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1 October 2014
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, 1792, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, caermarthen iron works and date around, iohn morgan below, edge payable at the warehouse of thomas clarke, 12.38g (DH 2, edge unlisted). A pocket piece, fine, nevertheless a great rarity and perhaps the only known specimen with this edge £300-500
Hammer Price: £370
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, altered roofwork, iron works at caermarthen around, halfpenny below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.79g (DH 3). Extremely fine with original colour, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £450
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, altered roofwork, caermarthen iron works around, halfpenny below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.78g (DH 4). Very fine and very rare £300-500
Hammer Price: £500
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (6), brickwork in archway (3), carmarthen edges (2), 12.20g/6h, 11.94g/6h (both DH 5), edge plain, 11.92g/6h (DH 5a); no brickwork in archway, carmarthen edges (3), 11.53g/6h (DH 6), 13.90g/6h, 13.02g/6h (both DH 7) [6]. Both DH 7s extremely fine, one with much original colour, other patinated, one DH 5 fair to fine, others fine to very fine, DH 5a extremely rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £180
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, interior of ironworks, no brickwork, rev. interior of forge, edge payable in london bristol & carmarthen, 12.24g/6h (DH 7). A trifle off-centre, otherwise brilliant mint state, full original colour £150-200
Hammer Price: £330
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 10.77g/6h (DH 7, edge unlisted). Some weakness, otherwise about extremely fine, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £250-350
Hammer Price: £200
Carnarvonshire, Bangor, Seth Roberts, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, crowned harp dividing rd, v below, all within ornamented circle, rev. sth r cypher, 4 below, all in wreath, edge grained, 9.63g/12h (DH 1). Spot above 4, otherwise extremely fine with considerable original colour, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £720
Carnarvonshire, Bangor, Seth Roberts, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 9.47g/12h (DH 1). Reverse off-centre, otherwise very fine and patinated, very rare £300-500
Hammer Price: £410
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (6), edge with two leaves, 10.59g/12h (DH 3), three leaves (4), 10.62g/1h, 10.56g/12h, 9.96g/1h, 9.79g/1h (all DH 3a), edge plain, 10.50g/12h (DH 3c) [6]. One DH 3a extremely fine with considerable original colour, others very fine to extremely fine £150-200
Hammer Price: £210
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, bust of Jestyn ap Gwrgan left, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, ship at left, pedestal at right, edge glamorgan halfpenny and four leaves, 11.76g/12h (DH 3b). Surface marks in fields both sides and some rubbing on highest points, otherwise about extremely fine and attractively toned, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £1,400
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s specimen Halfpenny, 1795 [but struck later], similar, but dies reworked to create an elaborate coronet for Jestyn and an altered pedestal, edge plain, 13.65g/5h (DH 1). Light traces of handling, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s specimen Halfpenny, 1795 [but struck later], from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 14.03g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
Glamorganshire, Swansea, John Voss, Halfpence, 1796 (2), castle, revs. key, edges payable on demand and engrailed, 9.11g/6h, 8.94g/6h (both DH 4) [2]. First virtually as struck with full original colour, second extremely fine with considerable original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £240
Monmouthshire, Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines and bunch of grapes, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.48g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine with virtually full original colour, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £130
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above and below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.74g/6h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on lower reverse, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively patinated, very rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £300
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpence, 1795 (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above, vine sprig below, abergavenny edge, 9.81g/6h (DH 3), montrose edge, 8.51g/6h (DH 3b) [2]. First extremely fine with almost full original colour, second fine but extremely rare £150-200
Pembrokeshire, St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthings, 1793 (3), bust right, revs. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edges plain, on Halfpenny-sized blanks with fully developed toothed rims (2), both 28mm, 7.22g/12h, 7.14g/12h; on regular blank, 21.5mm, 3.43g/12h (DH 1 and variants) [3]. First very fine, others good fine but second with some scratching above head £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1793 (19), cambridge edge, 9.92g/7h (DH 2); current every where edges (2), 10.20g/12h, 9.50g/12h (both DH 1d); hull edges (3), 10.49g/6h (DH 1a), 10.28g/5h, 10.19g/5h (both DH 3); iohn fincham edge, 10.18g/6h (DH 3a); liverpool edge, 9.55g/6h (DH 2b); london edges (7), 9.81g/12h, 8.36g/12h (both DH 1b), 9.82g/6h, 9.29g/6h (both DH 2c), 9.51g/12h (DH 3b), 10.51g/10h, 9.99g/12h (both DH 4a); willey snedshill edge, 9.94g/12h (DH...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1793, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 29 acorns, rev. rng cypher, edge we promise to pay the bearer one cent, 8.27g/6h (DH 2, edge unlisted). Extremely fine with some original colour, extremely rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £80
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (13), 1793 (11), anglesea edge, 9.66g/6h (DH 11), bedworth edge, 10.70g/6h (DH 8a), london edges (7), 10.21g/12h, 9.19g/12h (both DH 6), 9.31g/12h (DH 6a), 9.90g/6h, 9.57g/6h (both DH 8), 9.28g/6h (DH 9), 9.48g/6h (DH 10), edge engrailed, 10.32g/6h (DH 7), edge grained, 9.14g/12h (DH 6b); 1794 (2), 9.03g/6h, 8.53g/6h (both DH 12); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia seated, 10.17g/6h (DH 13) [14]. DH 10 and 13 fine,...
