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29 September 2005
Birmingham, Skidmore’s Copper Company Farthings (2), revs. stork on cornucopia of flowers, edge plain, 4.93g/6h (DH 476a), may a flowing trade, etc, 4.99g/6h (DH 478a) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first with a hint of original colour but struck slightly off-centre (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £55
Birmingham, Westwood’s Farthings (2), bust of Samuel Johnson right, rev. three lions, edge grained, 5.75g/12h (DH 475); bust of General Elliot left, rev. fleur-de-lis, edge grained, 5.62g/12h (DH 479) [2]. Extremely fine, first patinated, second with a little original colour, both rare (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £130
Birmingham, 50th Birthday of Joseph Priestley, 1783, medals by J.G. Hancock (2), bust right, revs. scientific apparatus on a bench, chimney with smoke at right, both 36mm, in copper, 15.24g/12h, in white metal, 16.47g/12h (both DH 33; BHM 251; E 807) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second about very fine with some surface blistering, both scarce (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £230
Birmingham, Society for Free Debate, 1789, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr, bust of Demosthenes left, rev. to raise the genius and to mend the heart, 33mm, 15.53g/6h (DH 35; D & W 110/80). Light scuffing, otherwise very fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £160
Birmingham, Riots, [or the Second Anniversary of the French Revolution], 1791, medals (3), unsigned [perhaps by J.G. Hancock], monster of Sedition carrying flag with cap of Liberty on the staff, revs. snake basking in long grass, 34mm (2), in copper, 16.98g/12h, in white metal, 14.00g/12h (both DH 34; BHM 360), in copper, struck out of collar, 32mm, 14.83g/12h (DH 34a) [3]. First about very fine, others good very fine (£100-150)
Birmingham, Presentation of Colours to the Birmingham Associations, 1798, a copper medal, unsigned [perhaps by J. Westwood Jr], figures presenting a battle flag to a group of officers flanked by ranks of cavalry, rev. a line of men hanging from gibbets with the first one being a representation of Dr Priestley, end of bunepart and the french army around, 33mm, 20.18g/6h (DH 29). Shallow relief, usual light die flaw on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and deeply patinated, very rare (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £820
Coventry, John Nickson, Halfpenny, 1799, three-quarter bust of John Hales in cap with tassel, holding deed with two seals, rev. elevation of the Free School, windows with lattice-work, edge coventry halfpenny payable by john nickson and date, 16.88g/6h (DH 306). Minor hairlines and traces of a small stain in left of reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, bronzed, extremely rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £150
Coventry, John Nickson, Halfpenny, 1799, three-quarter bust of John Hales in cap without tassel, holding book, rev. from the same die as previous, edge coventry halfpenny payable by john nickson and date, 17.72g/12h (DH 304). Minor hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, bronzed, very rare (£140-180)
Coventry, Edmund Percy, Penny, bust of Philemon Holland three-quarters left in ruff, rev. interior of the Free School, edge penny token payable by e.w. percy coventry, 29.80g/12h (DH 41). Virtually as struck, bronzed, extremely rare (£350-450)
Hammer Price: £370
Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, Halfpence (10), 1792 (6), reynolds edge (5), 11.65g/6h (DH 231), 12.33g/6h (DH 232), 11.67g/6h (DH 235), 11.43g/6h (DH 236), 11.82g/6h (DH 237), nuneaton edge, 10.49g/6h (DH 234); 1794 (2), both reynolds edge, 10.28g/12h (DH 248), 11.47g/12h (DH 249); 1795 (2), reynolds edge, 11.43g/12h (DH 251), edge grained, 11.17g/6h (DH 252) [10]. DH 231, 235, 237 and 251 about extremely fine and better, DH 234 good fine, others very fine, DH 248 rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £260
Coventry, Robert Reynolds & Co, imitation Halfpence (19), 1793 (17), birmingham edge, 9.72g/6h (DH 238), nuneaton edges (3), 9.62g/6h (DH 238b), 10.08g/6h (DH 242b), 9.57g/6h (DH 243), cronebane edge, 10.17g/6h (DH 238c), lancaster edge, 10.08g/6h (DH 238d), bedworth edges (3), 10.14g/6h (DH 242), 9.93g/6h (DH 242a), 10.80g/6h (DH 244), london edges (2), 9.79g/6h (DH 242d), 9.71g/6h (DH 244a), hutchison edge, 9.61g/5h (DH 246), edges grained (5), 9.53g/6h (DH 238e), 10.18g/6h (DH 240),...
