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18th Century Tokens, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, Cambridge, David Hood, Penny, 1796, King’s College Chapel, rev. west elevation of King’s College new building, edge plain, 16.14g/6h (DH 7, thin flan). A little off-centre as usual, otherwise about extremely fine, a little original colour £80-£100
Hammer Price: £50
18th Century Tokens, ANGUS, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, ancient citadel, rev. similar, edge plain, 5.88g/12h (DH 4). Stain in upper reverse field, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £55
18th Century Tokens, WESTMORLAND, Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Penny, crest above r & d cypher, rev. t hall citty road, etc, edge manufactured by w lutwyche birmingham, 17.96g/6h (Farthing 5.5a; DH 2). Very fine, reverse better and with a hint of original colour £40-£50
Hammer Price: £60
18th Century Tokens, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of St Peter’s Cathedral, rev. Thomas Gorton’s cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.58g/12h (DH 21). Obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise extremely fine, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £70
18th Century Tokens, LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, Abraham Seward, Pennies, 1794 (2), in brass and white metal, 27.98g/12h, 17.62g/12h (both DH 2) [2]. First about very fine, second fine £60-£80
Historical Medals, Victory of 1 June 1794, a white metal medal by W. Mossop, bust of Earl Howe left, rev. legend, 34mm, 16.58g/12h (DH Hampshire 7; BHM 384). Usual die flaw on reverse, extremely fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £90
18th Century Tokens, LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, Abraham Seward, Penny, 1794, in white metal, castle, rev. bridge, edge plain, 16.55g/12h (DH 3). Extended die flaw on obverse, light tin pest, otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £110
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. jmc cypher, edge plain, 17.02g/12h (DH 12). Some spotting, otherwise extremely fine £80-£100
18th Century Tokens, ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (4), 28.42g/12h (DH 122), 28.43g/12h (DH 228), 27.73g/12h (DH 231), 27.23g/12h (DH 242); imitation Penny, 1790, thin flan, 16.35g/6h (DH 254a) [5]. Last fine and very rare, others better £60-£80
Tickets and Passes, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Union Mill, copper, 1796, caduceus and cornucopia, rev. stamped 1003, 33mm, 16.44g (DH 37). About extremely fine £70-£90
18th Century Tokens, SOMERSET, Bath, Lutwyche’s Pennies (2), in copper, 23.89g/6h, in brass, 24.22g/6h (both DH 4); John Jelly, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, 20.92g/6h (DH 5, small flan); Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, 20.86g/6h (DH 8) [4]. Second fine, others good very fine £60-£80
Hammer Price: £120
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s Two Shillings and Sixpence, 1788, in brass, 19.52g/12h (DH 1), One Shilling and Sixpence, 8.07g/12h (DH 3) [2]. About very fine £40-£60
18th Century Tokens, NORFOLK, Wroxham, Revd. Daniel Collyer, Milton’s Threepence, 1797, wheelbarrow containing spade and pick-axe, rev. legend and value, edge plain, 24.49g/12h (DH 1). Two spots on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, bronzed £100-£150
Hammer Price: £130
Historical Medals, Norwich Loyal Military Association, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, 32mm, 15.05g/6h (DH Norfolk 3; BHM 443). About extremely fine, bronzed £60-£80
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, no tassel, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.24g/6h (DH 11). Usual die flaws on reverse, extremely fine, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Historical Medals, Prize Fighting Ring, Banbury, 1789, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Isaac Perrins right, rev. strength and magnanimity, etc, 34mm, 19.03g (DH Warwickshire 13). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, lightly diffused £90-£120
Historical Medals, Birmingham Riots [or the Second Anniversary of the French Revolution], 1791, a white metal medal, unsigned [perhaps by J.G. Hancock], from the same dies as previous, 34mm, 12.77g (DH Warwickshire 34; BHM 360). Very fine, reverse better £90-£120
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s Two Shillings and Sixpence, in copper, seated female giving alms to old man and boy, rev. bwh cypher, countermarked w on both sides, edge plain, 19.12g/12h (DH 1a). Extremely fine, scarce £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies (3), 1794 (2), 20.89g/6h (DH 1), 20.69g/6h (DH 1a), undated, 21.10g/6h (DH 2) [3]. Last very fine with dark patina, others about extremely fine with a little original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Wolsey’s Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 17.90g/12h (DH 14). Usual light die flaw on obverse, extremely fine with brown patina, rare £150-£200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s ‘Two Shillings’, plated, from the same dies as previous, countermarked w on both sides, edge plain, 19.07g/12h (DH 2a). Very fine and very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £170
18th Century Tokens, ARGYLLSHIRE, Inverary, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of ancient fortress, rev. tg cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.14g/11h (DH 2). About extremely fine £120-£150
