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29 September 2005
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)
Hammer Price: £90
Lord Thurlow, 1789, white metal medals by C. James and T. Wyon Jr (2), bust left in cocked hat and wig, revs. when we forget him, etc, 33mm, 9.98g/6h (DH 218; Hawkins 18; BHM 332; Storer 6194), bust of William Pitt right, 33mm, 10.31g/12h (DH 219; BHM 331; Hawkins 12); Revd. Francis Willis, 1789, a white metal medal by C. James, bust half-left, rev. britons rejoice, etc, 33mm, 10.71g/12h (DH 220; BHM 333; Hawkins 15; E 828; Storer 3790) [3]. First with light surface marks, very fine, others...
Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (2), revs. New Pump Room Interior, coventry edge, 12.43g/6h (DH 82a); military trophies, bath association, etc, edge plain, 15.16g/6h (DH 84) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine and bronzed, both very rare (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £95
11 July 2006
Badminton, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), plough (3), revs. scales, 9.59g/6h (DH 41), scales 1795-96, 10.13g/12h (DH 42), scales april 1796, 9.25g/6h (DH 43); wheatsheaf, rev. scales april 1796, 9.88g/6h (DH 48) [4]. Extremely fine, matching brown patina (£60-80)
Stafford, William Horton, Pennies (3), 1801 (2), both horton edges, closed knot, 20.27g/6h (DH 3; Davis 95), open knot, 19.92g/6h (DH 4; Davis 96), 1803, horton edge, 20.52g/6h (DH 5; Davis 97); Halfpenny, 1797, horton edge, 10.30g/6h (DH 20) [4]. DH 3 with usual die flaw on reverse, very fine, DH 4 about extremely fine, DH 5 fine, DH 20 extremely fine with almost full original colour but a small spot on reverse (£50-70)
Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.83g/6h (DH 21); Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 11.97g/6h (DH 34, bronzed), 11.42g/6h (DH 35), Richard Paley, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.77g/6h (DH 44); York, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.74g/6h, 8.96g/6h (both DH 63) [6]. DH 34 extremely fine, DH 44 good fine, others very fine or better (£50-70)
Croydon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Addington Place, rev. shield of arms, edge lettered, 24.38g/11h (DH Middlesex 147). Extremely fine and patinated (£70-90)
Southwark, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (5), Christ Church, edge plain, 11.33g/12h (DH Middlesex 670); St John’s, edge plain, 11.50g/12h (DH Middlesex 671); St Olive’s, undated, edge plain, 11.62g/12h (DH Middlesex 672); St Saviour’s, edge plain, 12.15g/12h (DH Middlesex 674); St Thomas’s, edge plain, 11.51g/12h (DH Middlesex 675a) [5]. DH 674 about extremely fine and very rare, others extremely fine, DH 675a patinated, others with virtually full original colour (£80-100)
7 October 2004
Buckinghamshire, Slough, John Peckham, Halfpenny, 1795, in bronzed-copper, arms of the Peckham family, rev. phoenix, 11.47g/12h (DH 27; Preston-Morley 1052). Usual rim flaw, extremely fine and nicely patinated, rare (£60-80)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, David Hood, Milton’s Halfpence (2), wheatsheaf, rev. legend, edges plain, thin flan, 9.92g/6h (DH 19a; Stainton 44), larger, thick flan, not in collar, 14.39g/6h (DH 19c; Stainton 44) [2]. First good very fine and patinated, second extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£50-70)
Mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. men under tree, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 877). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, rare (£90-120)
Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge grained, 6.18g/12h (DH 88). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1792, similar, edge grained, 5.49g/11h (DH 10). Almost extremely fine, patinated, scarce (£60-80)
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)
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)
‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), three leaves on edge, 10.06g/1h (DH 3a), four leaves on edge, 9.79g/1h (DH 3b); Swansea, John Voss, Halfpenny, 1796, 8.91g/6h (DH 4) [3]. First very fine, others about extremely fine and better, second with some original colour (£60-80)
Kempson’s Admiral Gardner Election token, 1796, Gardner in naval uniform standing in front of a cannon, rev. obelisk at left, fox standing on three blocks, no majesty but that of the people, etc, 21.84g/6h (DH 226; BHM 411). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour (£70-90)
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)
North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (9), 1793 (6), 4.34g/6h (DH 15), 4.54g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.89g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.89g/6h (DH 17), 3.55g/6h (DH 18), 3.83g/6h (DH 19); 1794, 4.38g/5h (DH 20); 1795 (2), 3.53g/6h (DH 22, large flan), 4.04g/5h (DH 22, small flan) [9]. DH 15a large flan extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 19 and both 22s fine, others very fine and better (£60-80)
Edinburgh, Henry Harrison, Halfpence, 1796 (2), ns retrograde, 9.63g/12h (DH 19), ns correctly formed, 8.35g/12h (DH 20), Farthings (2), with hh, 4.28g/12h (DH 84; Brodie 199), no hh, 3.47g/12h (DH 86; Brodie 199); John Hunter, Farthing, 2.16g/6h (DH 91; Brodie 200) [5]. DH 19 good fine and rare, others very fine (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £100
Norwich Loyal Military Association, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, soldier bearing arms in front of a row of tents, Castle and Cathedral in background, rev. arms of Norwich flanked by military ensigns, 32mm, 16.27g/6h (DH 3; BHM 443). Extremely fine with much original colour (£50-70)
Edinburgh, James Wright Jr, Halfpenny, 1796, Register Office, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 10.29g/6h (DH 52; Brodie 192). Extremely fine with almost full original colour (£60-80)
Lancashire, Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (14), ship types (11), revs. Britannia seated, london edge, 7.28g/5h (DH 111a), bust of Earl Howe, 1795, portsmouth edge, 9.61g/6h (DH 113), bust of John of Gaunt, current every where edge, 9.68g/6h (DH 114), Bp Blaize, anglesey edge, 10.15g/6h (DH 115), seated female, anglesey edge, 10.04g/11h (DH 118), bust of Earl Howe, undated (6), redruth edge, 7.84g/7h (DH 120), oppress’d edge, 7.86g/6h (DH 120a), dublin edge, 9.72g/6h...
Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (9), 1791 (4), revs. Vulcan seated, 11.69g/12h (DH Warwickshire 432), 12.33g/12h (DH 433), 12.19g/12h (DH 436), 12.38g/12h (DH 438); 1792 (5), revs. forge, 10.76g/6h (DH 389), Vulcan seated (4), 11.40g/6h (DH 448), 10.98g/6h (DH 449), 11.04g/6h (DH 450), london edge, 9.35g/6h (DH 450a) [9]. DH 432 and 448 extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 433 and 449 very fine, others fine, last with obverse die flaw (£70-90)
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (2), type 4, revs. Justice standing, obvs. Westminster Bridge, 19.26g/6h (DH 70), Blackfriars Bridge, 18.40g/6h (DH 71) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour (£60-80)
Leek, issuer uncertain, Kempson's Halfpence, 1793 (8), large letters on rev., leek edge, 11.55g/6h (DH 10), small letters (7), leek edge (5), 11.96g/7h (DH 11, large [30mm] flan), 11.91g/7h (DH 12), 12.06g/6h (DH 13), 8.84g/6h (DH 14), 11.65g/6h DH 15), edge grained, 10.91g/6h (DH 13a), birmingham edge, 9.13g/6h (DH 14a); mule Halfpence by Lutwyche (2), revs. Justice, edge plain, 9.60g/6h (DH 16a), edge grained, 9.82g/6h (DH 17) [10]. DH 13a and 17 extremely fine with considerable original...
Buxton, William Hay, Thomas Tomlinson and William Orme, Halfpenny, 1796, crescent, rev. arms of the Duke of Devonshire, buxton token edge, 10.93g/6h (DH 3). About extremely fine, rare (£80-100)
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. payable on whit-monday at the greenhill bank·, edge plain, 5.76g/12h (DH 27). Minor scuffing in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, attractively patinated, rare (£60-80)
Emsworth, Kempson’s mule Halfpence (3), 9.47g/6h (DH 29c), 9.52g/6h (DH 30), 9.02g/6h (DH 30b); Petersfield, Eames, Holland & Andrews, Halfpenny, 1793, 7.82g/6h (DH 47b), Kempson’s mule Halfpenny, 9.90g/6h (DH 49 [or 51]); Portsea, George Sargeant, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.92g/6h (DH 72); Portsmouth, Joseph Brent, Halfpenny, 1797, 11.11g/6h (DH 60a), Thomas Sharp, Halfpence (2), 1794, 9.93g/6h (DH 55), 1797, 10.91g/6h (DH 65); County series, Naval Farthings (2), 3.77g/6h (DH 106), 3,91g/6h (DH...
Middlesex [incorporating London], Central London, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Sessions House, Old Bailey, rev. City arms between palm and oak branches, cap of maintenance above, edge lettered, 24.20g/2h (DH 87). Extremely fine and patinated, rare (£60-80)
Dublin, M. Murphy, Farthing, 1796, 6.65g/7h (DH 398); William Parker, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.18g/6h, 8.89g/6h (both DH 351), Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, 9.89g/6h (DH 354a) [4]. First and last good very fine, others fine (£40-60)
Lambeth, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, Lambeth Palace, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.61g/12h (DH Middlesex 139). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour (£90-120)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Christ’s College Gate, rev. globe, edge lettered, 24.15g/12h (DH 2 and Middlesex 115). Minor marks, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour (£90-120)
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Spence or Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, legend, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.37g/7h (DH 26). Obverse from die in lightly rusted state and toning spot on upper right cusp of shield, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, very rare (£80-100)
Cheshire, Chester, Roe & Co, Halfpence (3), edge engrailed, 9.17g/6h (DH 5), edge plain, 10.01g/6h (DH 5a), owl’s feet on centre dots, 8.94g/12h (DH 6) [3]. Last very fine but lacquered, others extremely fine with almost full original colour (£40-60)
Cornwall, Truro, Cornish Metal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in bronzed-copper, druid’s head left within wreath, rev. arms, edge plain, 13.18g/6h (DH 2). Brilliant and practically as struck (£50-70)
Devon, Plymouth, Visit of George III, 1789, a silver medalet by J. Davies, laureate bust right, rev. arms, edge plain, 9.22g/12h (DH 8; BHM 319). Minor narks on neck and in field in front of bust, about extremely fine, reverse better, attractively toned, rare (£60-80)
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;...
Hancock and Jorden’s ‘End of Pain’ Halfpence (2), both with borders of hands, man hanging from gibbet, revs. Pandora’s breeches, snake below with head representative of Joseph Priestley, edge plain, 6.55g/12h (DH 829a), may the knave, etc, edge plain, 11.19g/12h (DH 830a) [2]. Very fine, first with the usual die crack on reverse, second better (£25-35)
Dundee, P. Kirkpatrick, Farthing, 2.96g/12h (DH 43; Brodie 146); J.M. & Co, Farthings (2), 3.12g/12h (DH 39), 3.76g/12h (DH 39 bis) [3]. First good fine and very rare, second extremely fine with original colour, last very fine, brown patina (£60-80)
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