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Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1790, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. Genius seated left, holding drill and cog-wheel, edge payable at macclesfield liverpool or congleton, 12.31g/6h (DH 25). Small metal flaw on cheek of Roe, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour £90-120
Hammer Price: £120
Co Dublin, Dublin, T.O. Bryen, Farthing, 1796, three sugar-loaves suspended above legend, rev. tea canister and sugar loaves, edge plain, 3.97g/6h (DH 385). Die flaw on reverse, practically as struck, dark patina and reflective surfaces £150-200
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1790, bust of Sir Bevois in helmet left, rev. arms, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody and co, 13.21g/6h (DH 85). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and toned, very rare £150-200
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1790, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody and co, 12.78g/6h (DH 85). Spot in lower obverse field and minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and toned, very rare £150-200
Middlesex [Specious and Collectors’], Spence’s mule Halfpenny, bust left, rev. men under tree, edge spence x dealer x in x coins x london x, 12.85g/5h (DH 689). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour and reflective fields £100-150
Hammer Price: £110
Norfolk, Norwich, Dunham & Yallop, Halfpenny, 1793, arms, rev. eagle with wings oustretched, edge payable at the shop of dunham & yallop gold-smiths, 11.02g/6h (DH 31). Obverse virtually as struck with much original colour, reverse extremely fine £50-70
Staffordshire, Lichfield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, bust of Dr Samuel Johnson left, rev. laurel wreath, edge plain, 11.86g/12h (DH 18). Trifling surface marks, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour and reflective fields £70-90
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1794, market cross, rev. payable at conder’s, etc, edge grained, 10.44g/6h (DH 35; Judson 1079). Virtually as struck with considerable original colour and reflective surfaces £70-90
Sussex, Chichester, John Chaldecott [and Thomas Sharp, of Portsmouth, Hampshire], Halfpenny, 1794, draped bust of John Howard left, rev. castle, edge payable at sharps portsmouth and chaldecotts chichester, 10.84g/12h (DH 20). Virtually as struck with superb reflective surfaces and original colour, most attractive £80-100
Yorkshire, York, B. Hobson, brass check, royal arms and supporters, rev. shield, edge plain, 27.5mm, 4.98g/6h (DH 68). Extremely fine £80-100
Gloucestershire, Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1795, barge, rev. entrance to Sapperton tunnel, edge payable at brimscombe port, 10.07g/12h (DH 60). Two tiny spots above tunnel, otherwise virtually as struck with reflective brown patina £60-80
Angus, Forfar, John Steele, Halfpenny, castle, rev. distant view of the town, edge marked with crosses, 11.41g/6h (DH 25). Virtually as struck, attractive brown patina and reflective surfaces £80-100
Angus, Forfar, John Steele, Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge marked with crosses, 11.29g/6h (DH 25). Small obverse edge fault at 8 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, attractive reverse £80-100
Co Wicklow, Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], imitation Halfpenny, 1799, female seated left holding harp, rev. hm co cypher, reads canac, edge plain, 5.78g/6h (DH Dublin 188). Extremely fine £50-70
Middlesex [City of London], Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpenny, 1795, lion couchant holding shield, reads ehxibition, rev. eagle flying left, edge payable in dublin or london, 9.78g/6h (DH 415). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour on obverse, glossy brown patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
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
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
Anglesey, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, imitation Penny, 1788, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 24 acorns, rev. pms cypher, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 24.15g/6h (DH 168). Mint state, attractive reflective brown patina £100-150
Lancashire, Lancaster, Daniel Eccleston, Halfpenny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, no period after commerce, edge payable in lancaster liverpool & manchester, 10.51g/6h (DH 58). Virtually as struck with full original colour £80-100
Lincolnshire, Spalding [and Holbeach], Thomas Jennings, Halfpenny, 1794, Britannia standing, ships behind, rev. tj cypher in shield, edge payable at i iordans spalding & holbeach, 10.60g/6h (DH 6a). Light die flaws both sides, virtually as struck with almost full original colour and proof-like surfaces, most attractive £80-100
