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1 October 2014
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1788, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 25 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 12.40g/12h (DH 310). Extremely fine with almost full original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £100
2 October 2013
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Horncastle, Alexander Howgrave, Farthings (2), 1656, 0.81g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 141; N 2948; BW. 130), undated, 1.31g/3h (PPM 7; Smith 140; N –; BW. 128); John Hussey, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.07g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 142; N 2949; BW. 131); John Smith, Farthing, 1669, 0.95g/9h (PPM 9; Smith 143; N –; BW. 132); John Smyth, Farthing, 0.81g/6h (PPM 10; Smith 144; N –; BW. 133) [5]. PPM 6 in excavated state, PPM 10 fair but rare, others fine to very fine, last also...
3 October 2012
18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpenny, Blue Coat Charity School, rev. arms, edge payable at york, 11.58g/6h (DH 197). Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare £100-150
5 October 2011
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, side elevation of Islington Old Church, rev. ro cypher, edge coventry token, 12.94g/12h (DH 403). About extremely fine, reverse with original colour, rare £90-120
3 October 2019
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899, bright aluminium trial, similar, rev. maker of engineers’ tools, etc, edge plain, 38mm, 17.62g/12h (W –; Bell, 1966, A3b). Brilliant mint state, very rare £80-£100
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1899 (2), copper and bright aluminium, similar but with outer legend, revs. from the same die as previous, edges i promise you best value for your money (acorn) trade token (acorn), both 38mm, 24.81g/12h, 6.95g/12h (W –; Bell, 1966, A3) [2]. Virtually as struck, first with light traces of handling, second brilliant £90-£120
15 & 16 March 2017
17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, CARMARTHENSHIRE, Kidwelly, Edward Lloyd, Halfpenny, qvid leone fortivs, 1.53g/12h (Boon 66a; N 6384, this piece; BW. 45). Obverse die flaw in early stage, part flat at top (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very fine £120-150
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Wainfleet, John Shaw, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.40g/6h (PPM 7; Smith 288; N 3000; BW. 268); Robert Temple, Farthing, 1667, 0.84g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 289; N –; BW. 269) [2]. PPM 7 fine, PPM 8 about fine and very rare, five specimens known to the cataloguer £90-120
17th Century Tokens, Rutland, Uppingham, Elizabeth Goodwin, Farthing, 1666, 0.86g/12h (N 3877, this piece; BW. 14). Good fine, very rare £120-150
17th Century Tokens, Rutland, Uppingham, John Hull, Farthing, 1666, 1.10g/6h (N 3878, this piece; BW. 16). About very fine, very rare £140-180
17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, MONMOUTHSHIRE, Monmouth, Thomas Edwards, Halfpenny, 1671, 2.05g/3h (Boon 84a; N 6394; BW. 19). Weak by date (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise fine, rare £120-150
17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, RADNORSHIRE, Knighton, John Mason, Halfpenny, 1668, plaine dealing, 1.28g/3h (Boon 68a; N –; BW. 47). Fair, extremely rare £80-100
19th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 19th Century Tokens, Wales, FLINTSHIRE, Flint, Roskell, Tipton & Co, Pennies, 1813 (7), 18.74g/6h (W 1310), 18.03g/6h (W 1311), 18.51g/6h (W 1313), 18.35g/6h (W 1318), 18.11g/6h (W 1319), 18.40g/6h, 17.95g/6h (both W 1320); ‘Flint Copper Co’, imitation Penny, 1811, 18.01g/6h (W 233a) [8]. Last very fine and very rare, others generally fine, one or two better, some scarce £80-100
11 April 2012
17th Century Tokens, Bedfordshire, Cranfield, John Bandy, Farthing, 1668, 1.49g/6h (GO 32; N 24; BW. 32); Eling Lebatt, Halfpence (2, same dies), 2.37g/3h, 1.46g/12h (GO 33; N 25; BW. 33) [3]. Last mediocre, others about fine £40-50
19th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 19th Century Tokens, Wales, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Neath, Morgan’s ‘Shilling’, 1811, tower, so wales & neath silver medal, rev. 12 march 1811, neath silver medal around, edge grained, 3.09g/12h (D 15). Fine to very fine, olive tone indicative of base silver, extremely rare £150-200
19th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 19th Century Tokens, Wales, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Swansea, L.W. Dillwyn, Timothy and John Bevington, Penny, 1813, value, rev. payable at the cambrian pottery, etc, edge centre-grained, 18.98g/12h (W 1337). About extremely fine, brown patina £90-120
Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Halfpenny, 1794, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 8.67g/12h (DH 23; Preston-Morley 1045). Some spots of tin pest, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £110
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.46g/12h (W 3081 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5/A6 mule; cf. D & W 346/68-9). Usual die flaw on obverse, graze by russell, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £100-£150
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (3), all in white metal, revs. St Mary de Crypt Church, 13.42g/12h (DH 13), St Nicholas Church, 13.94g/12h (DH 16), White Friars, 12.77g/12h (DH 18) [3]. DH 13 virtually as struck, others extremely fine but reverse of DH 16 marked, all rare £150-200
17th Century Tokens, Devon, Colyton, Nathaniel Parkman, Farthing, 1666, 1.29g/12h (N 636; BW. 58); South Molton, George Sharland, Farthing, 1659, 0.99g/9h (N 733; D 303A) [2]. First about fine, second mediocre but very rare £50-70
