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29 September 2005
Dudley, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered, 23.81g/12h (DH Middlesex 151). Almost extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £230
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), distant view of Dudley Castle, revs. shepherd, clear date, edge plain, 10.48g/6h (DH 7); partly obliterated date (3), edge grained, 9.40g/6h (DH 8), london and engrailed edge, 9.53g/6h (DH 8a), edge plain [filed], 9.35g/5h (DH 8b) [4]. All extremely fine, DH 8a with much original colour, DH 8b with obverse off-centre but very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £180
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. noted advocates, etc, london and engrailed edge, 9.21g/1h (DH 9); seated Britannia, edge plain, 12.10g/6h (DH 10); caduceus, spence edge, 12.68g/5h (DH 11) [3]. Second very fine and with usual weakly struck characteristics but retaining original colour and very rare, others about extremely fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. cat, spence edge, 12.67g/6h (DH 12); three armed citizens, spence edge, 11.48g/6h (DH 13); heart and hand, london and engrailed edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 14) [3]. Extremely fine, first patinated, others with original colour but DH 14 with minor spots on obverse, DH 13 very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. heart and hand, edge plain, 7.41g/3h (DH 14b); Highlander, spence edge, 12.24g/6h (DH 15b); lion and cock, spence edge, 11.55g/6h (DH 16) [3]. About extremely fine, all patinated, rare (£100-150)
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. lion and cock, london and engrailed edge, 10.28g/12h (DH 16a); conjoined heads of man and ass, spence * edge, 11.50g/6h (DH 17b) [2]. Extremely fine with much original colour, both rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. men under tree, edge plain, 10.39g/12h (DH 18); view of the Bastille, edge plain, 7.91g/1h (DH 19); boys at turnstile, 10.31g/6h (DH 20) [3]. Second very fine but struck from a ‘bar end’ of metal, flan partly sheared, others good very fine, all rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £80
Evesham, Thomas Thompson, Skidmore’s Penny, 1796, frontal elevation of Abbot’s Tower, rev. tt cypher in wreath, june 6 and date below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.10g/12h (DH 6). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare (£200-250)
Hagley, Spence’s Halfpenny, man angling on river-bank, fishing-box under trees at left, rev. snail on river-bank, tree and bridge in background, edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 21). Very fine and patinated, rare £100-150)
Hammer Price: £160
Hagley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shepherd, date partly obliterated, edge plain, 12.67g/5h (DH 22). Very fine, reverse better, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £170
Kidderminster, T. Santer, Halfpenny, 1791, arms of the See of Worcester, rev. woolpack and palm branches, edge plain, 12.16g/6h (DH 23); Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, similar, rev. bust of David Garrick left, edge plain, 11.35g/6h (DH 26a) [2]. Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, both rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Stourbridge, R. Astin, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, view of St Michael’s Church, Brierley Hill, rev. ra cypher, edge engrailed, 9.27g/6h (DH 32). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, very rare (£150-200)
Worcester, Visit of George III, 1788, brass medalets (11), all with bust of George III right, viz. by J.B. [perhaps J. Bullock], rev. crown above musical instruments, 24.5mm, 3.60g/6h (DH 37; BHM 274; Hawkins 3); by J. Davies (3), similar, 24mm, 3.99g/5h (DH 38; BHM 275; Hawkins 4), 25mm, 3.97g/6h (DH 39; BHM 275; Hawkins 5), 24mm, 3.57g/6h (DH 40; BHM 275; Hawkins 6); by C. James (3), similar, 21mm (2), 2.68g/5h, plated, 2.76g/5h (both DH 42; BHM 273; Hawkins 4), 22mm, plated, 2.65g/6h (DH...
County series, Skidmore’s Penny, dove on lyre between olive branches, peace love and harmony, rev. ms cypher, penny payable in worcestershire, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.67g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£100-150)
Bedale, James Metcalf, Skidmore’s Halfpence, 1792 (2), skidmore edge, 13.38g/12h (DH 9a), edge plain, 11.04g/6h (DH 9c) [2]. First extremely fine, second good very fine, both patinated (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £95
Beverley, J. Green, Halfpenny, 1797, pawnbroker’s balls, rev. money lent on plate wearing apparel &c, etc, edge plain, 9.55g/6h (DH 13). No traces of overstriking, virtually as struck with flawless fields, attractively patinated, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £290
Bowes, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Bowes Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.25g/12h (DH Middlesex 143). Extremely fine with considerable original colour (£120-150)
Guisborough, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Guisborough Abbey, rev. from the same die as previous, edge lettered, 19.01g/12h (DH Middlesex 144). Usual die faults on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £120
Huddersfield, John Downing, Halfpence, 1793 (2), downings edge, 9.02g/6h (DH 15), london edge, 9.08g/6h (DH 15a); Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, Halfpence, 1791 (4), all garton edges, 12.83g/6h (DH 17), 12.54g/6h (DH 18), 12.58g/6h (DH 19), 12.67g/6h (DH 21); Hancock’s mule Halfpence (5), revs. ship, undated, hull edge, 10.08g/5h (DH 22), ship, 1794 (2), current every where edge, 9.09g/6h (DH 23), london edge, 10.13g/6h (DH 23a), Hope standing, hull edge, 8.81g/6h (DH 24), St Andrew with...
