Eighteenth Century Tokens from a Private Collection

15 December 2005

Lot No 1910

Uncertain locality, W. Sheward, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 12.88g/6h, 12.40g/6h (both DH 928); Uncertain issuers: Mail Coach series, Halfpence (5), with initials jf (3), 9.55g/12h, 9.34g/12h, 8.71g/12h (all DH 363), with initials afh (2), 8.48g/12h, 8.38g/12h (both DH 366) [7]. First DH 928 fine, others very fine and...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1911

Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (4), type 1 with rev. die london promissory penny token, obvs. Guildhall, 25.50g/12h (DH 42), Mansion House, 21.98g/6h (DH 43), Somerset House (2), both edges plain, 25.67g/6h, 25.47g/6h (both DH 44a) [4]. First lightly cleaned, about extremely fine, others better, all lightly...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1912

Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (5), type 2 with rev. die london penny token, obvs. Bank of England, 21.96g/6h (DH 46), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 23.18g/6h (DH 47), Carleton House, 22.31g/6h (DH 49), St Paul’s Covent Garden, 25.17g/6h (DH 52), St James’s Palace, 22.13g/6h (DH 58) [5]. Last two...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1913

Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (6), type 2, obvs. St Luke’s Hospital, 23.46g/6h (DH...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1914

Kempson’s London Buildings, Penny, type 4, Blackfriars Bridge, rev. Justice standing, edge lettered, 19.43g/6h (DH 71). About extremely fine (£30-50)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1915

Kempson’s London Buildings, Pennies (6), type 4, obvs. Bishopsgate, 17.98g/6h (DH 75), Bridge...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1916

Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Pennies (2), obvs. St Paul’s School, 24.22g/12h (DH 158), South Sea House, 24.34g/6h (DH 162) [2]. Reverse die starting to flaw on first, about extremely fine, second better (£100-120)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1917

Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 1, King’s Theatre Haymarket, rev. City arms between palm and oak branches, cap of Maintenance above, edge lettered, 24.32g/6h (DH 83). Small obverse edge knock, otherwise very fine (£25-35)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1918

Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Lying-in Hospital, rev. City...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1919

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 lettered, 24.42g/2h (DH 87). Lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£60-80)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1920

Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Pennies, 1797 (2), type 5, obvs. Fishmongers’ Hall, 23.77g/12h (DH 100), Leadenhall, 24.08g/12h (DH 104) [2]. Extremely fine, former lightly lacquered and with collectors’ number 265 inked on obverse, latter with much original colour but struck on a ‘bar end’ and...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1921

Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, Goldsmiths’ Hall, rev. Goldsmiths’ arms, edge...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1922

Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, Westminster Hall, rev. portcullis and scales...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1923

Skidmore’s Miscellaneous series, Penny, 1797, House of Commons, rev. cap of Liberty over...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1924

Westwood’s British Commercial Penny, 1797, bust of George III right, rev. Britannia seated on...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1925

Halfpence (8), Aldermanbury, St Mary’s, 11.67g/12h (DH 539c); Clerkenwell, St James’s,...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1926

Halfpence (7), Old Street, St Luke’s (2), 12.84g/12h, 12.62g/12h (both DH 615); Paddington,...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1927

Halfpence (5), Aldgate, 10.35g/11h (DH 646); Bishopsgate, 11.23g/12h (DH 650); Cripplegate, 9.31g/12h (DH 653); Moorgate, 11.36g/12h (DH 658); Newgate, 11.37g/1h (DH 659a) [5]. Extremely fine (£60-80)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1928

Mule Halfpence (8), bust left, revs. Britannia, 11.97g/6h (DH 678a); caduceus, 12.57g/6h (DH...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1929

Mule Halfpence (3), t spence bookseller, etc, revs. Marine Society boy, 11.78g/5h (DH 698);...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1930

Mule Halfpence (5), legend beneath radiation, revs. Bridewell boy, 12.14g/6h (DH 708); Free-Born...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1931

Mule Halfpence (5), ass with paniers, rev. lion and cock, 12.08g/6h (DH 720); Bluecoat boy, rev. Westminster scholar, 10.29g/6h (DH 724); sailor seizing a landsman (3), revs. noted advocates, etc, 8.14g/6h (DH 725), Free-born Englishman, 12.06g/7h (DH 730), heart and hand, 8.23g/8h (DH 731) [5]. DH 724 very fine,...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1932

Mule Halfpenny, coining press, rev. boxers, spence edge, 11.46g/7h (DH 740). Extremely fine with...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1933

Mule Halfpence (3), deserted village, revs. Britannia, 10.73g/6h (DH 744); Highlander, 12.54g/6h...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1934

Mule Halfpence (5), dog, rev. caduceus, 12.32g/6h (DH 750); bust of Charles Fox (4), revs. caduceus, 8.44g/6h (DH 763a), three armed citizens, 12.46g/12h (DH 764), lion and cock, 10.77g/6h (DH 766), soldier and two citizens, 12.44g/11h (DH 770) [5]. DH 766 very fine, others about extremely fine, all except DH 763a...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1935

Mule Halfpence (5), bust of Lord George Gordon with legend (4), revs. Britannia, 12.16g/7h (DH...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1936

Mule Halfpence (7), heads of man and ass conjoined, rev. man in prison gnawing bone, 10.55g/12h...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1937

Mule Halfpence (5), two men dancing around fire, revs. noted advocates, etc, 11.71g/12h (DH...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1938

Mule Halfpence (6), man hanging series (4), type 2 (2), man with short legs, 12.45g/12h (DH 831), 12.48g/12h (DH 831a), type 3, man with straight legs, 6.97g/12h (DH 833), type 4, church with finely castellated tower, 9.03g/6h (DH 834); three men hanging, rev. open book, 11.05g/6h (DH 838); pig, rev. noted...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1939

Mule Halfpence (3), man in prison gnawing bone, rev. shepherd, 9.25g/6h (DH 853); sailor, rev....

15 December 2005

Lot No 1940

Mule Halfpence (3), bust of John Thelwall, revs. cap of Liberty (2), 12.78g/6h (DH 865),...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1941

Mule Halfpence (4), bust of John Horne Tooke right, revs. three armed citizens, 11.27g/12h (DH...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1942

Mule Halfpence (4), Tree of Liberty, revs. heart and hand, 10.48g/6h (DH 886); lion and cock,...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1943

Mule Halfpence (3), boys at turnstile (2), revs. crowned anchor and hearts, 10.10g/6h (DH 893),...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1944

Mule Farthings (4), bust left, rev. man on bull with ass’s head, 3.84g/6h (DH 1078); legend (3), revs. padlock, 4.10g/5h (DH 1116), slave, 2.99g/5h (DH 1118), three men hanging, 3.89g/1h (DH 1119) [4]. Third very fine, others about extremely fine or better but lightly lacquered (£60-80)

15 December 2005

Lot No 1945

Fulham, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Fulham Palace, rev. shield of arms, edge...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1946

Hackney, George Butler, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, paint-pot, cask and two brushes, rev. gb cypher,...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1947

Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s Penny, 1795, church, rev. dar cypher, edge plain, 27.87g/6h...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1948

Hackney, David Rebello, Skidmore’s mule Penny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cap of...

15 December 2005

Lot No 1949

Hampton, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, David Garrick’s house, rev. shield of arms,...