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14 & 15 November 2018
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1713, by J. Croker, in copper, bust left, no linear circle, rev. Britannia seated left, thin raised linear circle, edge plain, 22mm, 4.91g/6h (Cooke 473; BMC 732). Very fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £550
18–20 September 2018
Charles II (1660-1685), Halfpenny, 1675 (BMC 516; S 3393). About extremely fine, patinated £500-700
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1714, in copper, by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, edge plain, 23mm, 5.93g/6h (Cooke –; BMC 750). Very fine and very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1714, in copper, by J. Croker, bust left, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, edge plain, 23mm, 7.97g/12h (Cooke 471; BMC 760). Rust marks in reverse field and characteristic flaw on rim, some surface marks and has been lacquered, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £600-£800
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), Restrike Pattern Farthing, 1805, by W.J. Taylor, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 6.30g/6h (Cooke 289; BMC 1319 [R 95]; Selig 1436). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck £300-£400
Hammer Price: £460
Anne (1702-1714), Pattern Farthing, 1713, by J. Croker, in tin, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 24mm, 5.13g/12h (Cooke 494; BMC 766). Some tin pest on reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £420
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Penny, 1797, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, large undraped bust right, small letters, rev. Britannia seated left, small letters, edge plain, 29.15g/6h (BMC 1138 [R 52]; Selig 1292). Spotting on obverse and a stain in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine and extremely rare £300-£400
George I (1714-1727), Halfpenny, 1719, obv. 1 (BMC 791; S 3660). About extremely fine £300-400
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Penny, 1805, by W.J. Taylor after C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, edge plain, 17.91g/6h (BMC 1296 [R 89]; Selig 1298). Some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £400
George III (1760-1820), Pattern Halfpenny, 1805 (late Soho), by C.H. Küchler, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, rev. Britannia seated left on rock, edge grained, 17.91g/6h (BMC 1303 [KH 30]; Selig –). Light spotting and grazed in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £380
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
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
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
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
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
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
George I (1714-1727), Halfpence (2), both 1717 (BMC 768; S 3659) [2]. Very fine and better £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
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
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
George I (1714-1727), Halfpenny, 1718 (BMC 774; S 3659). Trifling surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine, brown patina £300-£400
Hammer Price: £240
George II (1727-1760), Halfpence (2), 1752, 1754 (BMC 882, 884; S 3719) [2]. About extremely fine £150-£200
George II (1727-1760), Halfpence (3), 1730, stop after date, 1732/1, no rev. stop, 1739 (BMC 838, cf. 843, 853; S 3717) [3]. Last about extremely fine but with graze on neck, others very fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £220
George II (1727-1760), Halfpenny, 1749 (BMC 879; S 3719). Some spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
George III (1760-1820), Twopence, 1797 (BMC 1077; S 3776); Halfpence (2), both 1799, 5 gunports (BMC 1248; S 3778) [3]. First good fine, others about extremely fine and better £90-£120
George III (1760-1820), Halfpenny, 1770 (BMC 893; S 3774). Obverse extremely fine with a hint of original colour, reverse nearly so £120-£150
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
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, on a heavy flan, 15.07g/6h [231.75 gr] (BMC –; S 3452). Fine, portraits better, very rare £100-£150
George III (1760-1820), Restrike Pattern Halfpenny, 1790, by W.J. Taylor after J.-P. Droz, in bronzed-copper, laureate bust right, eagle’s head on thunderbolt below, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, paddle behind, edge plain, 14.84g/6h (BMC 990 [R 10]; Selig 1341). Usual light rust marks, minor spotting, otherwise extremely fine, rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £160
George III (1760-1820), Pattern, possibly for a Halfpenny or a medal to commemorate the King’s Recovery from Illness [1788-9], by J.G. Hancock for S. More, in copper, laureate bust right, rev. vivat!, edge armis tuteris moribus orenes x, 29mm, 14.66g/6h (BMC pp.237-8; Montagu 14; Selig 1444; cf. Dykes, CCECB, p.104). A pocket piece, about very fine, scarce £100-£200
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
George I (1714-1727), Halfpence (2), 1719 obv. 2, 1723 (BMC 793, 803; S 3660) [2]. Very fine, latter on a large (29mm) flan £120-£150
George III (1760-1820), Halfpenny, 1771 (BMC 896; S 3774). Extremely fine, original colour £150-£200
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
George IV (1820-1830), Halfpenny, 1826, rev. A (BMC 1433; S 3824); Victoria, Farthing, 1853, ww raised (BMC 1575; S 3950) [2]. First about extremely fine, second extremely fine with original colour £80-£100
Hammer Price: £130
George III (1760-1820), Halfpenny, 1774 (BMC 907; S 3774). Slightly mishandled, otherwise extremely fine, a hint of original colour £120-£150
Hammer Price: £120
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
William III (1694-1702), Halfpence (3), 1700, inverted vs for as in britannia, no rev. stop (BMC 698; S 3556); 1701 (2), both with inverted vs for as in britannia, second with inverted as for vs on obv. (BMC 703, 705; S 3556) [3]. Last about very fine, others fine and better, all rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £90
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
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