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BEDFORDSHIRE, Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.18g/6h (DH 3c); BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, Chesham, Adam Simpson, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.28g/6h (DH 20); CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, County series, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.48g/6h (DH 12), Kempson’s Farthing, 1795, 4.36g/12h (DH 36) [4]. Second about very fine, others about extremely fine and better £40-£60
Hammer Price: £150
BEDFORDSHIRE, Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1794, girl making lace, rev. sheep, edge chambers langston hall & co, 9.58g/6h (DH 3c). Extremely fine and brilliant, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £460
CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, County series, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1795, druid’s head right, rev. bee-hive and bees, edge cambridge bedford and huntington, 10.09g/6h (DH 12a). Virtually as struck, full original colour £80-£100
Hammer Price: £260
CHESHIRE, Chester, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.33g/6h (DH 6); Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.37g/12h (DH 7), Hancock’s Halfpence (5), 1789 (2), 12.90g/6h (DH 11), 12.77g/6h (DH 13), 1790, 12.23g/6h (DH 24), 1791, 12.45g/6h (DH 44), 1792, 13.03g/6h (DH 57), imitation Halfpence (2), undated, 8.97g/6h (DH 62), 1792, 9.54g/6h (DH 72b) [9]. DH 24 and 57 extremely fine with a little original colour, others about very fine and better £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
CORNWALL, Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.88g/6h (DH 4); Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Halfpence, 1791 (2), 14.13g/6h, 13.42g/6h (both DH 2, latter bronzed) [3]. Last extremely fine, others about very fine and better £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
DEVON, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Proof Halfpenny, 1792, in silver, bust of Bishop Blaize three-quarters right, rev. arms and supporters, edge payable at the warehouse of samuel kingdon, 14.73g/6h (DH 3). Extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,300
DEVON, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Halfpenny, 1792, 12.49g/6h (DH 2); Plymouth, Shepheard, Dove, Hammett & Co, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 9.54g/6h, 9.05g/6h (both DH 6) [3]. First about extremely fine, second extremely fine with virtually full original colour but a spot on reverse, last fine but with flan clip £80-£100
Hammer Price: £140
DORSET, Poole, James Bayly, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.17g/6h (DH 6a), Farthing, 1795, 4.43g/6h (DH 10); Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1793, 11.03g/6h (DH 7) [3]. Last extremely fine, others very fine and better £70-£90
Co DURHAM, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, with die flaw, 11.28g/6h (DH 4); Stockton-on-Tees, Thomas King[s]ton, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1794, portsea edge [blundered], 8.96g/6h (DH 9b, note) [2]. First about extremely fine, second about fine and rare £40-£50
Hammer Price: £55
ESSEX, Braintree and Bocking, William Goldsmith, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.18g/6h (DH 4); Chelmsford, William Clachar & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.18g/6h (DH 5), Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 10.01g/6h (DH 7); Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.50g/6h (DH 10); Maldon, William Draper, Halfpenny, 11.56g/6h (DH 35); Warley, Lutwyche’s Warley Camp Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.79g/6h (DH 36), 9.12g/5h (DH 38a) [7]. Second fine, others very fine and better £40-£50
Hammer Price: £170
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 10.33g/6h (DH 60), 9.71g/12h (DH 61) [2]. Extremely fine, first with almost full original colour, second bronzed, an attractive pair £120-£150
Hammer Price: £190
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.00g/6h (DH Somerset 89), James Niblock and William Hunter, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.19g/6h (DH 100); Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.70g/6h (DH 63); Newent, John Morse, Halfpenny, 1796, 11.78g/12h (DH 64) [4]. About extremely fine and better, first and third with original colour £120-£150
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Newent, John Morse, Halfpenny, 1796, shield at base of tree, rev. legend in spiral, reads thousands, edge payable at newent and engrailed, 12.12g/12h (DH 64). Virtually as struck, glossy brown patina £70-£90
HAMPSHIRE, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], barge, rev. wheelbarrow and tools, decorated leaf edge, 13.91g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour in the legends £200-£260
HAMPSHIRE, Emsworth, John Stride, Halfpenny, 1793, 8.53g/5h (DH 9), Kempson’s mule Halfpence (7), 1793, 9.39g/6h (DH 11), 1794 (3), 9.47g/6h (DH 12c), 9.26g/6h (DH 13), 10.29g/12h (DH 20c), 1795 (3), 10.56g/6h (DH 23), 9.40g/6h (DH 29b), 9.08g/12h (DH 30); Gosport, Benjamin and Jonathan Jones, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.03g/6h (DH 43), John Jordan, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.62g/6h (DH 41); Newport (I.o.W.), Robert Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.75g/6h (DH 46); Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews,...
