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1 October 2014
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s specimen Halfpenny, 1795 [but struck later], similar, but dies reworked to create an elaborate coronet for Jestyn and an altered pedestal, edge plain, 13.65g/5h (DH 1). Light traces of handling, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s specimen Halfpenny, 1795 [but struck later], from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 14.03g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
Glamorganshire, Swansea, John Voss, Halfpence, 1796 (2), castle, revs. key, edges payable on demand and engrailed, 9.11g/6h, 8.94g/6h (both DH 4) [2]. First virtually as struck with full original colour, second extremely fine with considerable original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
Monmouthshire, Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines and bunch of grapes, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.48g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above and below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.74g/6h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on lower reverse, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £300
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpence, 1795 (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above, vine sprig below, abergavenny edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 3), montrose edge, 8.51g/6h (DH 3b) [2]. First extremely fine with almost full original colour, second fine but extremely rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
Pembrokeshire, St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthings, 1793 (3), bust right, revs. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edges plain, on Halfpenny-sized blanks with fully developed toothed rims (2), both 28mm, 7.22g/12h, 7.14g/12h; on regular blank, 21.5mm, 3.43g/12h (DH 1 and variants) [3]. First very fine, others good fine but second with some scratching above head £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1793 (19), cambridge edge, 9.92g/7h (DH 2); current every where edges (2), 10.20g/12h, 9.50g/12h (both DH 1d); hull edges (3), 10.49g/6h (DH 1a), 10.28g/5h, 10.19g/5h (both DH 3); iohn fincham edge, 10.18g/6h (DH 3a); liverpool edge, 9.55g/6h (DH 2b); london edges (7), 9.81g/12h, 8.36g/12h (both DH 1b), 9.82g/6h, 9.29g/6h (both DH 2c), 9.51g/12h (DH 3b), 10.51g/10h, 9.99g/12h (both DH 4a); willey snedshill edge, 9.94g/12h (DH...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1793, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 29 acorns, rev. rng cypher, edge we promise to pay the bearer one cent, 8.27g/6h (DH 2, edge unlisted). Extremely fine with some original colour, extremely rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (13), 1793 (11), anglesea edge, 9.66g/6h (DH 11), bedworth edge, 10.70g/6h (DH 8a), london edges (7), 10.21g/12h, 9.19g/12h (both DH 6), 9.31g/12h (DH 6a), 9.90g/6h, 9.57g/6h (both DH 8), 9.28g/6h (DH 9), 9.48g/6h (DH 10), edge engrailed, 10.32g/6h (DH 7), edge grained, 9.14g/12h (DH 6b); 1794 (2), 9.03g/6h, 8.53g/6h (both DH 12); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia seated, 10.17g/6h (DH 13) [14]. DH 10 and 13 fine,...
Hammer Price: £95
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (16), undated (2), 3.13g/6h, 2.73g/6h (both DH 14); 1793 (11), 4.17g/6h (DH 15), 4.60g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.65g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.73g/12h, 3.38g/12h (both DH 16), 3.84g/6h, 3.73g/6h (both DH 17), 3.59g/6h, 3.31g/6h (both DH 18), 3.89g/6h, 2.98g/6h (both DH 19); 1794, 4.29g/5h (DH 20); 1795 (2), 4.19g/6h, 3.90g/6h (both DH 22, large flans); uncertain manufacturer, Farthings, 1794 (2), 2.10g/12h (DH 21), 3.17g/12h...
Hammer Price: £260
North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (17), undated (2), 3.41g/12h, 3.16g/12h (both DH 23), 1793 (15), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), edge grained, 3.64g/12h (DH 24, edge unlisted) 3.98g/12h (DH 25), 4.27g/5h (DH 26), 4.61g/6h, 4.59g/6h (both DH 26a, large flans), 2.97g/6h (DH 26a, small flan), 4.12g/6h (DH 27), 3.62g/12h (DH 27a), 3.97g/6h (DH 28), 3.63g/12h, 3.40g/12h (both DH 29), 3.31g/12h, 3.12g/12h (both DH 30), 3.89g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs....
