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11 July 2006
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in copper, bust of William Wallace left, rev. Scotia seated, struck in collar, edge plain, 12.83g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29; Brodie 149). Extremely fine with much original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in copper, from the same dies as previous but struck out of collar, edge plain, 11.20g/12h (DH 3; Stainton 29; Brodie 150). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare (£80-100)
29 September 2005
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)
Great Yarmouth, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, ship sailing right, rev. arms, edge grained, 6.07g/12h (DH 55a). Minor flan flaws, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £110
7 October 2004
Hampshire, County series, Naval Farthings (7), all with bust of Earl Howe, revs. ship, curved mark of value (2), 4.47g/10h (DH 101, large flan), 3.56g/6h (DH 101, small flan), straight mark of value (3), edge grained, 3.46g/6h (DH 102), edge plain, 3.62g/6h (DH 102a), 3.33g/6h (DH 103), naval crown (2), 3.70g/6h (DH 106), 3.68g/6h (DH 107) [7]. Both DH 101s and 103 good fine, latter rare, DH 102 and 102a good very fine, others extremely fine (£60-80)
Norwich, Joseph Hardingham, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. helmeted bust left, edge plain and partly filed, 13.15g/12h (DH 36). Striking and die flaws both sides, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Lancashire, Lancaster, Westwood's Farthings (2), 1791, 5.15g/6h (DH 151), 1792, 4.96g/12h (DH 152) [2]. Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, both patinated, rare (£100-150)
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)
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...
Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpenny, thick flan, not in collar, 14.63g/6h (DH 19c; Stainton 44); Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s College Gate, 24.21g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115); County series, Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 10.42g/6h (DH 14b) [3]. First good very fine, second about extremely fine, last good fine (£60-80)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, rev. similar, edge lettered, 23.86g/6h (DH 161). Extremely fine with original colour (£80-100)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Pennies, 1797 (2), type 5, Brewers’ Hall, 24.35g/11h (DH 96), Cordwainers’ Hall, 24.30g/5h (DH 97) [2]. First lightly scratched on reverse, about extremely fine, second better and with original colour but obverse rim partly flattened (£120-150)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Drapers’ Hall, rev. similar, edge lettered, 19.06g/4h (DH 98). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and patinated, rare (£80-100)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Grocers’ Hall, rev. similar, edge lettered, 23.68g/12h (DH 101). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare (£80-100)
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)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Ironmongers’ Hall, rev. similar, edge lettered, 24.26g/12h (DH 103). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£80-100)
Guildford, Prattent’s Halfpenny, arms, rev. Bishop Blaize, edge plain, large [30mm] flan, 10.88g/6h (DH 9); Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, ruins of Guildford Tower, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.83g/12h (DH Middlesex 138) [2]. First very fine but obverse spotted, second extremely fine with full original colour, attractive (£120-150)
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)
Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence (17), 1792 (12), anglesey edges (5), 10.56g/6h (DH 103), 10.79g/7h (DH 104a), 9.73g/6h (DH 106), 8.95g/6h (DH 108a), 10.91g/6h (DH 110a), redruth edge, 11.27g/6h (DH 108), london edges (3), 9.96g/6h (DH 109a), 8.21g/6h (DH 111d), 11.96g/6h (DH 112), lancaster edge, 11.74g/6h (DH 111a), willey snedshill edge, 11.99g/6h (DH 112c), edge engrailed, 9.25g/6h (DH 111e); 1793 (5), birmingham edges (2), 9.45g/6h (DH 114), 8.29g/6h (DH...
Birmingham, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (11), birmingham redruth edge, 11.67g/6h (DH 73), london edge, 11.18g/6h (DH 73a), abel edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 74a), anglesey edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 74c), banbury edge, 10.75g/6h (DH 74d), dublin edges (2), 10.36g/6h (DH 74e), 10.21g/6h (DH 75b), northiam edge, 11.13g/6h (DH 74f), beccles edge, 12.17g/6h (DH 75a), lancaster edges (2), 12.31g/6h (DH 75c), 11.11g/6h (DH 75d); Birming[ha]m Company, imitation Halfpence, 1793 (4), birm...
Birmingham, Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, edge plain, 7.55g/6h (DH 123); Joseph Farror, Halfpence, 1791 (4), 12.44g/6h (DH 45; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.), 13.59g/6h (DH 46), 11.73g/6h (DH 47), 12.38g/6h (DH 48); mule Halfpenny, bust of Shakespeare, rev. seated Vulcan, anglesey edge, 11.31g/6h (DH 49; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.); John Freeth, Lutwyche’s Penny, lutwyche edge, 19.68g/6h (DH 30) [7]. DH 30 and 45 extremely fine, former with virtually full original colour, DH 48 fine...
