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Fife-shire, Kirkcaldy, Robert Boog, Kempson’s Penny, 1797, 28.90g/6h (DH 1); INVERNESS-SHIRE, Inverness, Mackintosh, Inglis & Wilson, Halfpenny, 1793, 11.80g/6h (DH 1b) [2]. First fair and pierced, second extremely fine but light spotting £40-£50
Hammer Price: £25
Unlocalised issues, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, dove with olive branch in wreath, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 12.69g/6h (DH Middlesex 594). Very fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £40
Middlesex, Hendon, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, church, rev. bust of George III right, edge payable in london, 9.58g/6h (DH 329). About extremely fine, scarce £70-£90
Hammer Price: £55
Historical Medals, Centenary of the Revolution, 1788, a silver medal by C. James, 33mm, 15.24g/12h (DH Middlesex 186; Woolf 75:6; BHM 286); a gilt-copper medal, unsigned, 35mm, 9.60g/12h (DH Middlesex 201; Woolf 75:7; BHM 288) [2]. First very fine and toned but pierced for suspension, second about fine £60-£80
Middlesex, Isleworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, All Saints Church, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.05g/11h (DH 157). Tiny obverse edge knock at 11 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £65
Historical Medals, Union Mill, Birmingham, 1796, a copper check, caduceus and cornucopia, rev. stamped 153, 33mm, 15.97g (DH Warwickshire 37). Good very fine, patinated £60-£80
Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. wheatsheaf and doves, edge plain, 9.21g/12h (DH 321). Extremely fine, irregularly diffused original colour £70-£90
Westmorland, Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (3), revs. Justice standing, 9.59g/6h (DH 4a); ship (2), 9.00g/6h (DH 5a), 11.47g/6h (DH 6) [3]. Very fine £20-£30
Cheshire, Beeston, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge engrailed, 8.96g/6h (DH 4). Obverse struck slightly off-centre, rim knocks at 12 and 6 o’clock and cleaned in the past, otherwise good very fine £80-£100
Unlocalised issues, Skidmore’s Duke of York Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.44g/6h (DH Middlesex 994). Uusal flaws on reverse rim, spot by e of duke, otherwise about extremely fine and patinated, rare £70-£90
Bedfordshire, Flitwick, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, church, rev. ps co cypher, edge plain, 11.34g/12h (DH 1 and Middlesex 537). About extremely fine £15-£25
Hammer Price: £70
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, 23.92g/5h (DH 168). Obverse extremely fine with almost full original colour, reverse with no wear but from an apparently clogged die with detail poorly struck-up £80-£100
Middlesex, Chelsea, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.75g/5h (DH 277); Hornsey, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, 8.79g/6h (DH 337) [2]. Very fine, first better £70-£90
Hammer Price: £75
Surrey, Croydon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Addington Place, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.65g/11h (DH Middlesex 147). Extremely fine £90-£120
Historical Medals, Society for Free Debate, Birmingham, 1789, a copper medal by T. Wyon Sr, bust of Demosthenes left, rev. to raise the genius and to mend the heart, 33mm, 15.80g/6h (DH Warwickshire 35; W 1909). Some spotting in and around legends, otherwise good very fine, rare £90-£120
Nottinghamshire, Arnold, Davison and Hawksley, Shilling, 1791 [issued 1802], in copper, 11.47g/6h (DH 3; D & W 338/42), Sixpence, 1791 [issued 1802], in copper, 6.37g/6h (DH 4; D & W 338/43) [2]. First fine and rare, second better £100-£150
Dorset, Poole, Richard Allen, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge engrailed, 9.39g/6h (DH 3). From the usual damaged reverse die, very fine, rare £90-£120
Middlesex, Hampton, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, David Garrick’s house, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.36g/6h (DH 154). Some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £80
Co Dublin, Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, 1795, shield with h, rev. bust of Robert Orchard, edge plain, 9.05g/6h (DH 313). Usual reverse die flaw, harshly lacquered, otherwise good very fine, rare £60-£80
Munster (Co Clare, Cork, Kerry, etc), Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf and doves, rev. City of London arms, edge plain, 8.81g/6h (DH 12). Extremely fine, patinated £60-£80