Hammer Price: £290
7 & 8 December 2015
17th Century Tokens, London (City), Basinghall Street, Tho[mas] Armestronge, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.70g/12h (N 6534; BW. 134); Billingsgate, John Eldridge, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.00g/6h (N 6553; BW. 199); Cloth Fair, Henry Ingersoule, Farthing, [16]58, 0.88g/12h (N 6792; BW. 685); Coleman Street, Samuell Coleman, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 6801; BW. 707); Duke’s Place, Henry Blagrave, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N –; BW. 892) [5]. N 6553 fine, others very fine, N 6792 with ‘river’ patina £150-200
17th Century Tokens, London (City), Fell Street, Beniamen Lawrence, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.26g/12h (N –; BW. 973). Fine, very rare; the only issue from this location £100-200
Hammer Price: £280
17th Century Tokens, London (City), Fenchurch Street, Ann Heath, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 6903; BW. 988); Giltspur Street, James Stephens, Farthing, 0.70g/12h (dies not in N; BW. 1154); Newgate Market, Edmund Warner, Halfpence, 1666 (2), 2.23g/3h, 2.06g/12h (both N 7388; BW. 2031); St Mary-at-Hill, James Galatly, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.24g/6h (N 7602; BW. 2685); Shoe Lane, I.H.K. pastry cooke, Farthing, 1657, 0.95g/3h (N 7666, this piece listed; BW. 2802) [6]. N 7666 and one 7388 about...
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Bloomsbury, Andrew Pashley, Halfpenny, 2.22g/12h (N 8001; BW. London 360); Bow Street, James Beech, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.74g/12h (N 8630; BW. 389), H.B.S. the cros shvfls, Farthing, 1653, 0.65g/6h (N 8637; BW. 392); Bowling Alley, Edward Roman, Halfpenny, 1671, 0.91g/6h (N 8640; D 253A); Butcher Row, Mathew Dune, Halfpenny, 1.91g/3h (N 8648; BW. 452) [5]. D 253A mediocre, others generally fine £120-150
Hammer Price: £140
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Chancery Lane, John Locke, Halfpenny, 2.79g/12h (N 9065, this piece listed; BW. London 513), Ralph Massie, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.58g/12h (N 8032; BW. 515), F.A.W. at the golden cross, Farthing, 0.94g/9h (N 8023; BW. 529); Charing Cross, John Maitland, Farthing, 1655, 0.93g/6h (N 8818; D 549A) [4]. About fine and better, last rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Drury Lane, Thomas Hayton, Halfpenny, 0.91g/3h (N 8696; BW. London 870); Grays Inn Lane, Francis Brakes, Farthing, [16]58, 0.63g/9h (N –; D 1241A), James Cole, Halfpenny, 1.79g/3h (N 8049; BW. 1244); Hatton Street, Edward Nutby, Farthing, 0.86g/12h (N –; BW. 1326); Little Drury Lane, Richard Rich, Halfpenny, changer of farthings, 1.72g/12h (N 8767; BW. 880) [5]. N 8049 about very fine, others about fine and better, some rare £180-220
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Frier’s Court [Wapping], Mathew Davis, Farthing, 1.06g/12h (N 8228; BW. London 2390); Wapping, Benjamin Barnes, Halfpenny, 2.09g/4h (N 8504; BW. 3277), George Carpenter, Farthings (2), read iorg, 0.83g/6h (N 8506; D 3285A), reads georg, 1.01g/6h (N 8507; BW. 3285), John Clarke, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.94g/12h (N 8536; BW. 3288), Andrew Coleman, Halfpenny, 1.26g/6h (N 8525; BW. 3290), T[homas] Dry, Farthing, 1650, 1.34g/6h (N 8544;...
Hammer Price: £200
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Green Bank [Wapping], Humphry Boone, square Halfpenny, 2.39g/12h (N –; D –). Almost fine, all detail clear; of the highest rarity, believed the only known specimen £300-500
Hammer Price: £1,300
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Green Bank [Wapping], John Packman, octagonal Halfpenny, 1.68g/12h (N –; D London 3321B); Wapping, John Clarke, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.72g/12h (N 8536; BW. 3288), Edward Fish, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 8541; BW. 3296), James Wakefield, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.55g/12h (N 8528; BW. 3351); Wapping Dock, William Procter, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.48g/12h (N –; BW. 3332); Wapping New Stairs, Farley Stevenson, Halfpenny, 1.51g/9h (N 8557; BW. 3344);...
