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Robinson S Brown, Jr
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7 October 2009
Essex, Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. conjoined heads of man and ass, edge plain, 11.69g/12h (DH 28a; Judson –). Some surface scratches and has been lacquered, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Essex, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, stag right, rev. star and Garter, spence edge, 10.22g/12h (DH 1; Judson 1044). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £450
Essex, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 11.51g/8h (DH 1a; Judson 1045). Small spot by stag’s nose and has been lightly lacquered, otherwise attractive and virtually as struck, very rare £350-450
Hammer Price: £340
Essex, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 10.29g/6h (DH 1b; Judson 1046). Extremely fine with a little original colour and deep old red and blue patina, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £370
Essex, Hornchurch, George Cotton, Halfpence (2), sloping top to 1 of date, 9.90g/6h (DH 33; Judson 1047), square top to 1, 9.45g/6h (DH 34, bronzed; Judson 1047); Maldon, William Draper, Halfpenny, 11.79g/6h (DH 35; Judson 1050) [3]. Extremely fine and better, first with original colour but lightly cleaned, second a Proof with brilliant fields £90-120
Hammer Price: £200
Essex, Wanstead, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, frontal elevation of Wanstead House, rev. globe, I PROMISE edge, 23.64g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 124). Extremely fine, reverse with dull patina £120-150
Hammer Price: £120
Essex, Warley, Camp Halfpence, 1794 (4), forehead to e (2), undated edge, 9.40g/6h (DH 36; Judson 1050), dated edge, 9.36g/6h (DH 36a; Judson 1050); no stop after halfpenny (2), undated edge, 7.67g/5h (DH 38; Judson 1050), dated edge, 9.16g/5h (DH 38a; Judson –) [4]. DH 36 and 38a extremely fine, DH 36a very fine, DH 38 about fine £25-35
Hammer Price: £60
Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, wheatsheaf and sickle, rev. compasses, wheel, saw and axe, edge plain, 9.57g/6h (DH 39; Judson 1051, this piece). Extremely fine and nicely patinated, rare £350-400
Hammer Price: £410
Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, compasses, wheel, saw and axe, rev. Prince of Wales’ crest, PAYABLE AT ST. ALBANS HERTS, edge plain, 9.37g/6h (DH 40; Judson 1053). About very fine, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £170
Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s mule Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. man weaving in loom, edge plain, 9.30g/6h (DH 41; Judson 1054). Extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £980
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
Hammer Price: £300
Gloucestershire, Badminton, David Arnot and John Jelly, Halfpence, 1795 (2), BADMINTON edge, 10.59g/6h (DH 22), plain edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 22a); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), bust of George III, revs. beggar, 9.43g/6h (DH 23), legend, 9.80g/6h (DH 24), ship, 10.03g/6h (DH 25), plough, 9.91g/12h (DH 26) [6]. DH 22a about very fine, others about extremely fine and better £120-150
Hammer Price: £320
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), bust of George III, revs. wheatsheaf, 10.42g/6h (DH 27), scales, 9.68g/6h (DH 28), scales 1795-96, 9.24g/6h (DH 29), scales APRIL 1796, 10.18g/6h (DH 30) [4]. DH 28 extremely fine with original colour, others about extremely fine, DH 29 cleaned in the past and now re-toned £90-120
Hammer Price: £160
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (7), ship, revs. beggar, 9.11g/6h (DH 31), legend, 9.56g/6h (DH 32), plough, 9.58g/12h (DH 33), wheatsheaf, 9.07g/6h (DH 34), scales, 9.98g/6h (DH 35), scales 1795-96, 9.99g/6h (DH 36), scales APRIL 1796, 9.46g/6h (DH 37) [7]. DH 32, 35 and 37 extremely fine with original colour but DH 35 lacquered, others generally about extremely fine, DH 33 with edge fault, DH 36 bronzed (cf. Spence 1244) £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (6), plough, revs. beggar, 9.73g/12h (DH 38), legend, 9.73g/12h (DH 39), wheatsheaf, 9.14g/6h (DH 40), scales, 9.58g/6h (DH 41), scales 1795-96, 8.30g/12h (DH 42), scales APRIL 1796, 10.28g/6h (DH 43) [6]. DH 42 and 43 very fine, others about extremely fine and better, DH 38 and 39 with some original colour £120-150