Hammer Price: £330
Coventry, Thomas Sharp, Halfpenny, 1797, seated female, cityscape behind, rev. Georgian house with man leaning from upper window, edge coventry halfpenny payable by thomas sharp, 16.16g/12h (DH 312). Tiny obverse rim fault at 2 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, bronzed, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £290
Coventry, Kempson’s Churches, Halfpence (6), Cathedral (2), stop after p, coventry edge, 13.06g/6h (DH 257), Handel rev., 13.18g/6h (DH 258); Grey Friars Steeple, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.20g/6h (DH 259); St John’s, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.76g/6h (DH 262); Trinity, stop after p, coventry edge, 14.09g/6h (DH 265); White Friars, no stop, edge plain, 13.15g/6h (DH 267a) [6]. Extremely fine, DH 258 and 259 patinated, others with original colour (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £120
Coventry, Kempson’s Gates, Halfpence (8), all coventry edges, Cook Street, no stop after p, 13.81g/6h (DH 269); Grey Friars (2), stop after p, 13.12g/6h (DH 271), stop after coventry, 12.50g/6h (DH 272); Mill Lane, stop after p, 13.63g/6h (DH 274); Spon (2), no stop after p, 13.43g/6h (DH 276), stop after p, 13.93g/6h (DH 277); White Friars (2), no stop after p, 13.01g/6h (DH 279), stop after p, 13.66g/6h (DH 280) [8]. DH 279 and 280 very fine, others extremely fine, DH 271 and 277 with...
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Bablake Hospital (2), no stop after p, edge plain, 13.13g/6h (DH 282a), Handel rev., 13.45g/6h (DH 283); Barracks, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.42g/6h (DH 284); County Hall (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.76g/6h (DH 288), edge plain, 13.79g/6h (DH 288a); Coventry Cross, no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.48g/6h (DH 286); Drapers’ Hall, stop after p, coventry edge, 13.49g/12h (DH 291); Ford’s Hospital, no stop after p, edge...
Coventry, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Free School (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 12.99g/6h (DH 297), edge plain, 12.87g/6h (DH 297a); Free School New Front (4), stop after p (3), coventry edges (2), 13.29g/6h (DH 299), 13.58g/6h (DH 300), edge plain, 12.89g/6h (DH 299a), stop after coventry, coventry edge, 13.36g/6h (DH 301); St Mary Hall (2), both no stop after p, coventry edge, 13.58g/6h (DH 295), edge plain, 13.88g/6h (DH 295a) [8]. About extremely fine and better, DH...
Hammer Price: £180
Coventry, Kempson’s Penny or medal, elevation of St Michael’s Church, rev. interior of the Chancel, edge plain, 27.04g/6h (DH 38a). Usual light die flaw on upper left side of obverse, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed, rare (£150-180)
Meriden, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, archer with bow, rev. Prince’s plumes above implements of archery, edge plain, 11.60g/6h (DH 315). Usual die flaw on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and lightly patinated, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £220
Newton, John Webb, Halfpenny, 1796, arms, rev. woolpack, edge plain [filed], 14.51g/6h (DH 317). Virtually as struck with a hint of original colour, extremely rare (£200-300)
‘Nuneaton’, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, 1792, Lady Godiva on horseback left, rev. Grocer’s arms, edge nuneaton bedworth and hinkley, 9.99g/6h (DH 318). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Stratford on Avon, Lutwyche’s imitation Halfpence (8), bust of William Shakespeare left, revs. seated female with drill and cog-wheel, 1790 (4), suffolk-bath edge, 8.56g/6h (DH 327c; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.), edge grained, 8.90g/6h (DH 327d), edge engrailed, 7.96g/6h (DH 327e), edge plain, 7.45g/6h (DH 327f; Cobwright S0060/H0010), 1794, edge plain, 5.51g/6h (DH 328; Cobwright S0060/H0015); harp, north wales (2), macclesfield edge, 11.59g/7h (DH 330), edge plain, 6.01g/6h (DH 330a;...
