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29 September 2005
Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, mule Halfpence (9), reading wilkinson (7), revs. female with drill and cog-wheel, 6.63g/6h (DH Warwickshire 462; Cobwright I0060/H0010), Moneta seated (2), 6.78g/6h (DH 464; Cobwright I0050/M0030), 5.88g/6h (DH 465; Cobwright I0053/M0030), hm co cypher, 6.67g/6h (DH 466; Cobwright I0053/C0010), Hibernia seated (2), edge plain, 7.22g/6h (DH 467, large flan; Cobwright I0050/I0010), clacke edge, 9.74g/7h (DH 470; Cobwright I0055/I0010), harp, 6.52g/7h (DH...
Hammer Price: £110
Bath, Glover, Halfpence (2), milsom street edge, small [27mm] flan, 9.82g/6h (DH 28), edge grained, 9.53g/6h (DH 28b); William Gye, Halfpence, 1794 (4), no bends on arms (2), gye’s edge, 9.66g/6h (DH 32), hastings edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 32a), with bends (2), both gye’s edge, 9.11g/6h (DH 33), 9.75g/7h (DH 34); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (10), all with bust of John Howard, revs. debtors in ilchester goal, banbury edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 35), debtors in goal (6), anglesey edge, 9.72g/5h (DH 36),...
Hammer Price: £360
Bath, William Gye, gilt Proof mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, seated female instructing boy to unlock a door, debtors in ilchester goal, etc, rev. arms of Bath, edge york built a.m. 1223, cathedral rebuilt a.d. 1075, 10.81g/6h (DH – [34 obv., 30 rev.]). Trifling surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity, believed unpublished (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £880
Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpence (7), 1794 (2), heath edge, 9.72g/6h (DH 39), edge payable by thomas ball sleaford and with additional large six-pointed star counterstamped on both sides, 9.41g/6h (DH 39, edge unpublished), 1795 (2), both edges grained, large [31mm] flan, 9.61g/6h, small [29mm] flan, 9.33g/6h (both DH 40), 1796 (3), revs. Pump Room, edge grained, 9.79g/6h (DH 41), Walcot Turnpike (2), walcot edge, 10.43g/6h (DH 45), edge plain, 6.77g/5h (DH 45, edge unlisted by Davisson);...
Hammer Price: £300
Bath, John Jelly, Lutwyche’s Pennies, 1794 (2), both on demand edges, large [32mm] flan, 18.90g/6h, small [30mm] flan, 20.81g/6h (both DH 5); Halfpence, 1794 (2), both edges plain, large [30mm] flan, 8.56g/6h, small [29mm] flan, 10.35g/6h (both DH 26) [4]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine and better with original colour (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £90
Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, on demand edge, 21.37g/6h (DH 8); Halfpence (7), 1794 (6), lambe edge, 10.41g/6h (DH 50), leek edge, 11.30g/6h (DH 50b), lancaster edge, 12.07g/6h (DH 50c), york edge, 10.81g/6h (DH 50e), in brass, edge grained, 10.21g/6h (DH 50g), edge plain, 10.66g/6h (DH 50k), 1796, lambe edge, 9.70g/6h (DH 52); Farthings (6), 1794, 4.59g/6h (DH 111), 1795 (3), edge grained, 4.55g/12h (DH 112), edge plain (2), in copper, 4.55g/6h, in brass, 4.50g/6h (both...
Hammer Price: £440
Bath, Payne & Turner, Lutwyche’s Penny, crowned bust of Alfred the Great right, rev. tower and wall, edge we promise to pay the bearer one penny, 19.59g/6h (DH 7). Light surface metal flaws, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare, the only specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £800
Bath, Payne & Turner, Halfpenny, silver-smiths edge, 11.02g/6h (DH 65); James Wood, Kempson’s Halfpence (2), revs. arms of Bath, willey snedshill edge, 11.22g/6h (DH 66a), view of a street, edge grained, 10.35g/12h (DH 67b) [3]. Second about extremely fine with a little original colour, others good very fine, last very rare (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
Bath, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), arms of Bath, revs. view of a street (3), edge engrailed, 9.92g/6h (DH 63), edge coarsely grained, 9.90g/6h, edge finely grained, 9.76g/6h (both DH 63c); entrance to the New Rooms, edge finely grained, 10.46g/6h (DH 64) [4]. First and third very fine, others about extremely fine and better, last with considerable original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (12), revs. All Saints Chapel, edge plain, 13.18g/6h (DH 69); Cross Bath Pump Room, edge plain, 13.94g/12h (DH 72); Free Church, edge plain, 12.49g/6h (DH 73); Free School, edge plain, 12.91g/6h (DH 74); General Hospital, edge plain, in collar, 13.72g/12h (DH 75); Kensington Chapel, edge plain, 13.57g/6h (DH 76); New Pump Room Interior, edge plain, 12.92g/6h (DH 82); New Rooms Principal Entrance, edge plain, thick flan, 13.50g/6h (DH 83); Private Baths,...
