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Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 23 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey or london and engrailed, 13.75g/12h (DH 380). Brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £230
Hampshire, Portsmouth, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, Neptune crowning Sir John Jervis with a wreath, rev. legend in 7 lines, reads persued, edge portsmouth halfpenny payable at thos sharps, 11.85g/12h (DH 61). Extremely fine with original colour and reflective surfaces, rare £60-80
Middlesex [City of London], Bow Street, Charles James, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. tiger, edge spence dealer in coins london, 12.70g/8h (DH 344). Virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective fields, attractive £200-250
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
Worcestershire, Evesham, Thomas Thompson, Skidmore’s Penny, 1796, frontal elevation of Abbot’s Tower, rev. tt cypher in wreath, june 6 and date below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.54g/12h (DH 6). Virtually as struck, light brown patina and reflective surfaces, rare £250-300
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1787, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 21 acorns, rev. from the same die as previous, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 27.42g/6h (DH 9). Trifling hairline in obverse field, otherwise brilliant with red-brown patina and reflective fields, rare £150-200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Milton’s Pattern Halfpenny, druid’s head encircled by wreath, rev. pm co cypher, legend reads one halfpenny, edge + edw · hughes · tho · williams · iohn · dawes · paris · lodge +, 11.24g/6h (DH 267; Stainton –). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise FDC, most attractive brown patina, rare £250-300
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shepherd, edge spence dealer in coins london, 11.07g/11h (DH 22). Usual die flaw, minor hairlines, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive light brown patina and reflective surfaces £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of St Peter’s Cathedral, rev. Thomas Gorton’s cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.20g/12h (DH 21). Brilliant mint state with full original colour, rare £200-250
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 [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
Northumberland, North Shields, ‘Denton’s’ [probably Skidmore’s] Halfpenny, 1795, cart unloading into ship moored at quay-side, rev. ipr monogram, edge plain, 10.62g/6h (DH 25). Virtually as struck, obverse with a hint of original colour, reverse with brown patina £150-200
Oxfordshire, Banbury, Prize Fighting Ring, 1789, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Thomas Johnson left, rev. science and intrepidity, etc, 34mm, 18.48g/12h (DH Warwickshire 12). Surface metal fault on neck, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour, attractive £80-100
Ayrshire, Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by W.J. Taylor from dies by J. Milton, armoured bust of George III left, rev. cruciform shields with plumes in angles, repaired label of difference on impaled Scottish arms, edge plain, 8.38g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.155-8; DH 5; Stainton 31D). Usual cud under bust, FDC £200-250
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, election date above, rev. apple-tree and short-handled plough within wreath, edge plain, 17.33g/12h (DH 1; Stainton 39). A late striking with die crack running across animal, virtually as struck and most attractively patinated £150-200
Kent, Dover, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1795, castle, rev. military trophies, edge payable in london and engrailed, 9.69g/12h (DH 19). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, rare £200-250
Hampshire, Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpenny, 1796, St George spearing dragon, spines on neck, rev. gunship sailing right, edge payable at s salmon i courtney & e frosts, 9.83g/6h (DH 79a). Extremely fine with much original colour £60-80
Hammer Price: £270
Middlesex [City of London], Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpenny, 1794, royal arms and supporters, reads lodon, rev. candle mould, edge payable in lancaster london or bristol, 9.24g/12h (DH 475a). Virtually as struck with attractive light brown patina, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
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
Staffordshire, Lichfield, Richard Wright, Penny, 1800, bust of Richard Greene left, rev. west porch of Lichfield Cathedral, edge penny token payable by richard wright lichfield, 35.05g/12h (DH 2). Virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £250-300
Middlesex [City of London], Hyde Park, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, man skating to right, rev. gb cypher, edge grained, 9.41g/12h (DH 535). Virtually as struck, obverse with full original colour, reverse partly toned £180-220
Hammer Price: £290
Middlesex [City of London], Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpenny, 1796, shop front and umbrella, reads n19, rev. jh cypher, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH 320). Flan slightly bent, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour and reflective fields £150-200
Warwickshire, Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, seated female, cityscape behind, rev. Georgian house with man leaning from upper window, other windows filled in, edge coventry halfpenny payable by thomas sharp, 16.12g/12h (DH 312). FDC, rare £300-350
Middlesex [City of London], High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, man handcuffed and shackled, padlock on his mouth, rev. knife, fork and plate chained to table, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.87g/12h (DH 520). Virtually as struck and toned, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £300
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
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, man in barge sailing left, rev. noted advocates, etc, edge spence dealer in coins london, 10.60g/6h (DH 19). Usual die flaw, virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective surfaces £200-250
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1791, bust right, rev. Vulcan seated right, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 12.40g/12h (DH Warwickshire 432). Perfect mint state, wonderful even brown patina, very attractive; the best Vulcan halfpenny the cataloguer has seen in commerce £150-200
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Westwood’s Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 22 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 13.27g/6h (DH 384). Reverse very slightly off-centre, otherwise virtually as struck with reflective surfaces, rare £200-250
Essex, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, stag right, rev. star and Garter, edge plain, 10.16g/6h (DH 1b; Judson 1046). Virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £250-300
Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s mule Farthing, 1796, compasses, wheel, saw and axe, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, edge plain, 4.02g/6h (DH 43; Judson 1055). Brilliant and practically as struck, full original colour, extremely rare £300-400
Hampshire, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Cowes Castle, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.39g/6h (DH Middlesex 150). Mint state, most attractive reflective patina £150-200
Co Wexford, Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpenny, 1800, castle on sea-shore, rev. rw monogram in shield suspended from a tree, edge plain, 7.57g/6h (DH 2). Trifling hairlines, otherwise brilliant and bronzed £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
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Farthing, 1796, sailor, rev. man in barge sailing left, edge plain, 2.93g/5h (DH 28). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare £250-300
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Clarke, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia crowning bust of George III with laurel wreath, rev. oak tree at left, four ships in background, britanniæ tutamen, edge payable at the house of john clarke bull street, 13.15g/5h (DH 122). From the dies in unflawed state, brilliant and practically as struck, very rare £300-350
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, herefordshire above, rev. apple-tree and long-handled plough, edge plain, 17.89g/12h (DH 4; Stainton 39). FDC, bronzed £200-250
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’ series], Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 4, Westminster Abbey, rev. City arms surrounded with drapery, cap of maintenance divides date, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.58g/6h (DH 91). Virtually as struck with attractive reflective patina, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £320
Worcestershire, Hagley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, man angling on river-bank, fishing-box under trees at left, rev. shepherd, date partly obliterated, edge spence dealer in coins london, 9.94g/5h (DH 22a). Mint state with most attractive reflective brown patina, very rare £250-300
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1790, bust of Sir Bevois in helmet left, rev. arms, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody & co, 10.77g/6h (DH 86). Usual light die flaw behind truncation, brilliant and practically as struck, attractive reflective patina, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Worcestershire, Kidderminster, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, woolpack and palm branches, rev. conjoined heads of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette right, edge grained, 9.38g/7h (DH 24). Virtually as struck with considerable original colour, extremely rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £340
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