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16 March 2005
18th Century, Cambridgeshire, Newmarket, Wyon's Penny, 1799, edge plain, 23.18g/12h (DH 11; D & W 323/19). Tiny edge nick at 9 o'clock on obverse, minor scratches in obverse field visible on close inspection, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare (£400-500)
Hammer Price: £720
18th Century, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, James Burleigh, Penny, 1799, edge lettered, 29.94g/12h (DH 9). Trifling edge nick by m of cambridge and light grazes in field to left of water tower, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, very rare (£350-400)
Hammer Price: £520
16 March 2006
Cronebane, Irish Mine Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1789, in gilt-copper, head of bishop right, rev. arms, edge plain, 13.13g/6h (DH 18). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £500
18th Century, Middlesex, Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s Penny, 1795, edge plain, 23.79g/6h (DH 17a). Extremely fine and very rare (£300-350)
Hammer Price: £480
18th Century, Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, glocester edge, 9.63g/6h (DH 63). Extremely fine and toned, very rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £460
18th Century, Durham, Sunderland, Wyon’s Penny, 1797, edge plain, 17.24g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, attractive, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £410
Charleville, Charles Bury, Thirteen Pence, 1802, in plated brass, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 18.05g/12h (DH 1, unlisted in this metal). Small spot in left obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and of the highest rarity (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £400
Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, in brass, camel, rev. frontal elevation of India House, edge on demand we promise to pay one penny, 21.11g/6h (DH 8). Very fine and of the highest rarity; the only specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce (£300-500)
Hammer Price: £360
18th Century, Buckinghamshire, Slough, William Till, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, 13.07g/12h (DH 24; Preston-Morley 1046). Minor hairlines and nicks, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £340
18th Century, Essex, Woodford, William Brooks, Denton’s mule Farthing, 1796, 3.95g/6h (DH 43; Judson 1055). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare (£250-300)
18th Century, Middlesex, National series, Skidmore’s Penny for the Revolution Jubilee, bust without border, 23.30g/6h (DH 198; Woolf 75:4; BHM 284). Almost extremely fine and nicely patinated, very rare (£300-350)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (6), man hanging, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 10.31g/6h (DH 827); may the knave, etc (2), decorated border, 10.80g/12h (DH 830a), toothed border, 12.59g/12h (DH 831); open book (2), 6.93g/12h (DH 833), 9.73g/6h (DH 834); three men hanging, rev. open book, 11.15g/6h (DH 838) [6]. DH 830a and 833 very fine, latter with flan crack, others good very fine or better, usual cud of metal on rim of DH 827 (£100-120)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), Tree of Liberty, revs. Highlander, 12.11g/6h (DH 887); lion dismayed, 11.94g/6h (DH 889b); turnstile, 10.10g/6h (DH 891); guillotine, 10.09g/5h (DH 892) [4]. Extremely fine, first patinated, others with much original colour (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £320
Coventry, Edmund Percy, Penny, 1801, bust of Philemon Holland three-quarters left in ruff, rev. open book propped against two others, quill and ink-stand in foreground, edge penny token payable by e.w. percy coventry, 35.20g/12h (DH 44). Two minor spots of corrosion on reverse and has been lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed, extremely rare (£350-450)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), bust of Charles Fox, revs. three citizens, 12.54g/12h (DH 764); Odd Fellows, 12.56g/6h (DH 767); shepherd, 12.63g/6h (DH 769) [3]. All extemely fine with virtually full original colour, an attractive group (£200-250)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), men dancing around fire, revs. legend, 11.54g/12h (DH 818); Britannia, 12.26g/6h (DH 819); three citizens, 12.08g/1h (DH 821); heart and hand, 11.77g/1h (DH 822) [4]. All with usual flaw in obverse field, DH 821 practically as struck with full original colour, others extremely fine, DH 822 lightly lacquered (£180-220)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), bust of Charles Fox, revs. soldier and citizens, 12.57g/11h (DH 770); turnstile, 10.68g/6h (DH 771); tree with shields, 9.46g/6h (DH 772a) [3]. All extemely fine with virtually full original colour, an attractive group (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £310
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), bust of Lord George Gordon, revs. Britannia, 11.39g/7h (DH 775); caduceus, 11.57g/1h (DH 776); heart and hand, 12.27g/12h (DH 777) [3]. First extremely fine with much original colour but flan cracked, others brilliant and practically as struck (£200-250)
Birmingham, Henry Hickman, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 11.84g/6h (DH 144), 12.40g/6h (DH 145); Benjamin Jacob, Penny, 1798, 19.30g/6h (DH 31) [3]. Second about very fine and with edge lettering double-struck, others extremely fine, first with much original colour, last patinated (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £300