Middlesex [City of London], Bishopsgate, Meymott & Sons, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia seated left on globe, holding a pair of scales and a spear, rev. City arms, raised edge corner of wormwood street bishopsgate, 10.59g/12h (DH 378). Brilliant and practically as struck, most attractive reflective surfaces £100-150
Middlesex [City of London], St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpenny, 1795, grasshopper, rev. legend, edge italian french & portugal fruit warehouse, 8.95g/3h (DH 904). Extremely fine with original colour £50-70
Hammer Price: £95
Middlesex [City of London], Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpenny, Mercury standing on horse galloping right, rev. man balancing on his head on the point of a sword, edge payable in dublin or london, 9.41g/12h (DH 362b). Extremely fine £40-50
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
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1793, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshili bersham bradley, 12.84g/6h (DH Warwickshire 393a). FDC, bronzed £90-120
Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, bust of Marquis Cornwallis left, rev. Fame, edge value one penny at p decks post office bury 1794, 17.74g/6h (DH 4; Judson 1070). Some ghosting both sides, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour £90-120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Skidmore’s Copper Company Farthing, 1791, robed female seated right with fasces, rev. stork on cornucopia, edge plain, thick flan, 4.89g/6h (DH 476a). Virtually as struck with original colour £70-90
Yorkshire, Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpenny, 1793, bust of Bishop Blaize right with wool-comb, rev. aerial view of Leeds Cloth Hall, edge payable at h brownbill’s silversmith, 12.27g/6h (DH 35). From clashed dies, brilliant mint state with full original colour £80-100
Cornwall, Penryn, George Chapman George, Halfpenny, 1794, arms, rev. laureate bust, flags and drum behind, edge plain, 11.15g/6h (DH 4). FDC, bronzed £80-100
Essex, Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, castle, rev. loom, edge payable at charles heaths bay maker colchester, 10.41g/6h (DH 10; Judson 1040). From the obverse die without flaw, virtually as struck with some original colour and reflective surfaces £60-80
Hammer Price: £90
Middlesex [City of London], Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, Penny, 1800, monogram, rev. value, 6.54g/6h (DH 11). Striking crack, otherwise better than extremely fine, attractively patinated £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
Middlesex [City of London], Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpenny, lion couchant holding shield, reads exibition, rev. eagle standing left, edge plain, 7.95g/6h (DH 414). Extremely fine with original colour and attractive surfaces £60-80
Middlesex [City of London], West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796, anchor in shield, cap of Liberty above, rev. arms of the City of London, edge plain, 9.21g/6h (DH 459). Virtually as struck with attractive glossy surfaces £80-100
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1793, draped bust left, rev. teapot, jug and other vessels, edge grained, 9.95g/12h (DH 131) [2]. Two small spots on obverse, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, scarce £90-120
Warwickshire, Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at the warehouse of robert reynolds & co, 12.38g/5h (DH 235). Extremely fine £40-60
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Hancock’s Halfpenny, 1792, similar, edge payable at macclesfield liverpool or congleton, 12.82g/6h (DH 57, flaw in date). Some light abrasions in fields, otherwise good extremely fine, attractive reflective surfaces £60-80
Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, camel left, rev. frontal elevation of India House, edge on demand we promise to pay one penny, 21.24g/6h (DH 8; Young 1156). Lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, particularly on reverse £80-100
Hammer Price: £80
Surrey, Guildford, Prattent’s Halfpenny, arms, rev. Bishop Blaize facing, edge plain, large [31mm] flan, 11.02g/6h (DH 9). Virtually as struck with attractive brown patina £60-80
Sussex, Northiam, Elias Gilbert, Halfpenny, 1794, arms, rev. eg cypher and squirrel crest, edge payable at g gilberts northiam, 9.74g/6h (DH 35). Virtually as struck, attractive patina £50-70
Middlesex [City of London], Bishopsgate, Schooling & Son, Halfpenny, 1795, Justice standing, rev. kettle on register stove, edge plain, 11.34g/12h (DH 474). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour and reflective surfaces £50-70
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