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthings, 1790 (2), no buttons on coat, 4.69g/5h (DH 83), three buttons, 6.22g/12h (DH 84) [2]. First with usual light die flaws and second with light surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine and better, first patinated (£70-90)
Dorset, Sherborne, Pretor, Pew, Whitty & Pretor, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1796, pw & p cypher, rev. double-headed eagle, edge plain, 11.12g/12h (DH 9). Obverse die with rust marks below date, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, the reverse most attractive, rare (£60-80)
Durham, South Shields, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1794 (2), obv. die without flaw, 10.93g/6h, with flaw, 10.50g/6h (both DH 4); mule Halfpence by Kempson (3), revs. figure of Hope, london edge, 11.08g/6h (DH 5), may peace & plenty, etc, london edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 6), Irish Miners Arms, london edge, 8.98g/5h (DH 7); Stockton-on-Tees, [Thomas] King[s]ton, Halfpenny, 1794, salmons portsea edge [blundered], 9.11g/9h (DH 9b, note) [6]. DH 4 with flaw and DH 6 extremely fine with much original...
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)
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)
Skidmore’s Penny for the Centenary of the Revolution, bust of William III within border, rev. lion rampant supporting arms, edge plain, 22.75g/6h (DH 199; Woolf 75:5; BHM 285; D & W 173/560). Extremely fine, patinated (£50-70)
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)
George III, a mule medal by H. Kettle, bust right [from the imitative Guineas and fractions series], rev. lion rampant crest, 31mm, 9.57g/11h (DH 944 bis). Stain marks both sides, very fine and very rare (£40-60)
Lutwyche’s ‘General Convenience’ Halfpence, 1795 (4), london edge, 8.89g/10h (DH 1018), edge grained, 10.11g/12h (DH 1018a), edge plain, 8.36g/6h (DH 1018b), edge grained over fear god and honour the king, 10.93g/6h (DH 1018c), and mule Halfpence (3), revs. Britannia (2), london and engrailed edge, 9.31g/3h (DH 1019), edge plain, 5.71g/3h (DH 1019a), plough, london and engrailed edge, 8.51g/12h (DH 1020); Lutwyche’s Earl Stanhope Halfpenny, edge grained, 10.14g/6h (DH 1040);...
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...
Brechin, Colin Smith & Patrick Wilson, Halfpence, 1801 (2), no obv. legend, 10.47g/12h (DH 7; Brodie –), with obv. legend, 10.37g/6h (DH 9) [2]. First about extremely fine with original colour, second about very fine (£40-50)
‘Map of France’, c. 1795, white metal medals, unsigned (2), foot and slogans in quadrilateral, revs. legend, no comma after flourish, 32mm, 11.87g/12h (DH 228), comma after flourish, 32mm, 11.72g/12h (DH 229) [2]. First good very fine and rare, second very fine and with die flaw on reverse (£70-100)
Hampshire, Portsea, Samuel Salmon, John Courtney and Edward Frost, Halfpence, 1796 (4), spines on back of dragon (2), portsea edge, 10.50g/6h (DH 79), portsea omitted, 11.12g/6h (DH 79a), no spines (2), portsea edge, 10.74g/6h (DH 80), anglesey edge, 9.69g/6h (DH 80b) [4]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second practically as struck with full original colour and most attractive, third fine, last about fine but very rare (£80-100)
Dalkeith, A. & J. Scott, lead Farthing, 1812, legend in three lines, rev. teas spirits wines, edge plain, 5.56g/12h (DH p.440, no.4; Davis 15; ST 437; Brodie –; cf. Noble 1333). Good very fine, extremely rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £120
Edinburgh, S. Hopporton, lead Farthing, legend around 324, rev. tea-chest and basket of bottles, edge plain, 5.98g/12h (DH p.448, no.164; ST 457; Brodie –; Noble –). Small obverse rim knock, otherwise fine, extremely rare (£60-80)
Bridgenorth, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, Dudmaston Hall, rev. globe, edge lettered, 23.54g/12h (DH Middlesex 133). Extremely fine and patinated (£90-120)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, St Martins lane, John Delaporte, Penny, 13.47g/12h (DH 14); Tottenham Court road, Jonathan Dennis, Penny, 1795, 20.55g/6h (DH 15) [2]. Good fine, first pierced in centre, both very rare (£60-80)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (4), type 4, obvs. Aldgate, 18.06g/6h (DH 73), Aldersgate, 19.07g/6h (DH 74), Bishopsgate, 18.02g/6h (DH 75), Bridge Gate, 18.41g/6h (DH 76) [4]. DH 74 and 76 both cleaned in the past, very fine, DH 73 about extremely fine, DH 75 extremely fine with much original colour (£70-90)
Colchester, Charles Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, 8.22g/6h (DH 9); Dunmow, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, 1793, 11.89g/12h (DH 11a); Hornchurch, George Cotton, Halfpenny, 9.36g/6h (DH 33, bronzed); Warley, Camp Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.63g/5h, 9.40g/5h (both DH 38a) [5]. Third extremely fine, second nearly so but with flan crack, first poor, others very fine (£50-60)
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