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Hoxton, Margaret King, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.40g/1h (N 8151; BW. Middlesex 103); Andrew Tucker, lozenge-shaped Halfpenny, 1669, 3.08g/12h (N 9354; BW. Uncertain 55) [2]. First obverse good fine, reverse fair, second obverse rubbed, reverse good fine, very rare £150-200
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Limehouse, William Banes, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N 8267; BW. Middlesex 135); Nicholas Blay, Halfpenny, 1668, 0.63g/9h (N 8285, this piece listed; BW. 136); William Bradshaw, Farthing, 1.03g/6h (N 8268; BW. 137); Edmond Dobson, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.31g/12h (N 8286; BW. 138); Ann Harlow, Halfpenny, 1.38g/9h (N 8287; BW. 140); Isack Hickman, Farthing, 1.26g/6h (N 8269; BW. 141) [6]. Fine to very fine, N 8285 and 8286 with ‘river’ patina ...
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Limehouse, Jonathan Jennings, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.23g/3h (N –; D –). Good fine, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Limehouse, Samuell Keinton, Farthings (2), 0.96g/6h (N 8270; BW. Middlesex 142), 0.93g/6h (N 8271; BW. 142); Nicolas Latch, Halfpenny, 2.16g/6h (N 8272; BW. 143); Margret Lucas, Farthings, 1663 (4), mm. rosette, reads lymas, 0.40g/12h (dies not in N; BW. –), 1.15g/9h (N 8273 rev., different [earliest] obv.; BW. 144), 0.90g/9h (N 8273; BW. 144), 0.98g/9h (N 8274; BW. 144) [7]. N 8273 var. and 8274 about very fine, others about fine and...
Hammer Price: £170
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Limehouse, Thomas Martin, Halfpenny, 1.68g/6h (N 8283; BW. Middlesex 145); John Newcomb, Farthing, 1657, 1.03g/12h (N 8276; BW. 146); John Railton, Farthing, 1658, 0.61g/6h (N 8277; BW. 148); Edmond Rivers, Halfpenny, 1.96g/12h (N 8178; BW. 149); Dorothy Smart, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.84g/12h (N 8278; BW. 150); Franc[e]s Zacacy, Farthings (2), 0.75g/6h (N 8281; BW. 151), 1.17g/6h (N 8282; BW. 151) [7]. Fair to fine, N 8276 rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Mile End, Thomas Allin, Farthing, 0.83g/0h (N 8303; D –), Joseph Almond, Halfpenny, 1668, 3.65g/12h (N 8311; BW. London 1889), John Amps, Halfpenny, 1.44g/12h (N 8305; BW. 1890), Mathew Browne, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.79g/12h (N 8307; BW. 1892); Mile End Green, William Steward, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.66g/3h (N 8312; BW. 1896) [5]. N 8307 about very fine but with some surface verdigris on obverse, others in varied state, first with nail piercing...
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Ratcliff, A[braham] A[twood], Farthing, 1649, 0.88g/3h (N 8354; BW. London 2335), H.D.B. the wheat sheaf and svger lofe, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (N 8356; BW. 2337), R.A.B. at the golden ball, Farthing, 1662, 1.20g/6h (N 8353; BW. 2338), Francis Bull, Farthing, 1656, 0.75g/6h (N 8345; BW. 2341), Edward Jeafferis, Farthing, 0.79g/6h (N 8348; D 2350A), Robert Rooke, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.30g/12h (N 8358; BW. 2361), Jasper Skachar, Halfpenny, 1667,...
Hammer Price: £150
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Ratcliff Cross, W.E.B. at the shipp tavern, Farthing, 1.17g/6h (N 8367; BW. London 2322); John Baker, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.10g/8h (N –; BW. 2323); Will Baker, Halfpenny, 1.20g/3h (N 8366; BW. 2324); Joseph Brocke, Halfpenny, 1.44g/6h (N 8361; BW. 2325); George Bulmor, Farthing, 1658, 1.13g/6h (N 8362; D 2325B); Phillip Burges, Farthing, 1667, 1.15g/6h (N –; BW. 2326); Robert Ellis, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.75g/12h (N –; BW. 2327) [7]. BW....
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Ratcliff Cross, Alexander Harwood, Farthings (2, same dies), 1.08g/6h, 0.97g/6h (N –; BW. London 2328); Nicholas Hayman, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.70g/12h (N –; D 2328A); Anne How, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.56g/9h (N 8364; D 2328B; Greenall, BNJ 1991, pl. 12, 25, this piece); John March, Farthing, 1.17g/6h (N 8368; BW. 2330); John Simons, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.54g/12h (N –; BW. 2332) [6]. Fine and better, second with ‘river’ patina, mostly very...