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (5), dog, revs. caduceus, 12.66g/6h (DH 750); Free-born Englishman, 10.42g/6h (DH 752); Highlander, 12.74g/5h (DH 753); men under tree, 9.98g/6h (DH 755); turnstile, 10.53g/6h (DH 756) [5]. DH 753 and 756 good very fine, DH 752 about extremely fine, others extremely fine with original colour (£180-220)
Hammer Price: £290
18th Century, Cheshire, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood's Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, edge plain, 26.45g/6h (DH 3). Two trifling spots behind bust, otherwise practically as struck, rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £280
Charleville, Charles Bury, Thirteen Pence, 1802, in copper, arms and supporters, rev. payable at tullamoore, etc, edge plain, 21.57g/12h (DH 1). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated; in metal shells (£150-200)
Charleville, Charles Bury, Thirteen Pence, 1802, in copper, from the same dies as previous but upper portion of a in tuesday filled-in, edge plain, 21.98g/6h (DH 2). Virtually as struck with full original colour (£150-200)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (4), man seated in prison, revs. Britannia, 10.66g/6h (DH 849); three citizens, 9.64g/6h (DH 851); shepherd, 9.40g/6h (DH 853); guillotine, 10.93g/6h (DH 855a) [4]. Extremely fine, last lightly lacquered, others with original colour (£180-220)
Norwich, Richard Dinmore & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, bottle, rev. figure of Hope standing, edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 24c). Extremely fine and brilliant, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £270
18th Century, Middlesex, St Martin’s Lane, John Delaporte, ‘Penny’ or advertising check, 11.14g/12h (DH 14, the plate coin). Planchet a trifle bent, otherwise about very fine and very rare, especially in this state (£100-150)
Dublin, T.O. Bryen, Farthing, 1790, three sugar-loaves suspended above legend, rev. tea canister and sugar loaves, edge plain, 4.07g/6h (DH 385). Brilliant mint state, full original colour, most attractive (£140-180)
Dublin, T.O. Bryen, Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cask dividing bottle and glass, edge plain, 4.30g/6h (DH 387). Extremely fine, pleasing patina (£120-150)
18th Century, London, Franklin Press, Halfpenny, 1794, edge plain, 7.31g/6h (DH 307a; Durst 315). Very fine but has been lacquered, scarce (£120-150)
Brighton, Lutwyche’s Brighton Camp Halfpenny, 1794, 9.76g/6h (DH 2), Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, officer standing, rev. view of the Bastille, 11.00g/12h (DH 6); Chichester, Thomas Chaldecott and Thomas Sharp, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.02g/12h (DH 19), 10.58g/12h (DH 20), Dally & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.40g/6h (DH 15); Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.55g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John Boorman, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.63g/6h (DH 22); Frant, G. Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.71g/6h...
Hammer Price: £260
Dundee, Alexander Swap & Co, Wright’s Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, St Andrew’s Church, rev. remnant of City wall, edge payable at the warehouse of alexr. swap & co, 12.08g/6h (DH 21). Somewhat scuffed and marked, otherwise very fine and very rare (£250-300)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), radiated legend, revs. Bluecoat Boy, 11.61g/12h (DH 707); Bridwell Boy, 11.73g/6h (DH 708); Free-born Englishman, 12.54g/12h (DH 709) [3]. DH 708 about extremely fine and patinated, others extremely fine, DH 707 with a little original colour (£90-120)
18th Century, Middlesex, Spence’s mule Halfpence (3), coining press, revs. boxers, 9.96g/7h (DH 740); Highlander, 12.66g/5h (DH 742); turnstile, 10.26g/10h (DH 743) [3]. First good very fine and patinated, others extremely fine and better with considerable original colour, especially the last (£140-180)
Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted yeoman riding left, rev. fasces and wreath above legend, edge plain, 24.84g/6h (DH 28b). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £250
18th Century, Hampshire, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], decorated leaf edge, 13.34g/6h (DH 1). Light abrasion marks in fields visible on close inspection, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, attractive (£200-250)
Trysclwyn, Parys Mine Co, Proof Penny, 1788, in gilt-copper, druid’s head encircled by thin wreath, rev. pm co cypher, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 27.96g/12h (DH 128). Very slight rubbing on high points of obverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare (£150-200)
18th Century, Middlesex, Westwood’s British Commercial Penny, 1797, edge plain, 27.67g/6h (DH 7). Feint hairlines, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, rare (£200-250)
Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. open book, 3.74g/6h (DH 407), man hanging, 3.96g/6h (DH 408) [2]. Extremely fine, former with a hint of original colour, latter patinated (£80-100)
18th Century, Middlesex, Political and Social series, Thomas Hardy Acquitted of High Treason, 1794, medals (2), in copper, reading his jury, 14.39g/12h (DH 204; BHM 378), the jury, 14.29g/12h (DH 205; BHM 378) [2]. Both virtually as struck and attractively patinated, a matching pair (£80-100)
18th Century, Middlesex, Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, edge lettered, 14.62g/6h (DH 248). Two minor surface flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£120-150)
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