18th Century Tokens, Miscellaneous tokens (8), viz. Hereford 1, 2; Lancashire 1; Warwickshire 12, 30 (2, one brass); Angus 5; King’s County 1; together with a modern copy of the Sawbridgeworth Penny [9]. Varied state £40-£50
Tickets and Passes, WARWICKSHIRE, Society for Free Debate, Birmingham, 1789, copper, by T. Wyon Sr, bust of Demosthenes left, rev. to raise the genius and to mend the heart, 33mm, 15.65g/6h (DH Warwickshire 35; W 1909). Handling marks both sides, otherwise good very fine, rare £90-£120
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted yeoman riding left, warwickshire yeomanry, etc, rev. promissory penny token issued by thomas welch second troop and date, edge armed to preserve our lives property and constitution against foreign and domestic enemies, 27.26g/6h (DH 27a). Obverse good fine, reverse fine, very rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £190
18th Century Tokens, HEREFORDSHIRE, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, election date below, rev. apple-tree and long-handled plough within wreath, edge plain, 18.95g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2012, p.165, c; DH 4). Extremely fine, bronzed £100-£150
Hammer Price: £200
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Workhouse, One Shilling, bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. value, edge grained, 5.61g/12h (DH 4). Extremely fine, brown patina, rare £150-£200
18th Century Tokens, LANCASHIRE, Lancaster, Abraham Seward, gilt Proof Penny, 1794, castle, rev. bridge, edge plain, 21.42g/12h (DH 2). Minor hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
18th Century Tokens, HAMPSHIRE, Basingstoke, John Pinkerton, Mynd’s Shilling, 1789 [7 over 8], barge, rev. wheelbarrow and tools, decorated leaf edge, 13.56g/6h (DH 1). About extremely fine £150-£200
Hammer Price: £240
18th Century Tokens, STAFFORDSHIRE, Lichfield, Richard Wright, Penny, 1800, bust of Richard Greene left, rev. west porch of Lichfield Cathedral, edge penny token payable by richard wright lichfield, 37.10g/12h (DH 2). Reverse field tooled, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed, rare £120-£150
18th Century Tokens, SUFFOLK, Bury St Edmunds, Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, 17.03g/6h (DH 4); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1795, 20.08g/12h (DH 6a); Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1795, 15.99g/12h (DH 10); Woodbridge, Robert Loder, Penny, 1796, 19.61g/6h (DH 15) [4]. Good very fine and better, DH 10 with original colour £100-£150
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Pennies, 1796 (2), 25.91g/12h (DH 6), 25.62g/12h (DH 20); Thomas Welch, Penny, 1795, 26.64g/12h (DH 21); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 21.87g/12h (DH 25) [4]. DH 20 struck on a defective flan, others generally about extremely fine but last has been brushed £120-£150
18th Century Tokens, WORCESTERSHIRE, Dudley, Edward Davies, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of a restored portion of Dudley Priory, rev. ed cypher between sprigs of laurel, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.08g/12h (DH 2). Die flaw on obverse in advanced stage, extremely fine and patinated, rare £120-£150
18th Century Tokens, WORCESTERSHIRE, County series, Skidmore’s Penny, dove on lyre between olive branches, peace love and harmony, rev. ms cypher, penny payable in worcestershire, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.66g/1h (DH 1). Extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, rare £150-£200
18th Century Tokens, CHESHIRE, Macclesfield, Roe & Co, Westwood’s Penny, 1790, in bronzed-copper, bust of Charles Roe right, rev. seated figure of Genius holding drill and cog-wheel, edge plain, 26.79g/6h (DH 3). Light spotting behind bust, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £280
18th Century Tokens, Co OFFALY, Charleville, Charles Bury, Proof Thirteen Pence, 1802, arms and supporters, rev. payable at tullamoore, etc, upper portion of a in tuesday clear, edge plain, 23.74g/12h (DH 1 [illustrated as DH 2]). Reverse lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine and bronzed £200-£300
Tickets and Passes, NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William Mather, 1797, copper, by Kempson, figure of Justice supporting a shield emblazoned with anchor and key, rev. mather ironmonger, etc, edge plain, 36mm, 21.50g/6h (DH 1). Obverse extremely fine with a little original colour, reverse nearly so, very rare £150-£200
18th Century Tokens, Co DURHAM, Sunderland, Wyon’s Penny, 1797, view of iron bridge with brig passing underneath, rev. two large vessels and a small keel, edge plain, 17.28g/6h (DH 2). Very fine, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £300
18th Century Tokens, WARWICKSHIRE, Coventry, Kempson’s Penny or medal, elevation of St Michael’s Church, rev. interior of the Chancel, edge plain, 26.93g/6h (DH 38a). Usual light die flaw on upper left side of obverse, extremely fine and bronzed, rare £240-£300
18th Century Tokens, ESSEX, Epping, Spence’s Shilling, 1796, stag right, rev. star and Garter, edge plain, 10.22g/6h (DH 1b). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour on obverse, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £320
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