Hammer Price: £280
Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (2), revs. New Pump Room Interior, coventry edge, 12.43g/6h (DH 82a); military trophies, bath association, etc, edge plain, 15.16g/6h (DH 84) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine and bronzed, both very rare (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Bath, Lutwyche’s Pennies (2), Abbey church, rev. Guildhall, edges plain, in copper, 22.87g/5h, in brass, 23.55g/5h (both DH 4); Visit of George III to Bath, 1789, a copper medal by J. Davies, bust right, rev. arms, 29mm, 7.60g/6h (DH 27; BHM 320) [3]. First extremely fine with much original colour and attractive surfaces, second good very fine and rare, last about extremely fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £130
Bridgwater, J. Holloway & Son, Halfpence, 1794 (2), on demand edge, 11.58g/6h (DH 86), london edge, 9.24g/6h (DH 86d); mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, rev. mounted dragoon, london edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 87) [3]. First about extremely fine, second very fine and rare, last extremely fine with much original colour (£40-50)
Bridgwater, J. Holloway & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1794, frontal elevation of a building, rev. arms, edge on demand we promise to pay, 10.23g/6h (DH 86). Extremely fine and brilliant, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £250
Bristol, Hawkins Bird, Halfpenny, 1793, edge obliquely grained, 9.32g/12h (DH 89); J. Chester, Halfpenny, 10.20g/6h (DH 90; Storer 7693); Niblock & Hunter, Halfpence, 1795 (4), revs. Justice (2), 9.14g/6h (DH 100), 8.59g/6h (DH 101), Bristol bridge, 9.00g/12h (DH 102), 7.27g/12h (DH 103); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (4), arms of Bristol, revs. Exchange, bristol fair token edge, 9.98g/6h (DH 91), shield and military trophies, edge plain, 10.69g/12h (DH 92), glass factory, i promise edge,...
Hammer Price: £260
Crewkerne, Samuel Sparks & Bartholomew Gidley, Halfpenny, 1797, edge grained, 9.45g/6h (DH 105); Freshford, John Moggridge and Thomas Joyce, Halfpence, 1795 (3), reading dunkikre, edge grained left, 8.76g/6h (DH 107), reading dunkirk (2), both edge grained right, 9.90g/6h (DH 108), 9.53g/6h (DH 109); Yeovil, Brett & Cayme, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.38g/7h (DH 110); County series, Lutwyche’s Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry Halfpenny, 1796, i promise edge, 9.63g/12h (DH 24) [6]. Very fine to extremely...
Hammer Price: £180
Glastonbury, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Glastonbury Abbey, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.96g/12h (DH Middlesex 135). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£120-150)
Leek, issuer uncertain, Kempson's Halfpence, 1793 (8), large letters on rev., leek edge, 11.55g/6h (DH 10), small letters (7), leek edge (5), 11.96g/7h (DH 11, large [30mm] flan), 11.91g/7h (DH 12), 12.06g/6h (DH 13), 8.84g/6h (DH 14), 11.65g/6h DH 15), edge grained, 10.91g/6h (DH 13a), birmingham edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 14a); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (2), revs. Justice, edge plain, 9.60g/6h (DH 16a), edge grained, 9.82g/6h (DH 17) [10]. DH 13a and 17 extremely fine with considerable original...