Hammer Price: £380
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Ratcliff Highway, John Beridg[e], Halfpenny, 1666, 2.31g/12h (N 8379; D London 2339A); Richard Davi, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.03g/9h (N 8370, confirming the surname davi; D 2344B); Robert Stranke, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 8374; BW. 2368); W.A.T. at the gvnn, Farthing, 1.11g/6h (N 8376; BW. 2369) [4]. N 8376 very fine, N 8379 fair, others fine, first two very rare £180-220
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Russell Street, Timothy Child, Halfpenny, 2.73g/9h (N 8873; BW. London 2431). Scrape on obverse at 2 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, brown patina £120-150
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), St Ann’s Street, Ralph Fuller, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (N 8877; BW. Middlesex 245); St James’s Market, Richard Athy, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 1.12g/3h (N 8904; BW. London 2527); St John Street, William Hill, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.65g/9h (N 7980; BW. 2571); St Martin’s Lane, Rowland Oakely, Farthing, [16]57, 1.35g/3h (N –; D 2674A); Temple Bar (Without), I.P. at the winde mill, Farthing, 0.75g/3h (N 9021; BW. 3059); Tower Ditch, Paul...
Hammer Price: £340
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Shadwell, John Annis, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.00g/12h (N 8173; BW. Middlesex 170); N.E.B. at the swan with 2 necks, Farthings (2), 0.60g/6h (N 8434; BW. 171), 0.81g/6h (N 8435; BW. 171); Gregory Cooke, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.54g/12h (N 8302; BW. 173); Tho. Darrell, Farthing, 1.16g/6h (N 8166; BW. 176); Mathew Dodsley, Farthing, 1658, 0.29g/3h (N 8436; BW. 177); L.S.E. at the worlds end, Farthings (2), reading docke, 0.75g/3h (N 8445 obv.,...
Hammer Price: £460
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Shadwell, John Fall, Halfpenny, 1.81g/6h (N 8225; BW. Middlesex 179); G.E.H. at the hand gvne, Farthing, 1650, 1.02g/6h (N –; BW. 181); H.P. mealeman, Farthing, 1662, 0.67g/6h (N 8437; D 188A); T.F.P. at the crown, Farthing, 1653, 1.05g/6h (N 8433; BW. 189); William Powes, Farthing, 0.75g/6h (N 8432; BW. 192); Rich[ard] Selwin, Halfpenny, 1.44g/9h (N 8442; D 196A) [6]. N 8433 good very fine, N 8437 very fine, others generally about...
Hammer Price: £400
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Shadwell, uncertain issuer [perhaps with the surname Hancock], Farthing, 0.72g/3h (Thompson SNC June 1990, p.158, this piece; N –; D –). Surfaces lightly pitted, otherwise fine, of the highest rarity and the only known specimen £150-200
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Stepney, Thomas Cuff, Halfpenny, 1.26g/6h (N 8453; D Middlesex 211B). Flan defect at 9 o’clock on reverse and some weakness in centre, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £150-200
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Upper Shadwell, Ric[hard] Blackman, Farthing, 0.65g/6h (N 8483, this piece listed; D Middlesex 171A). Obverse about fine, reverse fine, extremely rare £100-150
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Upper Shadwell, Ellinor Gandor, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.33g/3h (N 8485; BW. Middlesex 180); Edward Hillsye, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 8486; BW. 182); Eliz[abeth] Jellus, Halfpenny, 1.45g/3h (N 8501; BW. 185); Benjamin Miller, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.86g/12h (N 8488; BW. 187); Joh[n] Shackspeere, Halfpenny, 1.19g/9h (N 8381; BW. 197); Henrey Smith, Farthing, 1658, 0.87g/6h (N 8491; BW. 199); Simon Snow, Halfpenny, 2.34g/9h (N 8496; BW. 200) [7]. N 8491...
17th Century Tokens, London (Metropolitan Middlesex), Upper Shadwell, Nicholas Thory, Farthing, 0.74g/12h (N 8492; BW. Middlesex 201), Halfpenny, 1666, 1.66g/9h (N 8493, this piece listed; D 201A); Elias Ungle, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 8494; BW. 202); E.E.W. y speaker frigat, Farthing, 0.80g/6h (N 8499; BW. 203); Robert Welch, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.12g/12h (N 8495; D 205A) [5]. About fine and better, particularly N 8493, this with ‘river’ patina, mostly very rare £200-300
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