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7 October 2004
Middlesex [incorporating London], Greater Metropolitan area, Isleworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, All Saint’s Church, rev. similar, edge lettered, 23.85g/12h (DH 157). Toning spot on obverse rim at 3 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, attractive (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £160
29 September 2005
Aldersgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim, Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, oppenheims edge, 10.26g/6h (DH 398). Very fine and very rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £220
Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Halfpenny, 1795, bishopsgate edge, 10.75g/12h (DH 378); mule Halfpenny from the broken obv. die, rev. wheatsheaf and doves, 8.97g/6h (DH 383); Schooling & Son, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.91g/6h (DH 474) [3]. Second extremely fine with almost full original colour, others about extremely fine and better, last with original colour (£120-150)
Blackfriars, Barnett Guest, Halfpence, 1795 (6), london edge, 9.28g/6h (DH 308), london bath or manchester edge, 8.94g/6h (DH 308a), dublin or london edge, 9.33g/6h (DH 308b), dublin or at ballymurtagh edge, 8.41g/6h (DH 308c), lancaster london or bristol edge, 9.10g/6h (DH 308d), edge grained, 8.85g/6h (DH 308e); James Spittle [with J. Kirby and Richard Lashmar of Brighton, Sussex], Halfpence, 1795 (2), without st pauls, 10.06g/6h (DH 902), with st pauls, 9.98g/7h (DH 903); issuer...
Hammer Price: £130
Bow Street, Charles James, Halfpence, 1796 (2), lion couchant, revs. tiger, spence edges, second on a wide flan with the word engraver clearly visible in the exergue, 12.72g/7h, 12.55g/7h (both DH 344; Hawkins p.32) [2]. First about extremely fine and patinated, second extremely fine, reverse with much original colour (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £270
Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpence, 1795 (2), shield distant from legend, davidsons edge, 11.43g/12h (DH 294a), shield close to legend, davidsons edge, 10.83g/6h (DH 295); mule Halfpenny, rev. bust of Prince of Wales, edge grained, 9.30g/5h (DH 296) [3]. First with some scuffing in centre of reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare, others about extremely fine and better, second with original colour (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £110
Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, in white metal, seated figure of Londinia, buildings behind, shield distant from legend, rev. hands supporting crowned triangle, edge plain, 9.06g/12h (DH 294c). Light surface marks and a scratch above shield, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £90
Chandos Street, William Allen, Halfpence, 1795 (3), chandos street edge, 9.15g/6h (DH 246), london edge, 9.18g/6h (DH 246a), edge grained, 8.94g/6h (DH 246b); Charing Cross, Salter & Co, Halfpenny, 10.01g/6h (DH 473); Cheapside, John Ching, Halfpence (2), edge grained, 9.75g/6h (DH 282), edge plain, 9.11g/6h (DH 282a; Storer 7695); Chelsea, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 9.77g/5h (DH 277); Chiswell Street, Robert Heslop, Halfpence (2), edge grained, 9.23g/6h (DH 336a), edge...
Hammer Price: £200
City Road, John Bebbington, Halfpenny, 9.88g/12h (DH 254); Thomas Hall, Halfpence (9), 1795 (7), quadrupeds (2), citty road, 9.31g/6h (DH 313), city road, 9.97g/12h (DH 314); deformed dwarf (3), citty road, 9.38g/12h (DH 316), city road (2), edge grained left, 10.73g/6h (DH 315), edge plain, 9.19g/6h (DH 315c); negress (2), both edges plain, large thin flan, 9.25g/12h (DH 317), small thick flan, 11.28g/12h (DH 317); undated (2), both large toucan, dublin or london edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 319a),...
Hammer Price: £440
City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, small toucan standing left, head turned back, rev. the 1st artist in europe, etc, edge payable at london, 9.13g/12h (DH 318). Usual flaw through observers, extremely fine with almost full original colour, extremely rare, very few specimens known and this may well be the finest (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £650
Cornhill, Richardson, Goodluck & Co, Halfpence, 1795 (4), Figure of Fortune type (3), large rev. letters, edge plain, 11.33g/6h (DH 467; Stainton 37), small rev. letters, edge plain, 11.01g/6h (DH 468), large date, 10.28g/12h (DH 469); Bluecoat boy type, 11.03g/6h (DH 471; Stainton 38); Covent Garden, Thomas Dodd, Halfpence (3), in copper (2), thick flan, 13.49g/6h, thin flan, 7.53g/6h, and in brass, thin flan, 7.63g/6h (all DH 300) [7]. First four extremely fine, DH 467 and 468 with...