Hammer Price: £280
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), wheatsheaf, revs. beggar, 9.61g/6h (DH 44), legend, 10.20g/6h (DH 45), scales, 9.53g/6h (DH 46), scales 1795-96, 9.26g/6h (DH 47), scales APRIL 1796, 9.83g/6h (DH 48) [5]. DH 45 extremely fine with much original colour but lightly lacquered, DH 47 about very fine, others good very fine or better £90-120
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), scales, revs. beggar, 9.56g/6h (DH 49), legend, 9.19g/6h (DH 50), scales 1795-96, 9.87g/6h (DH 51), scales APRIL 1796, 8.88g/6h (DH 52) [4]. DH 50 and 51 extremely fine, 51 with much original colour, others about extremely fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
Gloucestershire, Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (5), scales 1795-96 (3), revs. beggar, 9.04g/12h (DH 53), legend, 9.97g/12h (DH 54), scales 1795-96, 8.96g/6h (DH 55); scales april 1796 (2), revs. beggar, 9.35g/6h (DH 56), legend, 10.08g/6h (DH 57) [5]. About extremely fine, but DH 53 and 57 lacquered £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
Gloucestershire, Brimscombe Port, Thames and Severn Canal Co, Halfpence, 1795 (3), all plain sails, plain line and dots under date, 9.88g/6h (DH 59), plain line under date, 10.13g/6h (DH 60), flaw at edge of sails, 10.49g/12h (DH 61) [3]. DH 60 very fine but with ‘B 13’ engraved in obverse field, others good very fine and better £30-40
Hammer Price: £100
Gloucestershire, Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpence, 1793 (2), edge grained, 9.05g/6h (DH Somerset 89; Young 1203), edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH Somerset 89b; Young 1203, this piece); J. Chester, Halfpenny, 9.98g/6h (DH Somerset 90; Storer 7693; Young 1204); Niblock & Hunter, Halfpence, 1795 (4), revs. Justice (2), 9.31g/6h (DH Somerset 100; Young –), 9.33g/6h (DH Somerset 101; Young 1208), Bristol bridge (2), 8.13g/12h (DH Somerset 102; Young 1208), 7.74g/12h (DH Somerset 103; Young 1208) [7]....
Gloucestershire, Bristol, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (5), arms of Bristol (3), revs. Exchange, BRISTOL FAIR edge, 10.14g/6h (DH Somerset 91; Young 1204), shield and military trophies, edge plain, 10.98g/12h (DH Somerset 92; Young 1205), glass factory, I PROMISE edge, 9.75g/6h (DH Somerset 93; Young 1206); glass factory (2), revs. GOLD, SILVER OR COPPER, etc, I PROMISE edge, 9.50g/6h (DH Somerset 98; Young 1207), plain edge, 8.30g/6h (DH Somerset 98a; Young –) [5]. Good very fine and...
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Visit of George III, brass medalets (8), by J[ohn] B[ullock], bust right, rev. crowned arms, 26mm, 3.91g/12h (DH 72, plated; Hawkins p.5, 1; BHM 272); by I.H. & Co, similar, 21mm, 2.80g/12h (DH 77, plated; Hawkins p.22, 1; BHM 272); by C. James (4), similar, 26mm, 6.28g/6h (DH 71; Hawkins p.25, 1; BHM 272), 22mm (3), 2.36g/6h, 2.50g/6h (both DH 74, former plated; Hawkins p.25, 2; BHM 272), 2.73g/6h (DH 75; Hawkins p.25, 3; BHM 272); by Wilmore, Alston & Co,...
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, distant view of the city, rev. ship sailing right, error reading BERKLEY, edge PAYABLE AT I IORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT, 9.70g/6h (DH 62a). Trifling marks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare £150-200
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 10.27g/6h (DH 62b). Light graze and hairlines in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive glossy patina, extremely rare £200-250
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Halfpence, 1797 (2), both reading BERKELEY, GLOCESTER edge, 8.87g/6h (DH 63), plain edge, 10.51g/6h (DH 63a) [2]. First about extremely fine, second very fine and very rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £240
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Pennies, 1797 (11), revs. Cathedral, 16.54g/6h (DH 1), High Cross, 16.84g/6h (DH 9), New County Gaol, 16.26g/6h (DH 10), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 17.20g/6h (DH 11), St John’s Church, 17.09g/6h (DH 7), St Mary de Crypt Church, 17.33g/6h (DH 2), St Mary de Lode Church (2), no buttresses, 16.57g/6h (DH 3), with buttresses, 16.96g/6h (DH 4), St Michael’s Church, 16.26g/6h (DH 5), St Nicholas’ Church, 17.56g/6h (DH 6), White Friars,...
