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Hampshire, Newport (Isle of Wight), Robert Wilkins, Halfpenny, 1792, bust left, rev. ship sailing left, edge payable at his office newport, 10.77g/6h (DH 46). Mint state with considerable original colour and reflective fields £60-80
Hammer Price: £200
Co Dublin, Dublin, John Brewer, Halfpenny, crowned arms of France, 74 in cartouche below, rev. dealer in foreign wines and spiritous liquors, edge plain, 11.39g/8h (DH 28a). Light die flaws both sides, virtually as struck with attractive surfaces £120-150
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
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, arms, rev. flitch of bacon, edge grained, 10.32g/12h (DH 11; Judson 1041, this piece). Usual light flaw in centre of obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour £100-150
Angus, Dundee, Thomas Webster Jr, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of Dudhope Castle, rev. man working flax, edge plain, 9.73g/12h (DH 18). Virtually as struck with attractive reflective surfaces, bronzed £100-150
Middlesex [City of London], Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpenny, 1796, large umbrella, reads 19, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.01g/12h (DH 321). Mint state with reflective fields, reverse with some original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
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
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
Yorkshire, York, James Carlill, Halfpenny, 1796, bust of Constantine the Great left, rev. arms, edge payable at york, 11.78g/12h (DH 69). FDC £100-150
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1791, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 18 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, edge payable in anglesey or london and engrailed, 13.02g/6h (DH 391). FDC, bronzed £100-150
Ayrshire, Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust of William Wallace left, rev. Scotia seated left, struck in collar, edge plain, 14.00g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29). FDC, bronzed £150-200
Lothian (Midlothian), Edinburgh, Anderson, Leslie & Co, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of Edinburgh University, rev. gardener standing facing, holding spade and shrub, edge plain, 11.11g/6h (DH 8). Tiny flan clip on edge, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive reflective fields, bronzed £100-150
Middlesex [City of London], Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpenny, 1798, three umbrellas in shield, rev. naked boy with coin-tray, edge grained, 11.36g/6h (DH 322). Small metal fault above 98 of date, otherwise virtually as struck with much original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. City arms, edge plain, 9.59g/5h (DH 400). Virtually as struck with much original colour £120-150
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’ series], Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 1, Bank of England, rev. arms between palm and oak branches, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.83g/7h (DH 81). Virtually as struck with considerable original colour £120-150
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, in cap without tassel, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.43g/6h (DH 11; Judson 1075). Usual die flaws on reverse, trifling surface marks, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive reflective patina, rare £180-220
Bedfordshire, Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Halfpenny, 1794, girl making lace, rev. sheep, edge chambers langston hall & co, 9.95g/6h (DH 3c). Virtually as struck with much original colour and mirror-like fields £70-90
Lanarkshire, Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1791, arms, rev. river-god reclining on urn, edge payable at the house of gilbert shearer & cc, 13.23g/6h (DH 2a). FDC, bronzed £100-150
Hertfordshire, St Albans, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, Prince of Wales’ feathers, rev. crown within irradiated circle, edge plain, 9.51g/6h (DH 2; Judson 1058). Virtually as struck, obverse attractively patinated, reverse with much original colour, very rare £150-200
Lancashire, Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, Halfpenny, 1792, bust of John of Gaunt left, rev. arms, edge payable at the warehouse of thos worswick & sons, 12.39g/5h (DH 24). Usual die flaw on reverse at 4 o’clock, light traces of handling, otherwise virtually as struck with considerable original colour £60-80
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, bust left by Jacobs, revs. bust right by James, edge plain, 9.42g/6h (DH 404). Usual die flaw on obverse, otherwise practically as struck with attractive patina and reflective fields, scarce £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Middlesex [City of London], Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Farthing, 1796, bust left in hat, rev. ro cypher, edge plain, 3.80g/8h (DH 1060). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, attractive £80-100
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
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
Suffolk, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Penny, 1794, remains of Bigod’s Castle, rev. Justice standing, edge engrailed over double token payable by s prentice, 21.13g/6h (DH 1b; Judson –). Extremely fine with original colour, attractive £120-150
Co Dublin, Dublin, Talbort Fyan, Halfpenny, 1794, Justice standing, rev. bottle and sugar-loaf, edge halfpenny payable at dublin cork or derry, 9.62g/6h (DH 308). Obverse die flaw in early stage, virtually as struck with full original colour £100-150
Middlesex [City of London], Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Halfpenny, 1795, wheatsheaf, rev. legend in 8 lines, edge payable at i dennis london, 9.32g/6h (DH 297). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, t spence bookseller, etc, rev. Spaniard standing, edge plain, 12.69g/6h (DH 700b). Virtually as struck with attractive brown patina and reflective surfaces £100-150
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust of Charles Fox right, rev. tree supporting two shields, edge grained, 8.93g/6h (DH 772a). Virtually as struck with original colour and reflective fields £150-200
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
Northamptonshire, Northampton, ‘George Jobson’, Morgan’s Halfpenny, 1794, draped bust left, rev. castle above lion, edge payable in lancaster london or bristol, 8.84g/12h (DH 1). Virtually as struck, attractive even brown patina £60-80
Oxfordshire, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, bust three-quarters right, rev. sun, edge payable at banbury oxford or reading, 9.47g/6h (DH 1). Small streak behind head, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour £60-80
Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 14.91g/12h (DH 23). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with much original colour, rare £180-220
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Wolsey’s Gate, rev. jmc cypher, edge plain, 17.26g/12h (DH 14; Judson 1078). Usual light die flaw on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck, obverse patinated, reverse with original colour and reflective fields, rare £180-220
Surrey, Lambeth, Denton’s mule Farthing, denton engraver & printer, etc, rev. wheatsheaf and sickle between two doves, 3.84g/6h (DH 16). Lightly lacquered, otherwise virtually as struck with rainbow patina £80-100
Sussex, Brighton, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, view of the Bastille, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 9). Virtually as struck with reflective brown patina, attractive £150-200
Warwickshire, Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, Lady Godiva on horseback left, rev. elephant and castle, edge payable at the warehouse of robert reynolds & co, 10.77g/6h (DH 231). Mint state, diffused original colour and attractive surfaces £70-90
Warwickshire, Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpenny, 1795, Lady Godiva on horseback left, rev. Coventry Cross, edge grained, 14.53g/6h (DH 252). Virtually as struck, reflective brown patina, attractive £100-150
Wiltshire, County series, Markes Lambe, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1794, horseman galloping left, wiltshire yeomanry cavalry around, rev. three horseman left, one carrying flag, edge grained, 9.98g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with considerable original colour and attractive surfaces £100-150
Cornwall, Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Halfpenny, 1791, druid’s head left within wreath, rev. arms, edge plain, 12.86g/6h (DH 2). Tiny graze in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and as struck , bronzed £80-100
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