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London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Farthings (2), 1803, 3.82g/11h (DH 1062), 1804, 3.90g/6h (DH 1063) [2]. Extremely fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £130
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, James’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust right, rev. family arms, edge plain, 9.34g/6h (DH 402). Spot above head, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, scarce £90-£120
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Milton’s Penny, 1803, draped bust right, rev. legend, edge plain, 24.48g/12h (DH 38). An early striking without the obverse die flaw, obverse about extremely fine with some spotting in fields, reverse better and with diffused original colour, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £420
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), bust left, revs. anchor in shield, 9.47g/6h (DH 406g), wheatsheaf and doves, 7.58g/6h (DH 408) [2]. Usual die flaw on obverses, extremely fine, former rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £340
London, Soho, Robert Orchard, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (2), from the same obv. die as previous, rev. wheatsheaf and doves, 8.86g/6h (DH 408); Orchard arms, rev. Hope holding quadrant, 9.23g/6h (DH 413) [2]. First with usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine, second very fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £150
London, The Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpenny, 9.05g/12h (DH 362f), William Forster, Halfpenny, 1795, edge plain, 14.68g/6h (DH 302); Tottenham Court Road, Jonathan Dennis, Penny, 1795, 20.83g/6h (DH 15), Halfpenny, 1795, 9.25g/6h (DH 297) [4]. Last extremely fine with original colour, others about very fine and better £50-£70
London, The Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Halfpence (9), undated, 8.72g/5h (DH 414); 1795, 6.94g/6h (DH 415b); elephant (2), revs. rhinoceros to left, 9.45g/7h (DH 417, polished obv. die), tiger, 12.91g/6h (DH 418); lion and dog, rev. monkey, 9.41g/6h (DH 431); antelope, rev. ostrich, 8.69g/6h (DH 447); two-headed cow (2), revs. toucan, 7.17g/6h (DH 454), royal arms and supporters, 7.00g/6h (DH 455); monkey, rev. crane, 9.59g/6h (DH 458) [9]. Very fine and better £150-£200
Hammer Price: £950
London, The Strand, Gilbert Pidcock, Farthings (4), elephant (3), revs. two-headed cow, 5.92g/6h (DH 1065), cockatoo, 3.38g/6h (DH 1067), pelican, 3.70g/8h (DH 1068); monkey, rev. pelican, 3.57g/6h (DH 1073) [4]. First extremely fine, others nearly so but DH 1068 with corrosion spot in reverse field £60-£80
Hammer Price: £300
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
Hammer Price: £90
London, Threadneedle Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Merchant Taylors’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.18g/4h (DH 106). From the obverse die in unflawed state, extremely fine, diffused original colour £100-£150
London, Throgmorton Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Drapers’ Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 19.24g/4h (DH 98). Usual obverse die flaw, extremely fine, patinated £90-£120
Hammer Price: £170
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, 24.06g/1h (DH 84). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine, light patina £90-£120
Hammer Price: £180
London, Upper Thames Street, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Vintners’ Hall, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.62g/12h (DH 112). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Hammer Price: £280
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, House of Lords, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.24g/12h (DH 155). An early striking from the reverse die in unflawed state, extremely fine, patinated £120-£150
Hammer Price: £200
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 3, Westminster Abbey, rev. City arms, cap of maintenance above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.37g/6h (DH 90). Extremely fine, reflective patina, very rare £200-£260
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
Hammer Price: £70
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.48g/12h (DH 170). Scratched both sides and reverse a trifle off-centre, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £160
London, Westminster, Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, House of Commons, rev. cap of Liberty over coronet on pole, palm branch and cornucopia below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.30g/12h (DH 173). Reverse with usual die flaw, extremely fine and bronzed, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
London, West Smithfield, Matthew Denton, mule Farthings (3), denton dealer, etc, rev. ship, 3.94g/6h (DH 1055); busts vis-à-vis (2), revs. deformed dwarf, 3.69g/12h (DH 1057), Prince of Wales’ feathers, 3.90g/6h (DH 1058) [3]. DH 1057 extremely fine and patinated, others nearly so, scarce £90-£120
Hammer Price: £220
London, Whitehall, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Banqueting House, Whitehall, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.26g/6h (DH 125). About extremely fine and patinated, very rare £150-£200
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, 24.66g/12h (DH 88). Some discolouration and obverse slightly off-centre, otherwise extremely fine, some original colour £120-£150