Hammer Price: £100
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, 1794, in white metal, city arms, rev. s. barker dozener sadlers strt. ward· and date, toothed border, edge plain, 5.24g/12h (DH 29). A few light marks, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £150
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, 1794, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, no border [or rims flattened during striking], edge plain, 5.00g/12h (DH 29; Farnell, SCMB 1959, p.211, this piece, noted as 29 bis). Very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. payable on whit-monday at the greenhill bank·, edge plain, 5.76g/12h (DH 27). Minor scuffing in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare (£60-80)
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, imitation Farthing, similar but no stop after bank, edge plain, 8.02g/6h (DH 28). Scratched on reverse at upper left, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Lichfield, Richard Wright, uniface trial of the unfinished obv. die for the Penny [1800] by J.G. Hancock, bust of Richard Greene left, no buttons on coat, richard greene above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.94g (DH 1). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity; back with the inked signature of S.H. Hamer and the number '19' (£800-1,000)
Hammer Price: £2,900
Lichfield, Richard Wright, Penny, 1800, finished bust of Richard Greene left, buttons on coat, rev. west porch of Lichfield Cathedral, edge penny token payable by richard wright lichfield, 36.62g/12h (DH 2). Extremely fine with much original colour, rare (£200-250)
Lichfield, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, 12.13g/12h (DH 18); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, 1797, rev. Britannia, 8.70g/3h (DH 19) [2]. First extremely fine with considerable original colour, second about fine (£40-60)
Stafford, William Horton, Pennies (3), 1801 (2), both horton edges, closed knot, 20.27g/6h (DH 3; Davis 95), open knot, 19.92g/6h (DH 4; Davis 96), 1803, horton edge, 20.52g/6h (DH 5; Davis 97); Halfpenny, 1797, horton edge, 10.30g/6h (DH 20) [4]. DH 3 with usual die flaw on reverse, very fine, DH 4 about extremely fine, DH 5 fine, DH 20 extremely fine with almost full original colour but a small spot on reverse (£50-70)
Stafford, William Horton, Westwood's Farthing, 1797, arms, rev. wh cypher and knot, edge grained, 4.92g/12h (DH 30). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare (£60-80)
Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 14.48g/6h (DH 23). Extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Tamworth, Francis Blick, Proof Halfpenny, 1799, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 15.94g/12h (DH 23). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so and with some minor surface marks, grey tone, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £1,000
Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 34.43g/6h (DH 9). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare, especially in this state (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £640
Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35.07g/6h (DH 9a). From the reverse die after the flaws had been polished off, extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£500-700)
Tipton, Prattent's Halfpenny, 1797, church, rev. anchor and cable, edge engrailed, 8.87g/6h (DH 24). Small flan flaw on church tower, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £340
Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche's Halfpence, 1795 (3), beccles edge, 11.27g/6h (DH 16; Judson 1063), beccles and grained edge, 10.94g/6h (DH 16a; Judson 1063), lancaster edge, 11.41g/6h (DH 16b; Judson –); Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, sword point to l in suffolk, god save edge, 11.21g/12h (DH 19; Judson 1063) [4]. First very fine but scuffed, second extremely fine with original colour, others about extremely fine and patinated (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £70
Bungay, Thomas Miller, Halfpenny, 1795, bust right, rev. beehive flanked by rays of the sun, books and manuscripts below, edge plain, 14.35g/6h (DH 20; Judson –). Extremely fine and extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £860
Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies, 1794 (2), remains of fortress, revs. Justice standing, for change not fraud, double token edge, 21.06g/6h (DH 1; Judson 1065), edge engrailed over double token, etc, 21.17g/6h (DH 1b; Judson –) [2]. Very fine, second better and with rainbow patina (£150-200)
Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies (2), 1794, rev. Justice standing, for the use of trade, double token edge, 21.55g/6h (DH 2; Judson 1066); 1796, rev. similar, double token edge, 21.17g/6h (DH 3; Judson 1067) [2]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second good very fine with a hint of original colour (£180-220)
Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpence (8), 1794 (3), revs. for change not fraud, edge plain, 10.27g/6h (DH 22; Judson 1069), dublin edge, 9.37g/6h (DH 22c; Judson 1069), lancaster edge, 12.06g/6h (DH 22d; Judson 1069); 1796 (2), prentice edge, 10.95g/6h (DH 24; Judson 1069), prentice and grained edge, 10.60g/6h (DH 24b; Judson 1069); undated (3), for the use of trade, prentice edge, 10.58g/6h (DH 23; Judson –), edge grained, 10.12g/6h (DH 23b; Judson –), prentice and grained edge, 10.64g/6h...
Hammer Price: £240
Bungay, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Bungay Tower, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.44g/12h (DH Middlesex 136). About extremely fine and patinated (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpence (4), edge grained, 10.62g/6h (DH 28; Judson 1070), dublin edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 28a; Judson 1070), edge plain, 10.50g/6h (DH 28c; Judson 1070), lancaster edge, 9.87g/6h (DH 28e; Judson –); Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, decks edge, 20.27g/6h (DH 4; Judson 1070), Halfpence (4), decks edge (2), 10.36g/12h (DH 25; Judson –), 10.89g/12h (DH 26; Judson 1070), edge plain [file marks], 8.43g/6h (DH 26d; Judson –), john harvey edge, 10.99g/12h (DH 26f; Judson...
Hammer Price: £320
Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpence, 1794 (4), finchams edge (2), 9.33g/6h, 9.12g/6h (both DH 31, second double-struck and turned in die; Judson 1071), hull edge, 9.43g/6h (DH 31b; Judson –), edge plain, 9.45g/6h (DH 31e; Judson –); mule Halfpence (3), revs. plough and shuttle, hull edge, 10.71g/12h (DH 32; Judson 1071), edge grained, 10.48g/12h (DH 32b; Judson 1071), edge plain, 10.56g/12h (DH 32c; Judson –) [7]. DH 31 extremely fine with considerable original colour but some light...
Hammer Price: £140
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