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18–20 September 2018
Charles II (1660-1685), Pattern Halfpenny, undated, by J. Roettiers, in copper, laureate armoured bust left, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 9.31g/12h (BMC 404). Small striking split in edge, otherwise very fine, brown patina, rare £300-360
Hammer Price: £300
Charles II (1660-1685), Proof Halfpenny, 1673, in silver, edge plain, 11,65g/12h (BMC 514). Detail weak, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfpenny, 1675 (BMC 516; S 3393). About extremely fine, patinated £500-700
Hammer Price: £550
Charles II (1660-1685), Touching Ceremony, a copper ticket-token, three-masted ship sailing left, rev. St Michael slaying the dragon, edge plain, 11.28g/12h (Woolf, BNJ 1979, pp.108-9; BMC 496). About very fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1694 (BMC 602; S 3452). Spot in centre of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, attractively patinated £600-800
Hammer Price: £900
William and Mary (1688-1694), Proof Halfpenny, 1694, in silver, no stop after britannia, edge plain, 11.44g/12h (BMC 609). Light rubbing to high points, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,600
William and Mary (1688-1694), Pattern (?) for a Halfpenny, unsigned, in copper, undraped laureate bust of William right, rev. undraped bust of Mary right, edge plain, 8.57g/7h (BMC 631; Montagu 2; cf. DNW 57, 632). Usual weakness in legends, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare; only three other inferior specimens noted in commerce in the last 40 years £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,800
William III (1694-1702), Halfpenny, 1698, type I (BMC 651; S 3554). Good very fine with an excellent portrait, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,200
Anne (1702-1714), Trial Halfpenny, unsigned [by J. Croker], in copper, draped bust left, rev. similar, edge decvs et tvtam[–] anno regni dvodec[–], 11.15g/6h (cf. BMC 708ff, this exact edge reading not given). Extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare £900-1,200
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Halfpenny, unsigned [by J. Croker], in copper, draped bust left, rev. crowned rose and thistle united on a single stem, edge plain, 9.35g/6h (BMC 726). Extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £950
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1713, unsigned [by J. Croker], in silver, draped bust left, rev. Britannia seated in portico, edge plain, 24mm, 4.08g/12h (Cooke 488; BMC 755). Characteristic flaw on reverse rim, extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £1,700
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1713, unsigned [by J. Croker], in silver, draped bust left, rev. Britannia in biga to right, edge plain, 24mm, 4.90g/12h (Cooke 491; BMC 763). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,500
George I (1714-1727), Proof Halfpenny, 1717, in silver, edge plain, 9.96g/12h (BMC 771). About very fine, very rare £600-800
George I (1714-1727), Halfpenny, 1719, obv. 1 (BMC 791; S 3660). About extremely fine £300-400
Hammer Price: £420
George II (1727-1760), Proof Halfpenny, 1729, in silver, no stop after georgivs, edge plain, 10.29g/1h (BMC 833). Obverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £3,200
George II (1727-1760), Halfpenny, 1730, reads geogivs, no stop on rev. (BMC 837; S 3717). Some weakness on high points of reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, brown patina, scarce £240-300
George II (1727-1760), Halfpenny, 1744 (BMC 874; S 3718). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour £200-260
Hammer Price: £480
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Penny, 1805 (probably early Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in white metal, laureate and draped bust right [from the Irish Penny], date added below, rev. Britannia seated left, sea close to border, edge plain, 12.90g/12h (BMC 1299 [KP 27]; Selig –). Extremely fine and of the highest rarity; superior to the plate coin [Peck’s] in BMC £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
George III (1760-1820), Proof Halfpenny, 1770, edge plain, 12.29g/12h (BMC 895; Selig 1313; S 3774). Brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £1,200-1,500
£1,200–£1,500
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, uniface rev., by W.J. Taylor after J.-P. Droz, in copper, Britiannia seated left, rudder and palm-branch in exergue, edge plain, 18.93g (BMC 978 [R 1]; Selig –). Extremely fine and much as made, extremely rare £600-800
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, double rev., by W.J. Taylor after J.-P. Droz, in bronzed-copper, nude figure of Britannia seated left on globe, paddle behind shield, rev. draped figure of Britannia seated left with similar accoutrements, edge plain, 13.55g/12h (BMC 1021 [R 27]; Selig 1359). Usual rust marks and die flaws on reverse, extremely fine, rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £1,100
