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3 October 2019
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Bristol Brass & Copper Co, Penny, 1811, similar, but tops of masts almost equal in height, loopholes above doorway plain, rev. similar, edge grained, 18.97g/12h (W 443 [not seen]). Extremely fine with original colour, extremely rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
16 January 2019
FLINTSHIRE, Flint, Roskell, Tipton & Co, Pennies, 1813 (3), 17.31g/6h (W 1318, this piece illustrated), 18.26g/6h (W 1319), 18.24g/6h (W 1320) [3]. About extremely fine and better, second with diffused original colour £120-£150
3 October 2018
STAFFORDSHIRE, Walsall, Samuel Fletcher and Samuel Sharratt, Penny, 1811, from the same dies as previous, edge neatly grained, 18.49g/12h (W 1150a). Extremely fine, diffused original colour, extremely rare £120-150
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Halfpence (3), all Mercury types, 8.81g/12h (W 630), 9.07g/12h (W 631), 8.60g/1h (W 633) [3]. Last fine but very rare, others about extremely fine £40-£60
ISLE OF MAN, Douglas, John McTurk, Penny, 1830, 14.40g/6h (W 2085; Prid. 55), imitation Halfpenny, 1830, 6.76g/6h (W 2092, this piece illustrated; Prid. 61); Ramsey, William Callister, Halfpence, 1831 (2), 8.50g/12h (W 2100; Prid. 64a), 7.79g/3h (W 2102, this piece illustrated; Prid. 64c) [4]. About very fine and better £60-£80
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Penny, 1811, bust of George III right, rev. City arms and supporters, edge centre-grained, 22.20g/12h (W 417, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine with diffused original colour, very rare £80-£100
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Halliday’s Penny, 1811, similar, but one stay from ship to castle, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (W 425). Toning spot over first two digits of date, otherwise virtually as struck, obverse with considerable original colour, very rare £90-£120
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, similar, edge plain, 22.10g/12h (W 563, this piece illustrated). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £70-£90
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, Samuel Fereday, Second series, Penny, 1812, similar, edge neatly grained, 28.24g/12h (W 67). Extremely fine with much original colour, scarce £90-£120
Not Local: Irish, perhaps related to the ‘St Patrick Apos 432’ series, Penny, 1806, crowned harp both sides, edge centre-grained, 14.96g/6h (W 1907; cf. DNW 147, 1667). Usual circumferential weakness, otherwise fine, very rare £60-£80
Hammer Price: £150
A group of correspondence relating to tokens, tickets and passes, viz. ALS from Henry C. Drury at 48 Fitzwilliam Square W., Dublin, to Francis Cokayne (2), 3 May 1935 and 23 October 1935, concerning Armagh and Richill tokens in the museums in Dublin and Belfast, together with a stamped envelope addressed to Cokayne at 1 Bryanston Square, London W1; TLS from A. Deane to H.C. Drury, 12 September 1935, concerning Irish silver tokens in Belfast museum; ALS from Derek Allen at the British Museum...
