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London, Old Bailey, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Late Surgeons’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.06g/6h (DH 110). Some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine, reverse with diffused original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £240
London, Old Bailey, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Sessions House, Old Bailey, rev. City arms between palm and oak branches, cap of maintenance above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.18g/2h (DH 87). Virtually as struck, full original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
London, Old Cavendish Street, Richard Summers, Halfpenny, 1797, head of a wild man full facing, rev. small rs cypher surrounded by three lines of legends, edge plain, 16.85g/6h (DH 905). Mint state, dark patina, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £600
London, Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, crocodile and tree, rev. rattlesnake and tree, edge plain, 12.17g/6h (DH 253). Extremely fine with considerable original colour and reflective fields £200-£260
London, Piccadilly, George Bayly, Halfpenny, 11.83g/6h (DH 253), London Corresponding Society, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.17g/6h (DH 286); Russell Court, Sim, Halfpenny, 7.96g/6h (DH 478a); St James’s Street, William Stinton, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.78g/3h (DH 904); St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, 13.36g/6h (DH 465), William Williams, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.40g/6h (DH 916); St Mary Axe, Antoine Haldimand, Halfpenny, 8.66g/12h (DH 366); Snow Hill, Thomas Hatfield, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.08g/5h (...
Hammer Price: £380
London, Piccadilly, London Corresponding Society, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, man hanging from gallows, cap of Liberty and obelisk, rev. lcs cypher, edge grained, 11.62g/6h (DH 290). Extremely fine, reverse with considerable original colour £300-£400
London, Princes Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Grocers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.32g/12h (DH 101). Usual die flaw on obverse, virtually as struck, almost full original colour £150-£200
London, St Martin’s Lane, Philip Ratley, Halfpenny, 1795, connoisseur seated left, examining landscape held by a yawning boy, rev. sea-shells on shore, ship in background, edge plain, 12.15g/6h (DH 465). An early striking with no flaws, extremely fine, rare £100-£150
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London, St Pancras, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Smallpox Hospital, St Pancras, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.82g/6h (DH 161). Extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Hammer Price: £220
London, St Paul’s, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, St Paul’s School, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.20g/12h (DH 158). From the usual flawed reverse die, extremely fine, much original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £280
London, St Paul’s, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, St Paul’s School, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.23g/12h (DH 94). Extremely fine, some original colour £120-£150
Hammer Price: £260
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Milton’s Penny, 1803, draped bust right, rev. legend, edge plain, 25.22g/12h (DH 38). An early striking without the obverse die flaw, virtually as struck, obverse dulled, reverse with original colour, very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £1,200
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Jacobs’ Farthing, 1796, 3.78g/8h (DH 1060); Farthing, 1803, 3.63g/6h (DH 1061); Milton’s Farthing, 1804, 3.75g/6h (DH 1063) [3]. First virtually as struck but has been lacquered, others about extremely fine £70-£90
Hammer Price: £100
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. City arms, edge plain, 9.44g/5h (DH 400). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £200
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. family arms, edge plain, 9.53g/6h (DH 402). Struck on a somewhat defective flan, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, scarce £90-£120
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1798, side elevation of Islington Old Church, rev. ro cypher, edge coventry token, 13.70g/12h (DH 403). Virtually as struck, full original colour, rare £150-£200
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), revs. wheatsheaf and doves, 9.32g/6h (DH 408), Fame flying left, 9.58g/6h (DH 410) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine with considerable original colour £100-£150
London, Soho, Isaac Swainson, Ponthon’s Halfpenny, bust left, rev. robed female dropping herbs into a brick still, edge plain, 10.52g/6h (DH 907). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, bronzed, extremely rare £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
London, Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpence (2), 9.44g/12h, 9.02g/12h (both DH 362b), William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, 14.07g/6h (DH 302), Jasper and Simon Kelly, Halfpenny, 9.46g/6h (DH 345e); Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.29g/6h (DH 297); West Smithfield, Matthew Denton, mule Farthing, rev. deformed dwarf, 3.69g/6h (DH 1056), Richard Harrison, Denton’s Farthing, 1797, 4.11g/12h (DH 1059) [7]. DH 302 fine, DH 345e and 1059 extremely fine, former with original colour...