George III (1760-1820), Pattern (?) Halfpenny, 1796, unsigned [perhaps by L. Pingo], in copper, draped bust left, laureate and armoured, legend ends dei gratia, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, edge plain, 5.11g/6h (BMC 924; Eimer –; Selig –). Weakness in high points both sides, otherwise extremely fine with brown patina, extremely rare £500-1,000
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, crowned bust right, rev. Britiannia seated left, edge plain, 13.22g/6h (BMC 1258 [R 78]; Selig 1394). Light die flaws on reverse, extremely fine, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £600
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Farthing, 1788, by L. Pingo, in copper, laureate bust in armour right, rev. Britannia standing facing, edge obliquely grained, 28mm, 8.89g/6h (Cooke –; BMC 919; Eimer 90a; Selig 1411). Obverse field partly toned, extremely fine and extremely rare £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £2,400
14 & 15 November 2018
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfpence (2), both 1673, one reads craolvs (BMC 510, 511; S 3393) [2]. First good fine, second mediocre but the error clear, very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £280
Charles II (1660-1685), Proof Halfpenny, 1673, no stop on rev., edge plain, 10.23g/12h (BMC 515). Very fine and patinated, very rare £600-£800
Charles II (1660-1685), Touching Ceremony, a copper ticket-token, three-masted ship sailing left, rev. St Michael slaying the dragon, edge plain, 11.52g/12h (Woolf, BNJ 1979, pp.108-9; BMC 496). Tiny notches cut on rims at 12 o’clock, [perhaps validation marks, cf. Woolf p.109], otherwise very fine £200-£260
Hammer Price: £100
Charles II (1660-1685), Touching Ceremony, a brass ticket-token, similar, edge crudely grained, 8.13g/12h (Woolf, BNJ 1979, pp.108-9; cf. BMC 497). About fine, scarce £60-£80
Hammer Price: £40
Charles II (1660-1685), Touching Ceremony, a copper ticket-token with brass centre, similar, edge plain, 11.00g/12h (Woolf, BNJ 1979, pp.108-9; BMC 498). Good fine, scarce £150-£200
Hammer Price: £260
James II (1685-1688), Halfpenny, 1687, d of secvndvs over uncertain letter, perhaps an o (cf. BMC 544; S 3419). Brass plug; some tin pest both sides and on rim, otherwise very fine £500-£700
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1690, two stops after nvmmorvm (BMC 567; S 3448). Brass plug; spots of tin pest, particularly on reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £380
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1694, as in britannia very faintly barred (BMC 602; S 3452). Spot in front of Mary’s nose, otherwise about very fine, reverse better, patinated £120-£150
Hammer Price: £180
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1694, last i in britannia over a (BMC 604*; S 3452). Head of Britannia very weak (and corresponding on obverse), otherwise about very fine, very rare £150-£200
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1694, struck on a Charles II Halfpenny (BMC 606, this piece). rolo of carolo visible above busts, good fine, brown patina, exceptionally rare; perhaps no other specimen known £300-£400
William and Mary (1688-1694), Halfpenny, 1694, on a heavy flan, 15.07g/6h [231.75 gr] (BMC –; S 3452). Fine, portraits better, very rare £100-£150
William and Mary (1688-1694), Pattern (?) for a Halfpenny, unsigned, in copper, undraped laureate bust of William right, rev. undraped bust of Mary right, edge plain, 6.98g/7h (BMC 631; Montagu 2; cf. DNW 148, 530). On a large flan of slightly irregular shape, some light adjustment marks on portrait of Mary, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare £400-£500
William and Mary (1688-1694), Pattern (?) for a Halfpenny, unsigned, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 6.26g/6h (BMC 631; Montagu 2; cf. DNW 148, 530). A pocket piece, fair, extremely rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £50
William III (1694-1702), Halfpenny, 1697, reading brita[n]nia (BMC 650, and footnote 1; S 3554). Blank filing on drapery (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise good very fine, reverse with a trace of original colour £300-£400
Hammer Price: £150
William III (1694-1702), Halfpence (5), 1698 type 2, character resembling an inverted a for v in tertivs (cf. BMC 674; S 3555); 1699, type 3, no stop on rev. (BMC –; S 3556); 1700 (2), one with date figures resembling 1100, other reading gvlielms and un-barred as on rev. (BMC 696, 699; S 3556); 1701, inverted as for vs on obv. and inverted vs for as on rev. (BMC 705; S 3556) [5]. Varied state, some rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
William III (1694-1702), Halfpence (2), both 1699, type 2 (BMC 675; S 3555), type 3, first a in britannia un-barred, no rev. stop (BMC –; S 3556) [2]. Good fine to very fine, first with some edge flaws £120-£150
Hammer Price: £190
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