HAMPSHIRE, Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 11.04g/6h, 10.80g/6h (both DH 79a), George Sargeant, Halfpence, 1794 (3), 9.85g/6h (DH 68), 11.23g/6h (DH 69), 10.28g/6h (DH 75); Portsmouth, Joseph Brent, Halfpenny, 1797, 10.77g/6h (DH 60a), G. Robinson, John Mooney and Sir John Carter, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.44g/6h (DH 58), Thomas Sharp, Halfpence (3), 1794, 10.37g/6h (DH 60), 1797 (2), 12.57g/12h (DH 61), 10.42g/6h (DH 65); County series, Naval Farthings...
Hammer Price: £380
HAMPSHIRE, Portsmouth, Thomas Sharp, Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, Neptune crowning seated figure of Sir John Jervis with a wreath, rev. legend in 7 lines, reading pursued, edge portsmouth halfpenny payable at thos sharps, 12.23g/5h (DH 63; BHM 434). Minor rim faults on reverse and edge inscription almost non-existent, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £360
HAMPSHIRE, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Boulton’s Halfpence, 1791 (2), bust of Sir Bevois in helmet right, revs. arms, 11.26g/6h, 10.37g/6h (both DH 89, latter bronzed) [2]. About extremely fine, latter with surface marks £60-£80
Hammer Price: £100
HAMPSHIRE, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody & co, 12.97g/6h (DH 89). About extremely fine, light grey tone, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £300
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, election date above, rev. apple-tree and long-handled plough within wreath, edge plain, 18.77g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2012, p.165, b; DH 2). Extremely fine, reflective brown patina £150-£200
HEREFORDSHIRE, Hereford, Charles Honiatt, Halfpenny, 1794, apple-tree, rev. Justice standing, edge grained, 9.58g/6h (DH 5). About extremely fine £30-£40
Hammer Price: £50
HERTFORDSHIRE, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev. view of the Stort canal, low skyline, stop after date, edge plain, 10.45g/6h (DH 4, bronzed). Extremely fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
HERTFORDSHIRE, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same die as previous, rev. view of the Stort canal, low skyline, no stop after date, edge plain, 11.09g/6h (DH 4 bis IIa). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, proof-like fields and sharp rims £90-£120
KENT, Appledore, William Peckham, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.72g/6h (DH 3); Benenden, Thomas Reeves, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.76g/6h (DH 4); Brookland, Thomas King, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.02g/6h (DH 5); Canterbury, John Matthews, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.65g/6h (DH 6), James Robertson, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.14g/6h (DH 7), Edward Pillou, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.29g/6h (DH 8); Deal, Richard Long, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.83g/6h (DH 11); Deptford, Thomas Haycraft, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.16g/6h, 8.89g/6h (both DH 13); Dover, John...
Hammer Price: £440
KENT, Dymchurch, William Parris, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.67g/6h (DH 15); Faversham, John Crow, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.92g/6h (DH 20); Goudhurst, William Fuggle, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.85g/6h (DH 28a), 8.79g/6h (DH 28b, F countermark on obv.), William Mynn, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.70g/6h (DH 29), 9.75g/6h (DH 29, M countermark on obv.); Hawkhurst, Charles Hider, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.41g/6h (DH 30); Hythe, Richard Shipden, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.89g/6h (DH 31); Lamberhurst, Thomas Foster, Halfpenny, 1794,...
LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, Daniel Eccleston, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.32g/6h, 10.24g/6h (both DH 58); Thomas Worswick & Sons, Halfpence (2), 1791, 12.34g/6h (DH 9), 1792, 12.55g/6h (DH 24), imitation Halfpence, 1792 (2), 10.20g/6h (DH 29e), 9.08g/6h (DH 29f) [6]. Second extremely fine with considerable original colour, last about very fine, others about extremely fine £120-£150
LANCASHIRE, Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, Halfpence (2), 1791, 12.44g/6h (DH 66), 1792, 12.58g/6h (DH 98), imitation Halfpenny, 1791, 11.54g/6h (DH 98), mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, 10.25g/12h (DH 118); Manchester, John Fielding, Halfpence (3), 1792, 11.09g/6h (DH 127), 1793 (2), 9.22g/6h (DH 131), 10.77g/5h (DH 135); Rochdale, John Kershaw, Halfpence (2), 1791, 12.54g/6h (DH 140), 1792, 12.56g/6h (DH 143), mule Halfpence by Kempson (2), 10.06g/6h (DH 148), 10.57g/6h (DH 149) [11]. DH 66 and 98...