London, Strand, William Forster, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, crown encircled with the sheet music to God Save the King, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, edge grained, 13.25g/6h (DH 302b). Extremely fine and lightly toned, very rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £340
London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (2), undated, 8.45g/5h (DH 414), 1795, elephant, rev. rhinoceros to right, 6.89g/6h (DH 416b) [2]. Second with light spotting on reverse, otherwise both virtually as struck, full original colour £100-£150
Hammer Price: £300
London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (4), elephant, rev. two-headed cow, 9.19g/6h (DH 422); lion and dog, rev. rhinoceros left, 9.45g/6h (DH 427); tiger, rev. ostrich, 12.29g/6h (DH 442); nylghau, rev. two-headed cow, 6.72g/12h (DH 444) [4]. About extremely fine and better £150-£200
Hammer Price: £850
London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (4), nylghau, rev. bust of Louis XVI, 6.71g/3h (DH 446); antelope, rev. ostrich, 10.62g/6h (DH 447a, thick flan); two-headed cow, rev. toucan, 7.21g/6h (DH 454); monkey, rev. crane, 9.29g/6h (DH 458) [4]. First two extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and better £120-£150
London, Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (3), elephant, rev. cockatoo, 3.47g/6h (DH 1067a); lion and dog, rev. beaver, 3.90g/5h (DH 1069); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.62g/6h (DH 1073) [3]. Extremely fine, first with original colour £90-£120
London, Threadneedle Street, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, South Sea House, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.71g/6h (DH 162). Extremely fine, attractive reflective patina £100-£150
London, Throgmorton Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Drapers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.32g/4h (DH 98). Extremely fine with diffused original colour £100-£150
London, Tower Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Tower of London, rev. City arms with coronet above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.91g/1h (DH Middlesex 89). Extremely fine, obverse with almost full original colour £120-£150
London, Tower Hill, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 1, Trinity House, rev. City arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 20.73g/1h (DH 84). Usual die flaw on obverse, virtually as struck, attractive surfaces £120-£150
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, House of Lords, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.66g/12h (DH 155). An early striking from the reverse die in unflawed state, virtually as struck, full original colour £150-£200
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.71g/12h (DH 170). About extremely fine, dark patina, very rare £150-£200
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, House of Commons, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cap of Liberty over coronet on pole, palm branch and cornucopia below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 25.55g/12h (DH 173). Reverse with usual die flaw, spot in centre of reverse, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare £150-£200
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Westminster Hall, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.19g/6h (DH 168). Extremely fine and bronzed, but heavily lacquered £100-£150
Hammer Price: £95
London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796, anchor in shield, cap of Liberty above, rev. arms of the City of London, edge plain, 10.80g/6h (DH 459); Uncertain locality, uncertain issuer, Mail Coach series, Halfpenny, jf, 8.63g/12h (DH 363); Kempson’s ‘London Essex and Norfolk’ Halfpence (2), 10.42g/12h (DH 923), 10.21g/12h (DH 924); Lutwyche’s Westminster Halfpenny, 1792, 12.21g/6h (DH 929) [5]. DH 923 and 924 extremely fine with considerable original colour, others very fine a...
Hammer Price: £170
London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, anchor in shield, cap of Liberty above, rev. crown radiated, edge plain, 9.54g/6h (DH 463). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
London, Whitehall, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Horse and Foot Guards, Whitehall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.28g/12h (DH 93). Obverse die in advanced stage of flaw, small spot of verdigris on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £400
London, Whitehall, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Treasury, rev. City arms, cap of maintenance above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 20.74g/7h (DH 88). Virtually as struck, full original colour, rare £150-200
London, Whitehall, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Banqueting House, Whitehall, rev. portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.04g/12h (DH 169). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £150-£200
London, Wood Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Barbers’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.84g/11h (DH 95). Virtually as struck, full original colour £150-£200
London, Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, City arms, rev. plain pa cypher, edge payable at the house of peter anderson london, 13.38g/6h (DH 248). About extremely fine, very rare £100-£150
London, Uncertain locality, Joseph Askins, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, man standing with wooden leg, rev. anchor in wreath, edge grained, 11.43g/6h (DH 250). Extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour, extremely rare £400-£500
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