Historical Medals, Norwich Loyal Military Association, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, soldier bearing arms in front of a row of tents, Castle and Cathedral in background, rev. arms of Norwich flanked by military ensigns, 32mm, 14.88g/6h (DH Norfolk 3; BHM 443). Very fine £60-£80
London, Aldersgate Street, Michael and Harry Oppenheim, Halfpenny, 1797, frontal elevation of St Paul’s Cathedral, rev. weaver in loom, edge payable at m & h oppenheims toy warehouse london, 10.23g/6h (DH 398). Fine, very rare £100-£150
Historical Medals, Naval Thanksgiving at St Paul’s, 1797, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of George III right, rev. providence this day acknowledged, etc, 33mm, 17.93g/6h (DH Middlesex 197; BHM 442). Extremely fine, original colour, attractive reflective surfaces £90-£120
Surrey, Wandsworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Lord Stormont’s house, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.04g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
London, Cheapside, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, type 5, Saddlers’ Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.29g/11h (DH 107). Die flaw on obverse and striation marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £80-£100
USA, George Washington, Halfpenny, 1793, from the same dies as previous, edge payable in anglesey london or liverpool, 10.45g/6h (Musante 20; Whitman 10855; Breen 1225; DH Middlesex 1051). Fair to fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £85
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Battle Abbey, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.51g/12h (DH Middlesex 141). Good very fine, patinated £80-£100
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Trinity College Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.49g/12h (DH 5 and Middlesex 119). Some spotting and usual weaknesses, otherwise about extremely fine, obverse with a little original colour £80-£100
Cambridgeshire, Cambridge, Skidmore's Globe series, Penny, 1797, Emanuel College Chapel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.53g/12h (DH 3 and Middlesex 116). Good very fine, obverse better £60-£80
Co Dublin, Dublin, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, Hope standing, leaning on anchor, rev. arms and crest of the United States, edge payable at london liverpool or bristol, 8.22g/5h (DH 9). About fine £60-£80
London, Bishopsgate, John Clark and Samuel Harris, Halfpenny, 1795, bust of George Washington right, large buttons on coat, rev. stove, edge grained right, 8.58g/6h (DH 283a; Musante 49; Whitman 10955; Breen 1271). Surface marks and edge knocks, otherwise fine £70-£90
Worcestershire, Evesham, Thomas Thompson, Skidmore’s Penny, 1796, frontal elevation of Abbot’s Tower, rev. tt cypher in wreath, june 6 and date below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.64g/12h (DH 6). Struck slightly off-centre, collector’s number ‘603’ inked in obverse field and an adjoining surface metal flaw, otherwise about extremely fine and bronzed, rare £80-£100
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, ruins of Battle Abbey, rev. battle promissory halfpenny payable in susex, edge grained, 11.30g/7h (DH 1). Usual light die flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £90-£120
Middlesex, Brentford, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Sion House, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.71g/12h (DH 160). Some light spotting, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Hammer Price: £90
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, 24.36g/6h (DH 162). About extremely fine £80-£100
London, Dowgate, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Skinners’ Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.89g/6h (DH 108). Extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Middlesex, Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s mule Penny, 1795, dar cypher, rev. oval shield with flags, edge plain, 27.09g/6h (DH 21a). Rather edge knocked, otherwise fine, extremely rare £70-£90
USA, Kentucky, Cent, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 10.31g/6h (Whitman 8800; Breen 1154; DH Lancashire 59c). Fine £80-£100
Middlesex, Hackney, Skidmore’s copy of Rebello’s Halfpenny, 1795, church, rev. dar cypher, aplustre and rudder, edge plain, 9.68g/6h (DH 310b). Extremely fine, reflective patina, rare £90-£120
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