Hammer Price: £170
Covent Garden, Charles Presbury & Co, Halfpenny, bust of Elizabeth I in high ruff almost facing, rev. legend, edge payable in london, 10.27g/6h (DH 464). Usual die flaws and traces of alterations in the reverse die, small flan crack, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare (£150-200)
Coventry Street, J. Henderson, Halfpence, 1795 (2), small period after london, 7.88g/6h (DH 292), large period, 8.78g/6h (DH 293); Drury Lane, John Kilvington, Halfpence, 1795 (3), laurel to j (2), edge engrailed, 9.22g/6h (DH 346), edge plain, 9.65g/6h (DH 346b), laurel to t, edge engrailed, 9.87g/6h (DH 347); mule Halfpence (7), all brunswick type, revs. Britannia (2), dublin edge, 9.17g/6h (DH 348), edge plain, 6.62g/6h (DH 348a), ship (3), edge engrailed, 10.03g/6h (DH 349), anglesey...
Finsbury Square, James Lackington & Co, Halfpence, 1794 (5), j over e (2), edge grained, 8.58g/6h (DH 351), london edge, 7.84g/7h (DH 351c), j over l (3), lackington edge, 11.25g/6h (DH 352), anglesey edge, 10.05g/6h (DH 352a), edge plain, 10.82g/6h (DH 352c); Lackington, Allen & Co, Halfpence (12), 1794 (6), 1 of date under coat button (4), temple edge, 9.56g/6h (DH 353), lancaster edge, 9.29g/6h (DH 353a), beccles edge, 11.08g/6h (DH 353c), edge plain, 8.77g/6h (DH 353, edge unpublished);...
Hammer Price: £380
Foundling Fields, James Burton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), stop at end of legend, edge grained, 6.96g/6h (DH 304), flaw at end of legend, edge grained, 7.91g/6h (DH 305); Great Portland Street, Joseph Moore, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge coarsely grained, 10.42g/12h (DH 389), edge finely grained, 10.02g/12h (DH 389a); Haymarket, Francis Shackelton, Halfpence, 1794 (3), all reading london, unicorn’s tail to l, 9.39g/12h (DH 476), unicorn’s tail to o (2), suffolk-street edge, 9.28g/12h (DH 477),...
Hammer Price: £180
High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Halfpenny, St George on horseback slaying dragon, small boar above, rev. mail & post coaches to all parts of england in wreath, edge payable at the george & blue boar london, 10.21g/6h (DH 339). Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare, very few specimens struck (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £950
High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cypher rw on a shield hanging from a tree, edge plain, 10.89g/6h (DH 340). Very fine and extremely rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £340
High Holborn, Christopher Ibberson, Proof Halfpenny, bronzed, large boar, george & blue boar edge, 10.10g/6h (DH 342); imitation Halfpenny by W.J. Taylor, c. 1870, in copper, small boar, edge plain, 9.69g/6h (DH 343) [2]. Extremely fine (£60-80)
High Holborn, John Skidmore, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge grained, 10.58g/6h (DH 480), edge plain, 10.09g/6h (DH 480a); Farthing, 1795, edge grained, 3.89g/12h (DH 1074); Peter Skidmore, Farthing, rev. man hanging from gallows, edge grained, 3.72g/12h (DH 1075) [4]. First about extremely fine, second very fine and very rare, others extremely fine, third with minor flan crack, last with some original colour and very rare (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £300
High Holborn, John Skidmore, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, register stove, rev. two men at a forge, edge grained, 11.20g/6h (DH 480). Extremely fine, a little unevenly toned, of the highest rarity; perhaps only one other specimen available to commerce (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £420
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. anchor and cable, skidmore edge, 12.57g/6h (DH 483), bust of William Hallan, skidmore edge, 12.40g/6h (DH 484) [2]. First about extremely fine, second better and with a hint of original colour, very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £260
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. bust left, payable at salisbury, skidmore edge, 12.60g/1h (DH 486); arms of Kidderminster, edge grained, 9.27g/5h (DH 488a) [2]. First about extremely fine, second extremely fine with much original colour, both extremely rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £310
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. view of a street, skidmore edge, 12.77g/6h (DH 489); conjoined busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1795, edge grained, 9.07g/5h (DH 492b) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, both very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £330
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust left in naval uniform, skidmore edge, 13.26g/12h (DH 493). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £150
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), men at forge, revs. bust of David Garrick, edge grained, 9.26g/5h (DH 497a); heart and hand, edge grained, 11.99g/12h (DH 498) [2]. Extremely fine, first patinated, second with much original colour, both very rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £290