CORNWALL, Redruth, Scorrier House, John Williams, gilt Penny, 1812, pumping engine, rev. plumes, edge grained, 18.85g/6h (W – [dies of 686]). Good very fine, very rare £80-100
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, issuer uncertain, Bristol and South Wales Pennies, 1811 (2), both without portcullis, 18.57g/12h (W 540), 18.81g/12h (W 542) [2]. Extremely fine with a little original colour £100-150
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Birmingham and Sheffield Copper Co, Pennies, 1811 (2), 18.61g/6h (W 160, this piece illustrated), 23.51g/6h (W 161, this piece illustrated) [2]. First extremely fine, second nearly so, both attractively patinated and very rare £90-£120
SOMERSET, Wiveliscombe, R. North & Co, Threepence, 1814, legend, rev. female seated on beehive, edge centre-grained, 57.95g/12h (W 1227). Obverse with surface marks, otherwise very fine, reverse about extremely fine and patinated, rare £200-260
SOMERSET, Wiveliscombe, W. Temlett and J. Clarke, Twopence, 1811, legend around for 120 tokens, etc, rev. female seated left on bee-hive, cow standing behind, edge centre-grained, 44.52g/6h (W 1230). Minor surface marks and a small reverse rim bruise at 6 o’clock, otherwise good very fine £140-180
YORKSHIRE, Hull, John Picard, Pennies, 1812 (2), 18.61g/12h (W 765), 17.68g/12h (W – [dies of 765, edge plain]) [2]. First about extremely fine, second about very fine and extremely rare, apparently unrecorded £80-£100
YORKSHIRE, Hull, John Picard, Halfpence, 1812 (3), 7.93g/12h (W 775), 9.30g/12h (W 784), 9.25g/12h (W 785); together with the cut centre of a Halfpenny, 1812, rendered to the size of a Farthing, 4.83g/12h (W 781) [4]. Last very fine and unusual, others about extremely fine and better, W 784 very rare £80-£100
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, anonymous series, Pennies, 1811 (3), all without stop after bilston, 18.40g/12h (W 128a), 20.49g/12h (W 129), 19.89g/12h (W 132, this piece illustrated) [3]. W 129 very fine and very rare, others about extremely fine and better, W 132 also very rare £120-150
STAFFORDSHIRE, Lichfield, John Henrickson, Twopence, view of Lemmonsly Mill, river and trees in foreground, rev. shield flanked by oak-wreath, edge grained, 39.36g/6h (W 820). Good very fine and patinated, rare £200-260
STAFFORDSHIRE, Walsall, Samuel Fletcher and Samuel Sharratt, Pennies, 1811 (4), 18.94g/6h (W 1145), 19.36g/12h (W 1147), 18.85g/12h (W 1149), 19.19g/12h (W 1149a) [4]. W 1147 extremely fine, W 1145 good very fine, others about very fine and better, both very rare £100-150
GLAMORGANSHIRE, Landore, British Copper Co, Penny, 1812, legend in and around wreath, rev. lion standing left, edge centre-grained, 23.76g/6h (W 560, this piece illustrated). Spot below lion, otherwise virtually as struck with rainbow patina, attractive £90-£120
SHROPSHIRE, Halesowen, Workhouse, Penny, 1813, frontal elevation of St Mary’s church, rev. mounted yeoman cantering left, edge centre-grained, 23.96g/12h (W 748). Extremely fine and attractively patinated £80-£100
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, George Rushbury and Edward Woolley, Penny, 1811, bust of George III right, rev. elevation of the Royal Exchange, edge plain, 20.29g/12h (W 102). Extremely fine with original colour, rare £100-£150
YORKSHIRE, Barnsley, Jackson & Lister, Pennies (4), 22.18g/12h (W 5), 20.87g/12h (W 6), 22.75g/1h (W 10), 21.67g/11h (W 11) [4]. W 5 about very fine, W 6 very fine, others about extremely fine, W 10 very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, George Rushbury and Edward Woolley, Pennies, 1811 (4), 20.03g/12h (W 96), 19.10g/12h (W 99), 20.20g/12h (W 99a), 19.81g/12h (W 101, this piece illustrated) [4]. W 96 good fine, W 99a about extremely fine and very rare, others very fine, last very rare £90-120
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Overseers, Pennies, 1812 (4), 22.70g/6h (W 980), 21.83g/5h (W 981, this piece illustrated), 22.27g/6h (W 982), 22.06g/6h (W 983) [4]. W 982 extremely fine with glossy patina, others good very fine and better, W 981 rare; all the variants for the date £120-£150
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Overseers, Pennies (8), 1813 (7), 22.92g/6h (W 1004, this piece illustrated), 21.78g/6h (W 1007), 22.26g/6h (W 1010, this piece illustrated), obv. countermarked bagshaw, 22.06g/6h (W 1010, footnote; Scott 122.10), 22.30g/6h (W 1014), 22.14g/6h (W 1015), 21.86g/6h (W 1018, this piece illustrated), 1815, 24.06g/6h (W 1032a) [8]. W 1018 extremely fine but weakly struck on one side, countermarked piece mediocre, W 1015 fine but very rare, others about very fine and better,...