Hammer Price: £490
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s City Penny, 1797, in silver, City arms, rev. St Nicholas’ Church, edge plain, 17.48g/6h (DH 6). Edge knocks and scratched, fine, extremely rare £50-100
Hammer Price: £90
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (7), all in white metal, revs. Cathedral, 13.39g/12h (DH 12), New County Gaol, 12.81g/12h (DH 20), St John’s Church, 13.18g/12h (DH 17), St Mary de Crypt Church, 13.87g/12h (DH 13), St Michael’s Church, 13.26g/12h (DH 15), St Nicholas’ Church, 12.62g/12h (DH 16), White Friars, 13.56g/12h (DH 18) [7]. Generally very fine, one or two better but some cleaned, all rare £250-350
Hammer Price: £270
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (2), both in bronzed-copper, revs. High Cross, 10.24g/12h (DH 19), St Mary de Lode Church, with buttresses, 10.34g/12h (DH 14) [2]. Extremely fine, but second double-struck, rather spotted and discoloured on both sides £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of St Peter’s Cathedral, rev. Thomas Gorton’s cypher, I PROMISE edge, 25.87g/12h (DH 21). Virtually as struck with old red and blue patina, rare £150-200
Gloucestershire, Newent, John Morse, Halfpence, 1796 (3), reading THOUSAND, 11.87g/12h (DH 64), reading THOUSANDS (2), NEWENT edge, 9.73g/6h (DH 65), plain edge, 7.79g/6h (DH 65a) [3]. First extremely fine and attractively patinated, others good fine, last very rare £50-70
Hampshire, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], barge, rev. wheelbarrow and tools, decorated leaf edge, 13.97g/6h (DH 1). Good very fine, a hint of original colour £120-150
Hampshire, Carisbrooke (Isle of Wight), Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Carisbrook Castle, rev. arms, I PROMISE edge, 24.20g/12h (DH Middlesex 148). Area of discolouration above castle, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare £120-150
Hampshire, Cowes (Isle of Wight), Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Cowes Castle, rev. from the same die as previous, I PROMISE edge, 24.55g/6h (DH Middlesex 150). Extremely fine with original colour £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Hampshire, Emsworth, John Stride, Halfpence (2), 1793, 8.95g/6h (DH 9), 1794, 8.76g/6h (DH 10); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (10), 1793 (2), revs. Peace and Plenty, every where edge, 10.32g/12h (DH 11), london edge, 10.21g/6h (DH 11b); 1794 (3), revs. Peace and Plenty, hull edge, 10.05g/10h (DH 12b), every where edge, 9.94g/12h (DH 12c), edge plain, 10.54g/10h (DH 12e); bust of Earl Howe (4), revs. Britannia 1794 (2, unflawed die), london edge, 8.93g/6h (DH 13), edge plain, 6.52g/6h (DH 13a,...
Hammer Price: £380
Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (9), all with bust of Earl Howe, revs. ship 1794 (2), EVERY WHERE edge, 8.91g/6h (DH 16), ONE CENT edge, 9.92g/6h (DH 16a), ship undated, 9.18g/6h (DH 17), map of france, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 18), may great britain, etc, 9.37g/6h (DH 19), king and constitution, etc (4), hull edge, 9.74g/6h (DH 20), every where edge, 9.29g/12h (DH 20a), edge grained, 10.20g/6h (DH 20c), edge plain, 10.25g/12h (DH 20e) [9]. DH 16a off-centre but fine and very rare,...
Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (6), large bust of Earl Howe (4), revs. Britannia (3), STRIDE edge, 8.54g/6h (DH 23), PORTSMOUTH edge, 10.57g/12h (DH 23a), LONDON edge, 10.71g/12h (DH 23b), Britannia 1797, 7.61g/9h (DH 24); Earl Howe 1797 (2), revs. Britannia and ships, BUXTON edge, 11.51g/6h (DH 27), Britannia 1797, STRIDE edge, 7.64g/9h (DH 28) [6]. DH 23 and 27 extremely fine, former with much original colour, others in varied state £60-80
Hammer Price: £130
Hampshire, Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (11), all with bust of Earl Howe 1795, revs. large ship (5), BALLYMURTAGH edge, 9.63g/7h (DH 29a), DUBLIN edge, 9.26g/6h (DH 29b), SUFFOLK edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 29c), plain edge, 8.77g/6h (DH 29f; Cobwright E0020/T0010), CHARLTON edge, 9.65g/7h (DH 29h); small ship (4), LANCASTER edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 30), LONDON edge, 8.88g/6h (DH 30a), DUBLIN edge, 8.94g/6h (DH 30b), EVERY WHERE edge, 8.80g/6h (DH 30c); Britannia, 6.31g/6h (DH 31; Cobwright...
Hammer Price: £260
Hampshire, Emsworth, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Britannia 1795, rev. A WAY TO PREVENT, etc, 8.99g/6h (DH 22); bust of Earl Howe, rev. anchor and cable (2), edge grained, 9.88g/7h (DH 35), edge plain, 8.74g/6h (DH 35a) [3]. DH 22 practically mint state with most attractive rainbow tone, DH 35 extremely fine but obverse partly discoloured on edge, DH 35a fair £70-90
Hammer Price: £190
Hampshire, Emsworth, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), bust of Earl Howe, rev. bust of David Garrick, SKIDMORE edge, 12.39g/12h (DH 36), grained edge, 9.88g/7h (DH 36a) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, both very rare £100-150
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