Hammer Price: £95
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (16), undated (2), 3.13g/6h, 2.73g/6h (both DH 14); 1793 (11), 4.17g/6h (DH 15), 4.60g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.65g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.73g/12h, 3.38g/12h (both DH 16), 3.84g/6h, 3.73g/6h (both DH 17), 3.59g/6h, 3.31g/6h (both DH 18), 3.89g/6h, 2.98g/6h (both DH 19); 1794, 4.29g/5h (DH 20); 1795 (2), 4.19g/6h, 3.90g/6h (both DH 22, large flans); uncertain manufacturer, Farthings, 1794 (2), 2.10g/12h (DH 21), 3.17g/12h...
Hammer Price: £260
North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (17), undated (2), 3.41g/12h, 3.16g/12h (both DH 23), 1793 (15), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), edge grained, 3.64g/12h (DH 24, edge unlisted) 3.98g/12h (DH 25), 4.27g/5h (DH 26), 4.61g/6h, 4.59g/6h (both DH 26a, large flans), 2.97g/6h (DH 26a, small flan), 4.12g/6h (DH 27), 3.62g/12h (DH 27a), 3.97g/6h (DH 28), 3.63g/12h, 3.40g/12h (both DH 29), 3.31g/12h, 3.12g/12h (both DH 30), 3.89g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs....
Hammer Price: £290
2 October 2013
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Alford, William Cary, Farthings, 1659 (2, different rev. dies), mm. flower, 1.00g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 1 obv., different rev.; N 2903 rev., different obv.; BW. 1), mm. flower on obv., mullet on rev., 0.80g/6h (PPM 3; Smith 1; N 2903, this piece; BW. 1); Thomas Harrison, Farthing, 1.26g/12h (PPM 4; Smith 2; N 2904, this piece; BW. 2); William Rodsbie, Farthing, 0.56g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 3; N 2905, this piece; BW. 3); William Scortreth, Farthing, 1667, 0.49g/9h...
Hammer Price: £140
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Ancaster, John Schochey, Farthing, 1664, mm. mullet, 0.79g/3h (PPM 2; dies not in Smith or N; BW. 6). Off-centre and with obverse die flaw advanced, otherwise fine with earthy green patina, very rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £110
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Barton-upon-Humber, G[eorge] K[idson], Farthing, 1662, 0.91g/3h (PPM 2; Smith 11a; N –; D 11A); George Kidson, Halfpenny, 1.88g/3h (PPM 4; Smith 11; N –; BW. 11); Richard Woore, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.33g/12h (PPM 6; Smith 13; N –; BW. 13) [3]. PPM 2 poor but extremely rare, PPM 4 fine, PPM 6 fair and with large central piercing £60-80
Hammer Price: £65
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Bolingbroke, Jo[h]n Garthwaite, Farthing, mm. rosette, 0.89g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 16; N –; D 14A). A metal detector find, very fine and extremely rare; the finest specimen of this variant known to the cataloguer £150-200
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, Borough Halfpence (3, different obv. dies), mm. mullet both sides, 2.35g/12h (PPM 1; Smith 18; N 2909; D 15A), mm. large rose on obv., 1.69g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 17; N 2910; BW. 15), mm. small rose on obv., 2.17g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 17-18 rev., different obv.; N 2911; BW. 15); Robert Atkyn, Farthing, 1656, 1.06g/12h (PPM 4; Smith 19; N –; BW. 16) [4]. PPM 2 fine, PPM 4 fair and rare, others about very fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £75
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, John Brassey, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.25g/9h (PPM 5; Smith –; N –; D 16A; BW. Shropshire 63). Flan clipped down one side, otherwise fine and of the highest rarity; the best of the two known specimens [the other being Townsend lot 5] £300-500
Hammer Price: £350
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, John Browne, Farthing, 1666, 1.23g/6h (PPM 6; Smith 20; N 2912; BW. 17); Robert Bustord, Farthings, 1657 (2, different rev. dies), date figures separated by stops, 1.44g/6h (PPM 8; Smith 22; N 2913; BW. 18), no stops, 1.44g/3h (PPM 9; Smith 23; N 2913 obv., different rev.; BW. 18); Christopher Coxal, Farthings (3), undated Ramage issues (2, different obv. dies), 1.54g/6h (PPM 10; Smith 24; N 2914 rev., different obv.; BW. 19), 0.52g/6h (PPM 11;...