Hammer Price: £110
Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, arms, rev. fleece, edge payable by samuel birchall, 12.01g/6h (DH 28). Light die flaw and small spot by fleece, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated with a hint of original colour, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £130
Leeds, Samuel Birchall, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same dies as previous, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 14.16g/6h (DH 28a). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare (£150-200)
Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpence, 1793 (8), brownbill edges (7), 12.12g/6h (DH 33), 12.37g/6h (DH 34, bronzed), 12.18g/6h (DH 35), 12.01g/6h (DH 36), 11.80g/6h (DH 37), 12.60g/6h (DH 39), 12.32g/6h (DH 41, bronzed); edge plain, 11.90g/6h (DH 35a) [8]. Bronzed pieces extremely fine with brilliant fields, DH 39 about fine, DH 33 and 36 good fine, others good very fine (£80-100)
Leeds, Richard Paley, Halfpence, 1791 (6), all paley edges, 12.50g/6h (DH 44), 12.34g/6h (DH 45), 12.47g/12h (DH 46), 12.20g/6h (DH 47), 12.52g/6h (DH 48), 12.69g/6h (DH 51); Lutwyche’s imitation Halfpenny, 1791, london edge, 10.00g/12h (DH 52); mule Halfpence by Hancock/Lutwyche (3), revs. Bishop Blaize, anglesey edge, 10.58g/6h (DH 53), fleece, clacke edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 54), bust of John of Gaunt, anglesey edge, 10.69g/12h (DH 55) [10]. First six about extremely fine or better, last two...
Leyburn, Prattent’s Penny, 1797, view of Bolton Castle, rev. urn between scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow, skull and hour-glass below, time destroys all things and date, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 28.76g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £840
Malton, Westwood’s Penny, 1798, bust of Edmund Burke right, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, british orator, etc, edge plain, 24.22g/6h (DH 3). Minor scuffing in fields, almost extremely fine and bronzed, rare (£150-200)
Malton, Westwood’s Penny, 1798, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 21.67g/6h (DH 3, not listed in white metal). Some surface blistering, otherwise very fine and of the highest rarity, the only specimen seen by the cataloguer (£150-200)
Rievaulx, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, ruins of Rievaulx Abbey, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered, 24.34g/6h (DH Middlesex 159). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, attractive (£100-150)
Ripon, Kempson’s Penny, view of the ruins of Fountains Abbey, rev. jk cypher within wreath of flowers, edge plain, 18.69g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£90-120)
Sheffield, John Hands, Halfpence, 1794 (4), men at anvil type (2), 10.69g/10h (DH 57), 11.61g/6h (DH 58), crossed hands type (2), both edges engrailed, 10.81g/12h (DH 59), 10.96g/12h (DH 60); issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1793 (2), edge engrailed, 10.39g/11h (DH 56), edge plain, 11.55g/12h (DH 56b) [6]. DH 58 extremely fine for this crude issue and very rare, DH 57, 59 and 60 very fine, others fine (£40-60)
Sheffield, Constitutional Society, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1792, cap of Liberty on pole, rev. oval shield flanked by four flags, unite & be free above, to preserve is to conquer below, edge payable at macclesfield liverpool or congleton, 12.16g/6h (DH 61). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£200-300)
Hammer Price: £700
Yarm, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, remains of Yarm Castle, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.37g/11h (DH Middlesex 145). Weakly struck as usual and reverse a little off-centre, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £260
York, James Carlill, Halfpenny, 1796, bust of Constantine the Great left with standard, rev. arms, edge payable at york, 11.85g/12h (DH 69). Virtually as struck with full original colour, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £70
York, James Carlill, Halfpenny, 1796, female seated left, supporting arms of York, eboracum in exergue, rev. symbols of Liberty, Justice and Peace, edge plain, 11.83g/12h (DH 70). Extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, reverse partly toned, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £100
York, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1795 (2), york edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 63), dublin edge, 9.20g/6h (DH 63a); B. Hobson, brass check, 27.5mm, 5.06g/6h (DH 65) [3]. DH 63a about fine and rare, others about extremely fine but last scratched on reverse (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £75
County series, Benjamin Smith & Co, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, bust of George III right, rev. bs & co cypher, benn. smith & co. iron-refiners yorkshire around, edge coventry token, 13.51g/12h (DH 8). Usual die flaws on obverse, extremely fine, obverse with full original colour, attractive and rare (£150-200)
7 October 2004
Bedfordshire, Flitwick, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, 11.41g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 537); Leighton Buzzard, Chambers, Langston, Hall & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (2), chambers edge, 10.55g/6h (DH 3c), plain edge, 10.54g/6h (DH 3d) [3]. Good very fine, first better but lacquered in the past (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £55
Berkshire, Windsor, Spence’s Halfpenny, 1795, stag under tree, rev. legend, crown above and sprig below, skidmore edge, 12.14g/6h (DH 1a). Usual die flaws, about extremely fine, patinated, rare (£90-120)
Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, musical instruments, rev. legend within wreath of oak and palm, edge grained, 9.50g/7h (DH 2; Preston-Morley 1015). Extremely fine, pleasing patina, rare (£70-90)
Buckinghamshire, Amersham, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, similar, edge engrailed, 9.04g/7h (DH 2a; Preston-Morley 1016). Practically as struck with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £210
Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Francis Wheeler, Halfpenny, 1796, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. an assimilation of the county arms, edge plain, 12.05g/6h (DH 3; Preston-Morley 1017). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
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