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8 November 2017
Metropolitan Middlesex, Gray’s Inn Gate, William Place, Halfpenny, for post letters, 2.34g/12h (N 8045, this piece; BW. 1237). Obverse edge nick at 2 o’clock, otherwise about very fine, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £600
19 & 20 September 2023
WORCESTERSHIRE, Bewdley, Thomas Dedicot, square Halfpenny, sqvare dealing, 2.89g/12h (N 5639, this piece; BW. 7). About very fine and patinated, scarce £240-300
21–23 September 2016
City of London, Exchange Alley [Change Alley], Morat’s Coffee House [Walter Elford], copper Penny, morat ye great men did call me where eare i came i conqverd all, coffee tobacco sherbet tea and chocolat retal’d, 5.10g/6h (N 6882; BW. 965; Berry, Pepys pp.121-2). Weak at top (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise fine £200-300
Hammer Price: £500
Metropolitan Middlesex, Old Palace Yard [Westminster], John Guy, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.88g/9h (N –; BW. 2155). Good very fine and patinated, extremely rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £400
Metropolitan Middlesex, Shoreditch, John Crosley, Farthing, 1665, 1.17g/6h (N –; D 2813A, recorded from this piece). A trifle weak on reverse, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £120-150
Metropolitan Middlesex, Middle Row [High Holborn], Will Petty, Halfpenny, 2.19g/6h (N 8097, this piece; BW. 1448). Good very fine with excellent obverse detail, very rare £200-260
Hammer Price: £380
Metropolitan Middlesex, Saffron Hill, John Jones, Penny, 1672, 4.44g/3h (N 8115b, this piece; BW. 2440). About very fine, very rare £200-260
City of London, Bishopsgate Street, Edw[ard] Nourse, Farthing, 1666, his farthinge worth of copper next the bvll, 6.74g/12h (N 6592; BW. 247; Berry, Pepys p.33). Good fine to very fine, rare; considerably superior to the Norweb specimen £300-400
Hammer Price: £360
City of London, Exchange Alley [Change Alley], Morat’s Coffee House [Walter Elford], cast brass Penny, morat ye great men did me call, rev. where eare i came i conqverd all, coffee chocolat tea sherbett & tobac sould in exchaing allie, 5.63g/6h (N 6884; BW. 967; Berry, Pepys pp.121-2). Fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £340
Metropolitan Middlesex, St John Street [Clerkenwell], A.G. the red bvll, Farthing, 0.85g/12h (N –; BW. 2562; Berry, Pepys p.123). Good very fine, ‘river’ patina, extremely rare £100-150
City of London, Old Fish Street [Knightrider Street], W.E.M. at the cardinal woolsey, Halfpenny, 2.03g/6h (N –; BW. 2144). About very fine, extremely rare £300-400
City of London, Gutter Lane, Will Grainge, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.49g/3h (N 7059, this piece; BW. 1305). Good very fine, brown patina, very rare, attractive £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
Metropolitan Middlesex, Charterhouse Lane [Charterhouse Street], John New, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.28g/12h (N –; D –). Very fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £240-300
Hammer Price: £300
Metropolitan Middlesex, The Strand, John Twisleton, Halfpenny, 1.77g/3h (N 8965; BW. 3014). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise very fine and patinated, very rare; superior to the Norweb specimens £120-150
26 May 2020
London (City), Cannon Street, Anne Blunt, Penny, 1672, 3.99g/6h (N 6730a, this piece; BW. 460). Good fine but slightly crimped, rare £90-£120
City of London, Pissing Alley [St Paul’s Churchyard], Francis Wood, Farthing, 1664, 0.97g/6h (N –; BW. 2255). Very fine or better, ‘river’ patina, very rare £120-150
City of London, Seething Lane, Ralph Bonnick, Halfpenny, [16]68, black dog, 2.06g/12h (N 7648; BW. 2759). Very fine and very rare; far superior to the Norweb specimen £100-150
City of London, Tower Royal [College Hill], Tho: Scarlett, Penny, coffee, 4.39g/6h (N 7758; BW. 3227). Obverse partly weak, otherwise better than fine £120-150
5 & 6 June 2019
London (City), Blackfriars, Tho. Sutton, Penny, 1671, 2.30g/12h (N 6667; BW. 349). Nail piercing and slightly buckled, otherwise fine with partial green patina, extremely rare; superior to the Norweb specimen £100-£150
Hammer Price: £280
YORKSHIRE, Bedale, William Lodge, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.96g/12h (N 5794; BW. 18); Doncaster, Thomas Burton, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.14g/6h (N 5833; BW. 65), George Rasine, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.68g/3h (N 5844; BW. 81); Hull, Edward Hodgson, Halfpenny, 2.12g/12h (N 5900 obv., different rev.; BW. 147), Thomas Watson, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.19g/12h (N 5909; BW. 160); Richmond, Jane Chaytor, Farthing, 0.71g/12h (N 6016; BW. 273); Scarborough, Peter Hodgson, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.42g/12h (N 6032; BW. 297); Thirsk,...