Hammer Price: £100
Stratford on Avon, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, bust of William Shakespeare left, rev. struck in honor and to perpetuate the memory of shakespeare born april 1564 died april 1616, edge grained, 12.75g/7h (DH 320a; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £60
Stratford on Avon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Pandora’s breeches, edge plain, 10.38g/6h (DH 322; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.); struck in honor, etc., rev. boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.80g/5h (DH 326; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, but reverse of second weakly struck (£140-180)
Hammer Price: £110
Stratford on Avon, Westwood’s Farthing, bust of William Shakespeare right, rev. struck in honor and to perpetuate the memory of shakespeare born april 1564 died april 1616, edge grained, 5.79g/11h (DH 484). Extremely fine, reverse with full original colour, attractive and rare (£60-80)
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, three men in cart exhorting the crowds on either side, gallows above, rev. as if from temple bar some head was cut, and on rebelling trunk the face was put, 36mm, 20.36g/12h (DH 7; BHM 444). Reverse partly weak, otherwise good very fine, very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £760
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, 37mm, 19.21g/12h (DH 8; BHM 444). About extremely fine and pleasingly patinated, extremely rare (£600-800)
Hammer Price: £800
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, thin flan, 36mm, 12.55g/12h (DH 9; BHM 444). Flan a trifle bent, otherwise very fine and very rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £250
Warwick, The Greatheed Petition to Dismiss the King’s Ministers, 1797, a white metal medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, thick flan, 37mm, 18.19g/12h (DH 9; BHM 444). Spots of corrosion on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £420
Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Penny, lion crest above r&d cypher, rev. t · hall, etc, edge manufactured by w. lutwyche birmingham, 17.58g/6h (DH 2). About extremely fine, original colour, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £70
Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (6), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Justice standing (2), banbury edge, 10.89g/6h (DH 4), lancaster edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 4a); ship (4), ballymurtagh edge, 8.48g/6h (DH 5), london edge, 9.03g/6h (DH 5a), edges plain (2), 7.17g/6h (DH 5c), 11.47g/6h (DH 6) [6]. DH 4, 5a and 6 about extremely fine and better, others very fine (£50-70)
Kendal, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, ruins of Kendal Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.69g/12h (DH Middlesex 142). Extremely fine with original colour and attractive surfaces (£120-150)
Devizes, John Baster, Halfpence, 1796 (4), breeches edge, 9.31g/6h (DH 2); grained over anglesey edge, 9.67g/6h (DH 2a); edge grained, 9.84g/6h (DH 2b); edge plain, 7.22g/5h (DH 2c) [4]. First and last fine, both rare, others good very fine with original colour (£30-40)
Holt, David Arnot, Halfpence (3), Fame blowing trumpet, revs. sold at the spa house, etc (2), edge grained, 9.60g/6h (DH 3), edge plain, 9.68g/12h (DH 3a), building, b below, 8.82g/6h (DH 4); mule Halfpenny by Kempson, similar, rev. bust of George III right, edge plain, 9.93g/12h (DH 6) [4]. DH 3 and 3a extremely fine, former with virtually full original colour, latter patinated, others good very fine or better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £95
Holt, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), view of the Spa House, revs. beggar, 10.35g/6h (DH 7); legend, 10.15g/6h (DH 8); bust of George III, 10.14g/12h (DH 9); scales april 1796, 10.26g/6h (DH 11) [4]. Extremely fine with original colour, all rare (£150-200)
Salisbury, J. and T. Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, sharpes edge, 8.29g/6h (DH 21); Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), edge grained, 8.95g/6h (DH 12), edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 12a) [3]. DH 12 with two minor spots on reverse, otherwise practically as struck and attractively patinated, others good very fine with faded original colour (£120-150)
County series, Markes Lambe, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, horseman galloping left, wiltshire yeomanry cavalry around, rev. three horseman left, one carrying flag, edge grained, 9.39g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£80-100)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of a restored portion of Dudley Priory, rev. ed cypher between sprigs of laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.42g/12h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and patinated, rare (£100-120)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruins of Dudley Priory, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.76g/12h (DH 3). Extremely fine with original colour, rare (£100-120)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruined chapel of Dudley Castle, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 20.27g/6h (DH 4). Extremely fine with much original colour, especially on obverse, rare (£120-150)
Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of the ruined tower of Dudley Castle, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 22.96g/1h (DH 5). Small spot by a of castle, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£100-120)
Hammer Price: £80
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