robert Littler and James Dove), Shilling, 1811, douglas bank token, etc, rev. Peel Castle, edge grained, 2.97g/12h (D 6; Prid. 48). Surface metal fault above douglas, otherwise extremely fine and dark-toned, rare £500-£700
£500–£700
Isle of Man, Douglas (?), S. Ash, a copper ticket (perhaps for a Farthing), s · ash, rev. Peel Castle, thick incuse a stamped on obv., edge plain, 4.44g/12h (W 2059a; D 7; Prid. 49). Obverse good fine, reverse about fine, extremely rare £400-£500
Isle of Man, Douglas (?), S. Ash, a copper ticket (perhaps for a Farthing), s · ash, rev. Peel Castle, thin incuse a stamped on obv., edge plain, 4.44g/12h (W 2059a; D 7; Prid. 49). Fair to fine, very rare £240-£300
£240–£300
Channel Islands, JERSEY, States, 3 Shillings, 1813, arms, rev. value in wreath, edge plain, 12.91g/12h (D 2; Prid. 1). Extremely fine with considerable mint bloom, attractive iridescent tone £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,100
Not Local: British, Westwood’s Shilling, 1811, value in wreath, signed w, rev. Britannia seated left on cannon, edge grained, 4.14g/6h (D 10). Weakly struck in centre, otherwise about extremely fine and toned, rare £100-£150
Not Local: British, Westwood’s Sixpence, 1811, value in wreath, rev. Britannia seated left on cannon, top leaf between r and i of britannia, edge grained, 2.09g/6h (D 18). Virtually mint state, full mint bloom £80-£100
Not Local: British, Uncertain manufacturer, ‘Ships Colonies & Commerce’ Three Shillings, 1811, fleece suspended, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers in Garter, edge grained, 11.25g/12h (D 2). About fine, very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £110
Not Local: British, Uncertain manufacturers, ‘Pro Bono Publico’ Sixpence, 1812, crescent and stars, rev. eye over G, hand clasping a scroll below, edge grained, 1.77g/6h (D 20). Good very fine, toned £40-£50
30 September 2021
Berkshire, Reading, John Berkeley Monck, Eighteen Pence, 1811 (2), 6.25g/12h (D 4), 6.36g/12h (D 6) [2]. First about very fine, second with centre of obverse characteristically weak, otherwise very fine and toned £90-£120
Cambridgeshire, March, Stephen Ratcliffe, Edward Elam and John Thurbon, Shilling, 1811, fleece, rev. value, edge grained, 3.91g/5h (D 1). Characteristic weakness on the high points of fleece, otherwise good very fine, toned £60-£80
Cheshire, Stockport, issuer uncertain, Shilling, 1812, bee-hive and 17 bees, rev. female seated right on woolpack, edge grained, 4.60g/6h (D 7). About extremely fine, dark spotted tone £60-£80
Cornwall, County series, ‘Morgan’s’ Shilling, 1811, arms, north cornwall, etc, rev. value in wreath, edge grained, 3.40g/12h (D 1). Scratch in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, toned £60-£80
Hammer Price: £65
Derbyshire, County series, ‘Morgan’s’ mule Shilling, view of Peterborough Cathedral, rev. derby leicester northampton and rutland licensed shilling silver token, etc, edge grained, 4.11g/12h (D 3). Centres weak as usual, otherwise extremely fine and practically as struck, toned, very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £400
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