Hammer Price: £220
LINCOLNSHIRE, Sleaford, Thomas Ball, Halfpenny, 9.85g/6h (DH 3b/DH Lancashire 137 bis); Spalding [and Holbeach], Thomas Jennings, Halfpence, 1794 (3), 10.50g/12h (DH 4), 9.89g/6h, 9.69g/6h (both DH 6); Wainfleet, David Wright and Stephen Palmer, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.32g/12h (DH 8) [5]. Second and fourth extremely fine, others very fine and better but third gilt, possibly contemporary £100-£150
LONDON, Aldersgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim, Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, edge payable at m & h oppenheims toy warehouse london, 10.26g/6h (DH 398). Very fine and very rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
LONDON, Bishopsgate, John Clark and Samuel Harris, Halfpenny, 1795, bust of George Washington right, large buttons on coat, rev. stove, edge grained right, 9.00g/6h (DH 283a; Musante 49; Whitman 10955; Breen 1271). Obverse partly stained, otherwise about very fine £120-£150
LONDON, Blackfriars, Barnett Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.62g/6h (DH 308), James Spittle [with J. Kirby and Richard Lashmar of Brighton, Sussex], Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.97g/6h (DH 902), 10.31g/6h (DH 903); Bloomsbury, James Burton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.01g/6h (DH 305); Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.70g/6h (DH 295) [5]. DH 903 extremely fine with much original colour, others very fine and better £80-£100
LONDON, Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, seated figure of Londinia, buildings behind, shield distant from legend, rev. hands supporting crowned triangle, edge plain, 13.41g/12h (DH 294c). Light surface marks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £300-£360
Hammer Price: £340
LONDON, Chandos Street, William Allen, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.33g/6h (DH 246); Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 9.87g/6h (DH 473); City Road, John Bebbington, Halfpenny, 9.27g/12h (DH 254), Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, 8.93g/6h (DH 319c); Drury Lane, John Kilvington, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.47g/6h (DH 346), mule Halfpenny, 1795, 9.08g/5h (DH 348); Finsbury Square, James Lackington & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.55g/6h (DH 351), Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpence (2), 1794, 9.14g/6h (DH 353), 1795, 8.65g/6h...
LONDON, Great Portland Street, Joseph Moore, Halfpenny 1795, 10.53g/12h (DH 389); Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.42g/12h (DH 477); High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Halfpenny, large boar, 9.59g/6h (DH 342, bronzed), John Skidmore, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.30g/6h (DH 480); Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpenny, 1795, 7.60g/6h (DH 276); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpenny, 9.06g/6h (DH 274), John Fowler, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.26g/6h (DH 306); Newgate Street, Daniel Eaton,...
Hammer Price: £280
LONDON, Rupert Street, Adam Little, Halfpenny, 7.36g/6h (DH 472); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpenny, 9.75g/6h (DH 915); St Mary Axe, Antoine Haldimand, Halfpenny, 8.46g/12h (DH 366); The Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpenny, 9.14g/12h (DH 362a), William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, 14.43g/6h (DH 302), Jasper and Simon Kelly, Halfpence (2), 9.31g/6h (DH 345), white metal, 9.86g/6h (DH 345e; cf. Baldwin 102, 2016), Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpenny, elephant, rev. two-headed cow, 9.26g/6h (DH...
LONDON, Thomas Spence, mule Farthings (2), bust left, rev. pig, 4.05g/6h (DH 1081); Adam and Eve, rev. pig, 4.07g/6h (DH 1083) [2]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second very fine £50-£70
MIDDLESEX, Chelsea, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.76g/5h (DH 277); Hendon, Benjamin Price, Halfpenny, 1794, 6.91g/6h (DH 324), Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 9.24g/12h (DH 325) [3]. First about extremely fine, others good fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
NORFOLK, Aylsham, Stephen and Thomas Ashley, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.87g/6h (DH 5a); Blofield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, 12.20g/12h (DH 6); Great Yarmouth, William Absolon, Halfpenny, 1792, countermarked issue, 10.85g/6h (DH 52) [3]. Second with some spotting, otherwise extremely fine with almost full original colour, others good very fine £80-£100
NORFOLK, Norwich, Richard Bacon, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.30g/6h (DH 13); Nathaniel Bolingbroke, Halfpenny, 1792, 10.73g/6h (DH 14); Bullen & Martin, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.37g/12h (DH 19); Robert Campin, Halfpence (2), 1793, 9.40g/12h (DH 20), 1794, 10.02g/12h (DH 21); Joseph Clarke, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.87g/6h (DH 22); Richard Dinmore & Son, Halfpenny, 10.36g/12h (DH 24); Dunham & Yallop, Halfpence (3), 1792, 11.52g/6h (DH 28), 1793, 11.33g/6h (DH 31), 1796, 9.57g/6h (DH 33); John Harvey, Halfpence,...
Hammer Price: £420
NORFOLK, Norwich, Richard Bacon, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, Norwich Castle, rev. fleece, edge richard bacon cockey lane, 11.75g/6h (DH 13). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £550
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