Hammer Price: £220
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, Thomas Etherington, Farthing, 1664, 1.11g/3h (PPM 14; Smith 27; N –; BW. 22); Marriam Francis, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.13g/6h (PPM 15; Smith 28; N –; BW. 23) [2]. PPM 14 a little off-centre, otherwise about very fine, PPM 15 very fine with dark patina; the best specimens of these issues seen by the cataloguer £150-200
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, Barron Haire, Farthings, 1656 (2, same dies), initials b n h, 0.90g/6h (PPM 16; Smith 30; N –; BW. 25), initials b m h [m cancelling n], 1.19g/12h (PPM 17; Smith 29; N –; BW. 24); William Hobson, Farthing, 0.79g/12h (PPM 18; Smith 31; N 2915; BW. 26) [3]. PPM 16 about very fine but with excavated appearance, PPM 17 with metal faults and harshly cleaned but fine, PPM 18 about fine, all very rare, especially the first £150-200
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, William Mallory, Farthings, 1662 (2, different obv. dies), god save the king legend, 0.97g/6h (PPM 20; Smith 34; N –; D 27A), william mallory legend, 1.30g/12h (PPM 21; Smith 33; N –; D 27B) [2]. PPM 20 fine, PPM 21 obverse worn, reverse fair, both extremely rare; first the finest specimen seen by the cataloguer, second believed perhaps only one other example in private hands £200-250
Hammer Price: £160
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, Thomas Massam, Farthing, 1659, 0.97g/12h (PPM 22; Smith 35; N –; BW. 28); Thomas Pearson, Farthing, 1663, 0.98g/12h (PPM 27; Smith 41; N –; BW. 34); Samuell Skelton, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (PPM 28; Smith 43; N 2916; BW. 36) [3]. PPM 27 about very fine and the best known specimen, others fair, both rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £150
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Boston, George Walker, Farthing, mm. rosette, 0.87g/6h (PPM 29; dies not in Smith; N –; BW. 38). About very fine, the best known specimen and believed the only example in private hands £150-200
Hammer Price: £190
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Bourne, William Birridge, Halfpence, [16]64 (3, three obv. and two rev. dies), point of shield to rosette, 1.92g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 45; dies not in N; BW. 39), point of shield to b (2), 2.26g/12h (PPM 2; dies not in Smith; N 2917 rev., different obv.; BW. 39), 1.79g/12h (PPM 3; dies not in Smith; N 2917; BW. 39); Will[iam] Queningbrowh, Farthing, 1656, 0.89g/6h (PPM 4; Smith 48; N 2918; BW. 43) [4]. PPM 3 good fine, others fair to fine, PPM 1 very rare; all...
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Brigg, John Bealey, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.19g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 49; N –; BW. 44). Fair, extremely rare; only four other specimens known to the cataloguer, all in institutions £70-90
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Brigg, William Melton, Farthing, 0.86g/12h (PPM 2; Smith 51; N –; BW. 46). Softly struck, fine, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £55
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Brigg, Peeter Metcalfe, Halfpence, 1666 (2, different rev. dies), 1.58g/9h (PPM 3; Smith 50 obv., different rev.; N 2919; BW. 45), 1.86g/9h (PPM 4; Smith 50; N 2919 obv., different rev.; BW. 45); Richard Stallard, Farthing, 1659, 0.90g/6h (PPM 5; Smith 52; N –; BW. 47); Robert Trowan, Halfpenny, 1668, 2.24g/9h (PPM 6; Smith 53; N 2920; BW. 48) [4]. PPM 5 fair and pierced, others fine or better £100-150
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Brigg, Thomas Waterland, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.34g/3h (PPM 7; Smith 54; N –; D 48A). Crease mark, otherwise very fine and extremely rare; the finest of the five specimens known to the cataloguer £150-250
17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Burgh-le-Marsh, Thomas Cracroft, Farthing, [16]66, 1.70g/3h (PPM 1; Smith 55; N 2921; BW. 49); John Shaw, Farthing, 1664, 1.10g/3h (PPM 2; Smith 56 obv., different rev.; N 2922; D 49A) [2]. First good fine, second about fine £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
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