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, 24.95g/12h (DH 93). Obverse die in advanced stage of flaw, small spot of in upper obverse field, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £260
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, 19.35g/12h (DH 169). Extremely fine, light patina, 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, 23.86g/11h (DH 95). Extremely fine, obverse with much original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £120
London, Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, City arms, domine dirige nos above shield, rev. ornate pa cypher, edge payable at the house of peter anderson london, 14.29g/6h (DH 249). Light marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, extremely rare; very few specimens known £400-£500
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 1, promissory, Guildhall, 26.07g/12h (DH 42), Mansion House, 22.09g/6h (DH 43), Somerset House, 25.33g/6h (DH 44a) [3]. DH 43 very fine, others about extremely fine and better £100-£150
Hammer Price: £190
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, Bank of England, 22.21g/6h (DH 46), Bethlem Hospital, 23.00g/6h (DH 48), Carleton House, 21.93g/6h (DH 49) [3]. Last extremely fine, others good very fine, DH 48 with reverse die flaw £100-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, Chelsea Hospital, 22.06g/6h (DH 50), Christ’s Church Hospital, 23.33g/6h (DH 51), Foundling Hospital, 21.91g/6h (DH 53) [3]. About extremely fine and better, but obverse of DH 53 lightly lacquered £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (4), all type 2, Goldsmith’s Hall, 23.21g/12h (DH 55), Greenwich Hospital, 22.06g/6h (DH 56), Guy’s Hospital, 22.37g/6h (DH 57), Ironmongers’ Almshouse, 23.45g/6h (DH 59) [4]. Good very fine and better, last with usual obverse rim faults £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (4), all type 2, Middlesex Hospital, 21.79g/6h (DH 61), Montague House altered for the British Museum, 22.45g/6h (DH 62), Monument, 25.20g/6h (DH 63), Ordnance Office, 25.46g/6h (DH 64) [4]. Very fine and better, DH 61 lacquered, DH 63 and 64 with usual rim faults, former with collector’s number ‘767’ inked in obverse field £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (4), all type 2, Monument, 25.10g/6h (DH 63), Royal Exchange, 21.85g/12h (DH 65), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 23.90g/6h (DH 47), St George’s Hospital, 22.57g/6h (DH 54) [4]. DH 47 extremely fine with original colour and usual rim faults, DH 65 nearly so, others very fine £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 23.57g/6h (DH 47), St James’s Palace, 22.39g/6h (DH 58), St Luke’s Hospital, 24.57g/6h (DH 60) [3]. First extremely fine with original colour and usual rim fault, second good fine, last very fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £140
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (3), all type 2, St Paul’s Covent Garden, 22.25g/6h (DH 52), St Thomas’s Hospital, 23.93g/6h (DH 66), Trinity Almshouse, 22.57g/6h (DH 67) [3]. First about extremely fine, second extremely fine with much original colour, last very fine but surfaces marked and with reverse die flaw £100-£150
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Pennies (2), both type 3, London Bridge, 19.06g/6h (DH 68), Westminster Bridge, 18.90g/6h (DH 69) [2]. Second extremely fine, dark patina, first nearly so £100-£150
Hammer Price: £400
London, Kempson’s Buildings, Penny, 1797, type 4, Westminster Bridge, 18.79g/6h (DH 70); Kempson’s Gates, Pennies, 1797 (2), both type 4, Aldersgate, 18.43g/6h (DH 74), Aldgate, 18.41g/6h (DH 73) [3]. DH 74 very fine, others about extremely fine, DH 73 lightly lacquered £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Gates, Pennies, 1797 (3), all type 4, Bishopsgate, 18.40g/6h (DH 75), Blackfriars Bridge, 18.86g/6h (DH 71), Bridge Gate, 18.08g/6h (DH 76) [3]. Last very fine, others about extremely fine £120-£150
London, Kempson’s Gates, Pennies, 1797 (4), all type 4, Cripplegate, 17.96g/6h (DH 77), Ludgate, 17.67g/6h (DH 78), Moorgate, 17.49g/6h (DH 79), Newgate, 17.86g/6h (DH 80) [4]. DH 78 and 80 extremely fine, others good very fine and better, DH 79 from the cracked reverse die £150-£200
London, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (9), Abchurch Lane, St Mary’s, 9.89g/12h (DH 538a); Aldermanbury, St Mary’s, 12.65g/12h (DH 539c); Aldersgate, St Ann’s, 14.50g/10h (DH 540), St Botolph’s, 11.42g/11h (DH 541); Basinghall Street, St Michael’s, 12.52g/12h (DH 545); Billingsgate, St Mary-at-Hill, 11.30g/12h (DH 548a); Bishopsgate, Great St Helen’s, 12.31g/1h (DH 552), St Botolph’s, 11.46g/12h (DH 549a), St Ethelburge’s, 9.21g/6h (DH 551) [9]. DH 538a and 545 about very...
Hammer Price: £360
London, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (8), Aldersgate, St Botolph’s, 11.58g/11h (DH 541); Blackfriars, St Ann’s, 10.34g/6h (DH 554); Botolph Lane, St Botolph’s, 10.08g/11h (DH 556a); Bow Lane, St Mary’s, 10.24g/12h (DH 558); Bread Street, St Mildred’s, 11.38g/12h (DH 559); Cannon Street, St Swithin’s, 12.06g/12h (DH 560); Cateaton Street, St Lawrence’s, 10.16g/11h (DH 561); Cheapside, St Mary-le-Bow, 9.41g/6h (DH 563) [8]. DH 558 about very fine, others about extremely fine...
Hammer Price: £320
London, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpenny, Bloomsbury, St George’s, rev. ps co cypher, edge coventry token, 13.64g/12h (DH 555). Obverse die flaw in very advanced stage, good very fine and patinated, very rare; the rarest type in the series and missing from many advanced collections £100-£150
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