17th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Fordingbridge, Samuel Harris, Farthing, 2.10g/6h (N 1862; BW. 66). Surface veridgris both sides, otherwise good fine, rare £50-70
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Ancaster, John Schochey, Farthing, 1664, mm. mullet, 0.79g/3h (PPM 2; dies not in Smith or N; BW. 6). Off-centre and with obverse die flaw advanced, otherwise fine with earthy green patina, very rare £60-80
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Bolingbroke, Jo[h]n Garthwaite, Farthing, mm. rosette, 0.89g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 16; N –; D 14A). A metal detector find, very fine and extremely rare; the finest specimen of this variant known to the cataloguer £150-200
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, New Birmingham tokens (5), all 1928, bronze (4) and brass, in the style of the New Centenary issues, similar, revs. Hall of Memory, edges plain, all 29mm, 12.80g/12h, 12.72g/12h, 12.70g/12h, 12.61g/12h, 11.18g/12h [brass] (Bell –; cf. DNW T14, 415) [5]. One bronze stained, otherwise all virtually as struck, very rare £200-£260
17th Century Tokens, Hampshire, Lymington, Bartholomew Bulkly, Farthing, 0.95g/12h (N 1884; BW. 88); Bartholomew Harmood, Farthings (5, from two obv. and two rev. dies), 1.09g/9h, 0.79g/12h, 0.58g/9h (N 1886; BW. 92), 0.92g/3h, 0.48g/3h (N 1887; BW. 92) [6]. Generally fair to fine £70-90
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Mathew Coates, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.52g/3h (PPM 5; Smith 93 [A]; N –; BW. 85); Robert Ducker, Halfpenny, 1666, mm. pierced cinquefoil, 1.68g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 94; N –; BW. 86); [and Epworth], William Garland, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.18g/12h (PPM 8; Smith 96; N –; BW. 87) [3]. PPM 6 about very fine, others about fine, all very rare £120-150
17th Century Tokens, Southwark/Bermondsey, Horselydown, Joseph Petty, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.13g/12h (N 4925; BW. 266); Tooley Street, I.E.B. at the wind mill, Farthing, 0.96g/6h (N 5140; BW. 419) [2]. First in excavated state, second fair £30-40
17th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Lichfield, Edward Milward, Halfpenny, 1.64g/6h (N 4203, this piece; BW. 31). Good fine, rare £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, William Doggett, square Halfpenny, 1668, 1.88g/6h (N 4367; BW. 174). Reverse partly flat, otherwise fine £150-200
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. City arms, edge plain, 9.21g/5h (DH 400). Extremely fine, original colour £80-100
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. family arms, edge plain, 9.53g/6h (DH 402). Obverse with traces of die-clashing, flan clip, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, scarce £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, North Kyme, George Chapman, Halfpenny, 1669, 0.94g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 147; N –; BW. 136). Excavated state, extremely rare £80-100
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny after J. Milton, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 12.36g/6h (DH 267). Extensive die flaw at upper obverse, about extremely fine, dark patina, rare £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 17th Century Tokens, Wales, DENBIGHSHIRE, Wrexham, Edward Davies, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.01g/12h (Boon 120a; N 6401b, this piece; BW. 83); Evan Jones, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.36g/12h (Boon 124a; N –; BW. 88) [2]. First fair, second excavated but legible, both rare £90-120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Cornhill, William Griffin (5), white metal by J. Taylor, parable of the Good Samaritan helping a traveller on the road, donkey behind, go, and do thou likewise, rev. w. griffin...25 change alley cornhill london the utmost value given for light sovereigns, etc, 31mm, 9.52g/12h (W –; D & W –); brass, legend in 10 lines, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm, 5.62g/12h (W 3029); brass, bust of Isambard Brunel left, legend around, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm,...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, copper, by W.J. Taylor, from the same dies as previous, 12.01g/12h (W 3055; Bell, 1966, A4; D & W 345/51). Brilliant mint state £50-£70
19th Century Tokens, Wales, BRITISH TOKENS, 19th Century Tokens, Wales, GLAMORGANSHIRE, Merthyr Tydfil, William Crawshay, Shilling, 1811, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 4.69g/12h (D 1). Trifling rim nick on obverse at 7 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and toned, rare £120-150
17th Century Tokens, Bedfordshire, Potton, Richard Atkinson, Farthing, 1661, 0.96g/12h (GO 79; N 42; BW. 79); Hugh Conny, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.29g/12h (GO 80, this piece illustrated; N 43; BW. 80); John Harper, Farthing, 1657, 1.31g/12h (GO 81, this piece illustrated; N 9416; BW. 81); Henry Rugeley, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.76g/9h (GO 82; N 44; BW. 82); [and Eynesbury, Huntingdonshire], Andrew Selby, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.78g/6h (GO 82A; N 2318; BW. Hunts. 7) [5]. GO 82 fair, others about fine or...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, YORKSHIRE, Halifax, Samuel Hamer, 1901, copper mule, sun in splendour on a shield, large human eye as a crest, examine with care, roses on raised rim, rev. s h h within wreath, edge time adds value to this token rare, eye dividing two oak-leaves, 35mm, 23.41g/12h (W 3039 obv./3038 rev.; Bell, 1966, A6/A7). Brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £120
7 & 8 December 2015
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
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