City of London, Guildhall, Thomas Ailay, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.87g/9h (N –; BW. 1296; Berry, Pepys pp.76-7). Fine, extremely rare £300-500
City of London, Mark Lane, Richard Buttearfield, Farthing, 1664, meal man, 0.82g/3h (N –; D –; Everson, SNC 2007, p.150, this piece). Fine or better, extremely rare; only one other specimen believed known £150-200
City of London, Three Nun Alley [Threadneedle Street], Char: Wellens, Halfpenny, 2.15g/9h (N –; D 3147A). A little surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine and patinated, extremely rare; probably the best known specimen £200-260
OXFORDSHIRE, Witney, William Fitchett, Halfpenny, 1671, 1.95g/3h (N 3838a, this piece; BW. 230); John Gardiner, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.33g/9h (N 3839b, this piece; BW. 231); Leonard Goode, Farthing, 1657, 1.06g/6h (N 3840c, this piece; BW. 232); William Hearn, Farthing, 0.94g/9h (N 3855c, this piece; BW. 234); Andrew Hollaway, Farthing, 1659, 1.13g/3h (N 3842b, this piece; BW. 236); Jo. Jorden, Farthing, 1.34g/6h (N 3844a, this piece; BW. 238); John Palmer, Farthing, 1656, 1.36g/6h (N 3845a,...
Hammer Price: £260
Metropolitan Middlesex, Golden Lane [Barbican], I.S.C. at the hornes, Farthing, 1.60g/3h (N –; D 1159A, recorded from this piece; Sharman, SCMB 1983, pp.123-4, no.6, this piece). Good very fine, ‘river’ patina; the only known specimen £200-260
City of London, Puddle Dock, John Lawrance, Halfpenny, 1663, 1.79g/6h (N –; D 2294B; Archer, TCSB December 2013, p.17, var. 2, this piece). Very fine, ‘river’ patina, extremely rare; sold with old envelope priced at 3/6 £150-200
Metropolitan Middlesex, Norton Folgate, Thomas Lambe, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N 8340; D 2089A). Good very fine and extremely rare; far superior to the Norweb specimen £120-150
Hammer Price: £240
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Chancery Lane, D.E.P. at ye ovld parrs head, Halfpenny, 2.48g/6h (N 8030, this piece; BW. 517); Henry Redman, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.74g/6h (N 8014, this piece; BW. 520); Will Rosse, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.49g/6h (N 8016, this piece; BW. 522); Robert Terrey, Halfpenny, 1.37g/8h (N 8019, this piece; BW. 525); F.A.W. at the golden cros, Farthing, 1.11g/9h (N 8023, this piece; BW. 529) [5]. N 8023 good very fine, N 8016 and 8030 good fine but former with slight dent and flan...
26 April 2023
KENT, Edenbridge, Rob Alchorne and Wil Ablet, Halfpenny, 2.49g/3h (N 2549a, this piece; BW. 245); Katherine Huberd, Halfpenny, 1.44g/3h (N –; BW. 246) [2]. First about very fine, second good fine and very rare; the only issues for the town £100-£150
SURREY, Barnes, Charles Goodwin, Halfpenny, 1.18g/6h (E 6; N 4515; BW. 5); Croydon, Charles and Margery Seale, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.38g/12h (E 50; N 4551; BW. 45); Epsom, Elizabeth Amus, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.72g/3h (E 76; N 4570; BW. 67); Farnham, J[ames] D[errick], Farthing, 1658, 0.99g/12h (E 81; N 4575; BW. 73), John Holloway, Farthing, 1658, 0.54g/6h (E 86; N 4579; BW. 79), Henry Morris, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (E 94; N 4586 rev., different [earlier] obv.; BW. 82); Kingston-upon-Thames, Thomas...
City of London, Blackfriars, James Carpin, Halfpenny, 1668, from ye ovld virginy, 1.22g/6h (N –; D –). Obverse fine, reverse about very fine, ‘river’ patina, extremely rare; believed the only known specimen £200-260
City of London, Chick Lane [Charterhouse Street], Peter English, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.27g/3h (N 6774, this piece; BW. 608). Very fine and attractively patinated, very rare £150-200
City of London, Little Eastcheap [Eastcheap], I.A.R. at the globe, Farthing, 1.05g/4h (N 7257 obv., different rev.; BW. 1731; Berry, Pepys p.89). Very fine, ‘river’ patina, very rare £80-100
City of London, Paul’s Wharf, M.M.B. at ye next boat, Halfpenny, 2.25g/12h (N 7467 rev., different obv., this piece cited; BW. 2196). Very fine and very rare £150-200
City of London, Shoe Lane, anonymous issuer, Penny, crose keyes, 3.16g/12h (N 7672, this piece; BW. 2809). Very fine, light brown patina, very rare £200-300
City of London, Thames Street, Richard Evans, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.15g/6h (N –; BW. 3093). About very fine, ‘river’ patina, extremely rare £150-200
3 October 2018
City of London, Aldersgate Street, Roger Wallman, Halfpenny, [16]66, 0.95g/12h (N 6448; BW. 59); John Warner, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.01g/9h (N 6449; BW. 60); Nicholas Warrin, Farthing, 0.79g/9h (N 6450; BW. 61); Thomas Wearg[e], Farthing, 0.63g/6h (N –; BW. 61), Halfpenny, 1.44g/3h (N –; D 62A); John Wickins, Halfpenny, 1.76g/6h (N 6452; BW. 64) [6]. N 6449 very fine, BW. 61 about very fine and with ‘river’ patina, others generally about fine, several very rare £150-200
Metropolitan Middlesex, Clare Street [Clare Market], Hum: Muntt, Halfpenny, 1666, ironmonger, 1.83g/12h (N 8674, this piece; BW. 649). About extremely fine, attractive brown patina £90-120
Hammer Price: £220
City of London, Basing Lane, Rich Shawe, Farthing, 0.64g/12h (N –; D –). About very fine, toned ‘river’ patina, extremely rare; perhaps the only known specimen £120-150
City of London, Friday Street, Andrew Vincent, Penny, [16]71, 1.70g/12h (N 7002; BW. 1134). Fine £60-80
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