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Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust of Lord George Gordon left, legend around, rev. heart and hand, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 12.13g/12h (DH 777). Light graze to right of hand, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, full original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust of Lord George Gordon left, no legend, rev. lord george gordon 1780, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 10.37g/7h (DH 782). Striking crack, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour but has been lightly lacquered £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 9.81g/7h (DH 782). A flip-over double-strike; small striking crack, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust of Daniel Mendoza left, rev. boxers, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 11.50g/6h (DH 785). Virtually as struck with most attractive red-blue patina and reflective surfaces £500-700
Hammer Price: £720
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Pandora’s breeches, edge plain, 10.59g/6h (DH 787). Obverse rim nick and graze behind bust, otherwise extremely fine with reflective brown patina £300-350
Hammer Price: £360
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, heads of William Pitt and Charles Fox conjoined, rev. cat seated right, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 12.10g/6h (DH 802). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Highlander standing left, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 12.55g/12h (DH 806). Virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective surfaces £150-200
£150–£200
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, Cain slaying Abel, rev. bust of John Thelwall right, edge engrailed, 9.37g/6h (DH 816). Tiny spot in obverse field, otherwise mint state with red-gold patina and highly reflective surfaces, attractive and very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £240
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, two men dancing round fire, rev. caduceus, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 11.84g/9h (DH 820). Virtually as struck with diffused original colour and reflective surfaces £150-200
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. three armed citizens standing facing, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 11.96g/1h (DH 821). Line flaw in obverse field, virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective surfaces £150-200
Hammer Price: £230
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, pig left, trampling on emblems of royalty, rev. Britannia seated right, edge plain, 11.81g/6h (DH 843a). Virtually as struck, reverse with a hint of original colour and reflective surfaces £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, man seated left in prison gnawing bone, rev. cat seated right, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 10.63g/7h (DH 850; Bobbe, CTCJ 54, die state V). Extensive die flaw on obverse and reverse die weak and buckled, about extremely fine and patinated, rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £280
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.93g/8h (DH 850b; Bobbe, CTCJ 54, die state II). Obverse die flaw in early stage, small graze in field to right of cat, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, particularly on reverse, extremely rare £400-500
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shepherd reclining right under tree, edge payable in london and engrailed, 9.42g/6h (DH 853; Bobbe, CTCJ 54, die state I). Obverse die with no flaw, mint state with most attractive dark reflective patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £150
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. men dancing under tree, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 10.44g/6h (DH 854; Bobbe, CTCJ 55, die state VI). Obverse die with extensive flaw, extremely fine and patinated £150-200
Hammer Price: £220
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. guillotine, edge grained, 11.34g/6h (DH 855; Bobbe, CTCJ 55, die state IX). Obverse die with extreme flaw, extremely fine with attractive brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, sailor standing right, rev. crowned anchor and hearts, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 11.65g/5h (DH 857). Brilliant mint state, full original colour £200-250
Hammer Price: £190
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust of John Thelwall right, rev. Minerva standing left, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 12.67g/12h (DH 866). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £200-250
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust right, united token, rev. crowned harp and thistles, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 10.64g/12h (DH 899). Virtually as struck with original colour and reflective fields £150-200
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, bust left, rev. Britannia seated right, edge plain, 4.14g/6h (DH 1077). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £95
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. man on bull with ass’s head left, edge plain, 3.84g/6h (DH 1078). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined heads of man and ass, edge plain, 3.92g/4h (DH 1079). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. padlock, edge plain, 3.78g/12h (DH 1080). Clashed die marks behind head, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £60-80
Hammer Price: £75
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. pig trampling on emblems of royalty, edge plain, 3.32g/6h (DH 1081). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £100-150
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. slave kneeling right, edge plain, 3.98g/6h (DH 1082). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £150-200
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, cat seated left, rev. hand holding open book, pig’s meat, 3.52g/6h (DH 1091). Small metal fault in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better, most attractive reflective surfaces, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £310
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Farthing, man hanging from gibbet, end of pain, rev. may the knave, etc, edge plain, 4.04g/12h (DH 1105). Trifling marks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better and with almost full original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £550
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’ series], Westwood’s British Commercial Penny, 1797, bust of George III right, rev. Britannia seated left on cannon, edge plain, 28.59g/6h (DH 7). FDC £300-400
Hammer Price: £500
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Kempson’s Erskine and Gibbs Halfpenny, 1794, two barristers standing holding label inscribed bill of rights, magna charta above, rev. legend in 9 lines, edge engrailed, 9.53g/12h (DH 1011). Extremely fine with original colour and glossy reflective surfaces £50-70
Hammer Price: £35
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Kempson’s Isaac Newton series, Farthing, 1793, draped bust left, rev. cornucopia and olive branch, edge grained, 4.42g/12h (DH 1151). Brilliant mint state, full original colour £70-90
£70–£90
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Lutwyche’s ‘General Convenience’ Halfpenny, 1795, helmeted bust of Sir Bevois right, rev. arms, edge grained, 9.58g/6h (DH 1018a). Virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective fields £50-70
Hammer Price: £40
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Skidmore’s Penny for the Centenary of the Revolution, bust of William III within border, rev. lion rampant supporting arms, edge plain, 22.87g/6h (DH 199; Woolf 75:5; BHM 285; D & W 173/560). Light die flaw above arms, otherwise virtually as struck with most attractive reflective patina £150-200
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Skidmore’s Duke of York Halfpenny, 1797, bust left, rev. dy cypher, a member of the brith. senate, edge plain, 12.17g/6h (DH 994). Some flaws on reverse rim, otherwise virtually as struck, an exceptional specimen with almost full original colour, very rare £250-300
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Skidmore’s Revd. William Cooper Halfpenny, bust left, rev. open book, edge plain, 9.01g/12h (DH 1007b). Flan slightly bent and excess of metal on reverse rim, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable original colour £70-90
Hammer Price: £55
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Skidmore’s Revd. William Romaine Halfpenny, 1795, bust three-quarters right, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.06g/12h (DH 1036; BHM 402). Tiny spot by drapery, otherwise brilliant and lightly toned £70-90
Hammer Price: £100
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Anti-Slavery Society, c. 1790, a white metal medal, unsigned, chained slave kneeling right, rev. whatsoever ye would, etc, 33mm, 11.86g/12h (DH 237 bis; BHM 269). Virtually as struck with full brilliance, most attractive £400-500
Hammer Price: £700
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Thomas Paine, 1793, a white metal medal, unsigned, man hanging from tree, a tree is known by its fruit…, i die for this damn'd book in speech bubble, rev. may the tree of liberty exist to bear tommy's last friend, 32mm, 10.89g/12h (DH 209; BHM 366). An early strike without the obverse die flaws, some surface marks and a small stain on obverse at 1 o’clock, otherwise very fine and very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £980
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], Thomas Hardy Acquitted, 1794, a copper medal, unsigned, bust three-quarters left, rev. names of the jury, 32mm, 13.88g/12h (DH 205; BHM 378). Brilliant mint state, wonderful reflective patina £90-120
Middlesex [Medallic and other series], ‘Map of France’, c. 1795, a white metal medal, unsigned, foot and slogans in quadrilateral, rev. legend, comma after flourish, 32mm, 12.27g/12h (DH 229). Die flaw on reverse, completely free of tin pest, extremely fine and brilliant, attractive £150-200
Norfolk, Blofield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, group of weapons and musical instruments, rev. mounted dragoon riding left, edge fear god and honour the king, 12.08g/12h (DH 6). Light die flaw on reverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, reverse with full original colour £90-120
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