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7 October 2004
Lot No 1283
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...
Lot No 1312
Lancashire, Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, Halfpenny, 1791, ship, rev. arms, bulrushes without heads,...
11 July 2006
Lot No 2004
Stafford, William Horton, Halfpenny, 1797, arms, rev. wh cypher, edge payable by horton and company, 9.61g/6h (DH 20). About extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour (£15-20)
Lot No 2009
Holt, David Arnot, Halfpenny, Fame blowing trumpet, rev. building, b below, edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH 4). Good very fine, some original colour (£10-15)
Lot No 2018
Inverness, Mackintosh, Inglis & Wilson, Halfpence (2), 1794, 11.18g/6h (DH 2a), 1795, 10.12g/6h (DH 3) [2]. First very fine, second good fine but scratched and with ‘John’ engraved on reverse (£15-25)
Lot No 1889
St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, bust right, rev. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edge plain, 3.42g/12h (DH 1). Very fine, patinated (£10-15)
Lot No 2014
‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, 9.92g/12h (DH 3a); St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, 3.26g/12h (DH 1) [2]. First about very fine, second about fine (£10-15)
29 September 2005
Lot No 1767
Birmingham, Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, obelisk, rev. bouquet in sunken circle, tw cypher below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 21.64g/12h (DH 25). Obverse rather scuffed, very fine, reverse extremely fine, unevenly toned (£30-40)
Lot No 1591
Thomas Hardy Acquitted, 1794, copper medals (2), unsigned, bust three-quarters left, revs. names of jurors, the jury, 32mm, 14.65g/12h (DH 204; BHM 378), his jury, 32mm, 14.40g/12h (DH 205; BHM 378) [2]. Good very fine (£40-50)
Lot No 1914
Gatehouse of Fleet, Thomas Scott & Co, Halfpenny, 1793, griffin, rev. warehouse, edge plain, 10.03g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 171). Good fine, patinated (£10-15)
Lot No 1597
Irish Commerce Protected, 1800, copper medalets (2), bust of George III right, revs. harp, 21mm, 4.36g/12h (DH 1165; BHM 492), 20mm, 2.20g/6h (DH 1164; Cobwright M0010/C0010; BHM 492); Peace of Amiens, 1801, medalets by H. Kettle (2), dove above cornucopia, revs. the desire of all nations, in copper, 2.27g/12h, in...
Lot No 1886
Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes at lower centre, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.84g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine and patinated (£40-60)
Lot No 1909
Burntisland, Burntisland Vitriol Co, Halfpenny, 1797, cypher above cask, rev. legend within radiated garter, edge grained, 10.21g/6h (DH 2). Good very fine, patinated (£10-15)
Lot No 1980
Flitwick, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, 11.50g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 537); Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.73g/6h (DH 4 bis IIa) [2]. First extremely fine, second about fine (£15-20)
Lot No 2015
North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1793 (6), 9.90g/12h, 8.96g/12h (both DH 1b), 10.09g/6h, 9.71g/6h (both DH 1d), 10.04g/5h, 9.61g/5h (both DH 4a); South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, 3.56g/12h (DH 29) [7]. Mostly about very fine (£30-40)
Lot No 2019
Glasgow, Gilbert Shearer & Co, imitation Halfpence, 1791 (3), 10.02g/12h (DH 3), 9.92g/5h (DH 3a), 9.19g/6h (DH 3c), Retailers’ Farthing, 2.32g/6h (DH 48); Paisley, J. Coats & Son, Farthing, 2.72g/5h (DH 4) [5]. DH 3a very fine, last good fine, others fine (£20-30)
Lot No 1732
Frant, G. Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, in brass, arms of Chichester, rev. gr cypher and crest, edge...
Lot No 1587
Death of John Howard, 1790, a copper medal by W. Mainwaring, bust left, rev. haud ulli, etc, 32mm, 14.84g/12h (DH 207; BHM 343). Extremely fine, rare (£30-40)
Lot No 1616
Northampton, George Jobson, Halfpence, 1794 (2), lancaster edge, 9.22g/12h (DH 1), edge plain, 12.57g/6h (DH 1a) [2]. Very fine and better, first with a little original colour; the only two varieties for the county (£30-40)
Lot No 2006
Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1795, 10.62g/6h (DH 16a); Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.32g/6h (DH 21, unofficially gilt); Bury St Edmunds, Charles Guest, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.37g/6h (DH 30), John Rackham and Richard Leatherdale, Halfpence (2),...
Lot No 2017
Ayr, Col. William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, in copper, bust of William Wallace left, rev. Scotia seated, struck in collar, edge plain, 13.86g/12h (DH 3). Scratched in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine (£30-40)
Lot No 1752
Birmingham, Henry Hickman, Halfpence, 1792 (2), both hickmans edge, single buttonhole, 12.63g/6h (DH 145), two buttonholes, 11.75g/6h (DH 144); Farthings, 1792 (3), hickmans edge, 5.81g/6h (DH 481), edge plain (2), thick flan, 5.91g/6h, thin flan, 3.70g/6h (both DH 481a) [5]. Last fine and scratched on reverse,...
Lot No 1205
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, similar, edge grained, 5.44g/12h (DH...
Lot No 1941
Paisley, J. Coats & Son, Farthings (2), 2.70g/5h (DH 4; Brodie 218), 2.93g/6h (DH 5; Brodie 218); Peter Taylor, Farthing, 2.63g/12h (DH 6; Brodie 218) [3]. Fine to very fine (£25-35)
Lot No 1662
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,...
Lot No 1667
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)
Lot No 1984
Chesterton, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, St Andrew’s church, part of the village in background, rev. globe, edge lettered, 18.51g/6h (DH 10 and Middlesex 120). Almost extremely fine with a little original colour (£70-90)
Lot No 1676
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, imitation Farthing, similar but no stop after bank, edge plain,...
Lot No 1679
Lichfield, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, 12.13g/12h (DH 18); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny,...
Lot No 2010
Dudley, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, rev. conjoined heads of man and ass, 11.17g/6h (DH 17b); Worcester, Visit of George III, brass medalet by Wilmore Alston & Co, 3.90g/12h (DH 35; BHM 277) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, rare, second about very fine (£40-50)
Lot No 1149
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)
Lot No 1775
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)
Lot No 1257
Gloucestershire, Newent, John Morse, Halfpence, 1796 (2), reading thousands, 11.86g/12h (DH 64), thousand, newent edge, 9.78g/6h (DH 65) [2]. First extremely fine with much original colour, second good fine (£30-40)
Lot No 1280
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Boulton’s Proof Halfpenny, 1791, bronzed-copper, taylor edge, 10.39g/12h (DH 89); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (3), revs. figure of Justice, 6.82g/6h (DH 90), figure of Genius (2), 7.24g/6h (DH 91), 6.48g/6h (DH 92) [4]. First with trifling surface marks, otherwise...
Lot No 1603
Blofield, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. mounted...
Lot No 1324
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Ludgate Hill, Henry Young, Pennies, 1794 (2),...
Lot No 1987
Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in bronzed-copper, druid’s head left within wreath, rev. arms, edge plain, 13.15g/6h (DH 2). Brilliant and practically as struck (£60-80)
Lot No 1720
Lambeth, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Lambeth Palace, rev. City arms with coronet above, edge lettered, 24.07g/2h (DH Middlesex 86). Weak in centre, otherwise very fine and patinated, rare (£60-80)
Lot No 1796
Stratford on Avon, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, bust of William Shakespeare left, rev. struck in...
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