YORKSHIRE, Sheffield, Longden & Gregory [Phoenix Ironworks], Penny, 1813, frontal elevation of ironworks, rev. Justice standing, flanked by bale and cask, edge centre-grained, 19.36g/6h (W 1040). Extremely fine with diffused original colour £70-£90
STAFFORDSHIRE, Bilston, George Rushbury and Edward Woolley, Twopence, 1811, 40.33g/12h (W 89), Pennies (2), both 1811, 22.56g/12h (W 99), 19.98g/12h (W 110, this piece illustrated) [3]. First very fine but with ‘195’ scratched on reverse, second good fine, last with die cracks on obverse and a small scratch behind head, otherwise extremely fine and scarce £100-£150
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bristol, Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory, Samuel Guppy, Second issue, Penny, 1811, ship sailing left, boat at stern, rev. payable by s guppy bristol around value, edge grained, 20.69g/12h (W 506). Die flaw on reverse, extremely fine with much diffused original colour, very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £170
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Rose Copper Co [Birmingham and Swansea], Penny, 1811, legend around token and date, rev. legend around value, edge centre-grained, 27.58g/6h (W 245). Trifling surface marks in centre of reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with reflective fields and original colour £80-£100
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Union Copper Co [Birmingham and Risca], Pennies, 1811 (5), clasped hands types, payable in birmingham, 18.34g/12h (W 296), payable at birmingham in cash notes (4), 20.46g/6h (W 300, this piece illustrated), 21.28g/6h (W 301, this piece illustrated), 19.86g/6h (W 302, this piece illustrated), 20.74g/5h (W 308, this piece illustrated) [5]. W 301 very fine, others about extremely fine and better but last with minor surface marks, all attractively patinated, mostly very...
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Newark, Thomas Stansall, Charles Moore, Richard Fisher, William Fillingham, William Readett and Thomas Wilson, Pennies, 1811 (3), 18.69g/6h (W 880), a mis-strike with rev. brockaged, 19.07g/2h (dies of W 880), 18.04g/12h (W 880a) [3]. Last with trifling surface marks, otherwise extremely fine with glossy dark surfaces, very rare, others about very fine, the mis-strike unusual £120-150
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Union Copper Co, Pennies, 1812 (5), all payable in cash notes, 28.83g/12h (W 319a), 27.78g/6h (W 321, this piece illustrated), 28.83g/12h (W 324), 28.61g/12h (W 335), 27.29g/12h (W 336) [5]. W 324 extremely fine and attractively patinated, others good very fine and better, last with a hint of original colour, first two very rare £120-£150
SOMERSET, Bath, Samuel Whitchurch and William Dore, Pennies, 1811 (2), 17.58g/12h (W 19), 17.45g/12h (W 25) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine, obverse with original colour £100-150
CORNWALL, Camborne, Dolcoath Mine, Lord de Dunstanville, Penny, legend around value, rev. arms and supporters, ducal crown above, edge centre-grained, 19.00g/12h (W 680). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise virtually as struck and most attractively patinated £120-£150
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Pennies (4), 1813, 27.51g/6h (W 403a), 1814 (2), 28.41g/6h (W 406), 29.07g/6h (W 407, this piece illustrated) [3]. W 403 virtually as struck with reflective fields, others fine to very fine, W 406 with artificial colour £100-£150
WORCESTERSHIRE, Dudley, Richard Wallis, Thomas and Isaac Badger, Pennies, 1811 (4), 19.29g/12h (W 725), 18.39g/12h (W 728), 18.82g/12h (W 729), 17.08g/12h (W 731, this piece illustrated) [4]. W 725 extremely fine, W 731 very fine and black-toned, extremely rare, perhaps a contemporary counterfeit, others about extremely fine £120-£150
CORNWALL, Redruth, Scorrier House, John Williams, Penny, 1811, pumping engine, rev. tin ingots and pilchard, edge grained, 21.10g/6h (W 685). Trifling marks in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck with reflective surfaces, the reverse proof-like; the best specimen seen by the cataloguer £120-£150
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