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7 October 2004
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, Visit of George III, 1788, medalets (4), brass, by R.W., bust right, rev. Garter Star, 2.73g/12h (DH 67; BHM 271); brass, by Wilmore, Alston & Co, similar, rev. crowned arms, 3.48g/12h (DH 70; BHM 272); plated brass, by C. James, similar, 2.62g/6h (DH 74; BHM 272), brass, by C. James, similar, 2.43g/6h (DH 75; BHM 272) [4]. First good fine, last very fine, others better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
Hampshire, Portsea, Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, hand holding javelin over arms, rev. ship, edge grained, 6.15g/12h (DH 95). Poor metal, otherwise about extremely fine with a hint of original colour on reverse, rare (£40-60)
11 July 2006
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)
Hammer Price: £55
29 September 2005
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, last very rare (£50-70)
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)
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)
Lichfield, Samuel Barker, imitation Farthing, similar but no stop after bank, edge plain, 8.02g/6h (DH 28). Scratched on reverse at upper left, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£60-80)
Lichfield, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1796, 12.13g/12h (DH 18); Lutwyche's mule Halfpenny, 1797, rev. Britannia, 8.70g/3h (DH 19) [2]. First extremely fine with considerable original colour, second about fine (£40-60)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Devon, Exeter, Samuel Kingdon, Westwood’s Farthing, 1791, similar, edge grained, 5.44g/12h (DH 9). Almost extremely fine, patinated, scarce (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £50
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)
Hammer Price: £45
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), 10.66g/6h, 10.15g/6h (both DH 29) [5]. Last three very fine, others fine and better (£25-35)
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)
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, others very fine and better, third with a little original colour and rare (£40-60)
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)
Hammer Price: £40
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)
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)
Frant, G. Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, in brass, arms of Chichester, rev. gr cypher and crest, edge payable by g · ring frant, 9.87g/6h (DH 23, unlisted in brass). Some surface marks on reverse, about very fine, very rare (£60-80)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £35
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)
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 brass, 2.26g/6h, both 19mm (both DH 1166; BHM 518; Hawkins ii) [4]. Last extremely fine but with two discolouration spots, others fine and better, first two very rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £30
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)
Hammer Price: £25
‘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)
Hammer Price: £20
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)
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)
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)
Hammer Price: £10
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)
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)
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)
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)
£60–£80
Lancashire, Liverpool, Thomas Clarke, Halfpenny, 1791, ship, rev. arms, bulrushes without heads, edge lettered, 12.47g/6h (DH 63). Very fine and patinated, extremely rare, very few specimens known (£80-100)
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