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. bust of George III, skidmore edge, 12.34g/10h (DH 499); wgm cypher, edge grained, 9.36g/6h (DH 503); anchor and cable, edge grained, 10.13g/7h (DH 508) [3]. Second about extremely fine but with striking crack, others very fine, all rare, particularly the last (£120-150)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), guillotine, rev. busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1795, edge grained, 9.63g/6h (DH 513); Minerva standing, rev. cap of Liberty on pole, skidmore edge, 12.58g/6h (DH 514) [2]. Extremely fine, second with original colour, both very rare (£120-150)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), arms, rev. open book, skidmore edge, 12.42g/1h (DH 517); Free Born Briton, rev. knife, fork and plate chained to table, skidmore edge, 13.28g/12h (DH 520) [2]. Extremely fine, first with much original colour and rare, second patinated and reverse a trifle spotted (£90-120)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), Free Born Briton, revs. knife, fork and plate chained to table, edge plain, 8.97g/12h (DH 520b); French Republican (2), skidmore edge, 12.31g/12h (DH 521), edge grained but flattened in collar, 9.41g/12h (DH 521a) [3]. Last extremely fine with considerable original colour, others very fine and better, all rare (£90-120)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (4), St Paul’s Covent Garden, revs. church ruins (2), skidmore edge, 13.31g/6h (DH 522), edge grained, 8.53g/6h (DH 522a); bust of George III, edge grained, 9.89g/12h (DH 523b); jom cypher, skidmore edge, 12.88g/7h (DH 526) [4]. DH 522a very fine, others about extremely fine and better, last with a little original colour, first very rare (£100-150)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (5), ruins of church, revs. register stove, edge plain, 11.17g/6h (DH 527); men at forge (2), skidmore edge, 12.67g/6h (DH 528), uncertain edge, 11.20g/5h (cf. DH 528); view of a street, skidmore edge, 12.79g/5h (DH 531); busts of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette dividing 1795, skidmore edge, 11.99g/12h (DH 532) [5]. DH 528 good fine, DH 531 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine or better (£100-120)
High Holborn, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, man skating, hyde park, rev. gb cypher, edge grained, 9.12g/12h (DH 535). Extremely fine, a little original colour, scarce (£50-70)
Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpence, 1795 (3), toe of slipper above t (2), edge grained, 7.71g/12h (DH 275), edge plain, 7.56g/12h (DH 275a), toe of slipper below t, edge grained, 7.68g/6h (DH 276); Long Acre, Basil Burchell, Halfpence or medalets (16), all with 79 address, viz. n79, 10.41g/6h (DH 259, pierced; Storer 7641 ff), no hyphen in long acre, 10.14g/12h (DH 260), long · acre, 9.08g/12h (DH 261), long-acre, 6.96g/12h (DH 262, pierced), worms, 9.24g/5h (DH 263, pierced), long-acre...
Leather Lane, John Hancock, Halfpence (3), 1796 (2), shop front and umbrella, reads n19, 9.96g/11h (DH 320), umbrella, reads 19, 13.05g/12h (DH 321); 1798, edge grained, 11.36g/6h (DH 322) [3]. All extremely fine, first with original colour and with metal cud over nd of london, second patinated, third with small obverse rim fault at 10 o’clock (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £250
Marylebone, Edward Neeton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), large [30mm] flan, 8.87g/6h, small flan, 8.87g/6h (both DH 390); Newgate Street, Christ’s Hospital, Halfpence, 1800 (4), stop after date (2), 4.24g/6h (DH 278), 5.03g/12h (DH 279), no stop after date (2), 5.10g/12h (DH 280), 5.20g/12h (DH 281); Daniel Eaton, Halfpenny, 1795, edge grained, 9.37g/7h (DH 301); Henry Symonds, William Winterbotham, James Ridgway and Daniel Holt, Kempson’s Halfpence (2), 1794, stop after date, edge grained,...
Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny, 1797, head of a wild man full facing, rev. small rs cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain, 15.89g/7h (DH 905). Extremely fine and patinated, very rare (£200-250)
Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. large rs cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain, 17.30g/6h (DH 906). Obverse extremely fine with a hint of original colour, reverse nearly so, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £280
Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, 12.26g/6h (DH 253); London Corresponding Society, Halfpence, 1795 (6), l distant from man’s robe, edge grained, 9.83g/6h (DH 285), l touches robe (5), edge grained, 10.19g/6h (DH 286), birmingham edge, 7.48g/6h (DH 286a), dublin edge, 9.95g/7h (DH 286b), london edge, 9.08g/6h (DH 286c), edge plain, 6.77g/6h (DH 286e); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (6), bust of the Prince of Wales, an asylum edge, 8.16g/6h (DH 287), clasped hands (4), london or brighton...
Hammer Price: £480
Rupert Street, issuer uncertain, Halfpence (2), edge plain, 6.99g/6h (DH 472), birmingham edge, 9.33g/5h (DH 472a); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpence (2), edge grained, 8.93g/6h (DH 478), edge plain, 9.45g/6h (DH 478a); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpence, 1795 (2), warehouse edge, 8.96g/3h (DH 904), dublin edge, 8.81g/6h (DH 904a); St Martin’s Lane, William Williams, Halfpence, 1795 (4), pearls 9/9 (2), 8.54g/6h (DH 913), 9.83g/6h (DH 914), pearls 9/8 (2), 9.72g/6h (DH 915),...
Hammer Price: £410
St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 11.75g/12h (DH 465). Extremely fine with a little original colour, rare (£150-200)
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