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Norfolk, Great Yarmouth, Joseph, Daniel and John Boulter, Halfpenny, 1796, seated female holding scroll, straight exergue, rev. figures presenting curiosities to Britannia, edge published by jos danl & jno boulter, 11.06g/6h (DH 54). Brilliant and virtually as struck, attractive £100-150
Hammer Price: £120
Norfolk, Kings Lynn, A. Cook, Skidmore’s Penny, 1798, plough and harrow, rev. cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.64g/12h (DH 2). Usual light die flaws, otherwise virtually as struck with diffused original colour, very rare £600-700
Hammer Price: £680
Norfolk, Norwich, Richard Dinmore & Son, Halfpenny, bottle, rev. Hope standing with anchor, edge plain, 10.69g/6h (DH 24c). Die breaks on reverse, extremely fine with attractive reflective surfaces £50-70
Hammer Price: £130
Norfolk, Norwich, Dunham & Yallop, Halfpenny, 1792, arms, rev. shop-front, edge payable at the shop of dunham & yallop gold-smiths, 11.55g/6h (DH 28). Practically mint state, full original colour £70-90
Norfolk, Norwich, Dunham & Yallop, Halfpenny, 1793, arms, rev. eagle with wings oustretched, edge payable at the shop of dunham & yallop gold-smiths, 11.02g/6h (DH 31). Obverse virtually as struck with much original colour, reverse extremely fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £110
Norfolk, Norwich, John Harvey, Halfpenny, 1792, arms, shield emblazoned, rev. man working in a loom, edge iohn harvey of norwich, 9.97g/6h (DH 45). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour and brilliance £70-90
Norfolk, Norwich, John Rooks, Halfpenny, 1793, mounted dragoon riding left, rev. Norwich barracks, edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH 47a). Brilliant mint state, full original colour £80-100
Hammer Price: £140
Northamptonshire, Northampton, ‘George Jobson’, Morgan’s Halfpenny, 1794, draped bust left, rev. castle above lion, edge payable in lancaster london or bristol, 8.84g/12h (DH 1). Virtually as struck, attractive even brown patina £60-80
Hammer Price: £150
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1797, sailor, rev. man in barge sailing left, edge grained, 8.93g/7h (DH 4). A few spots, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £200
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Jeremiah Spence, Farthing, 1796, sailor, rev. man in barge sailing left, edge plain, 2.93g/5h (DH 28). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £310
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, man in barge sailing left, rev. noted advocates, etc, edge spence dealer in coins london, 10.60g/6h (DH 19). Usual die flaw, virtually as struck with much original colour and reflective surfaces £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. shepherd, edge spence dealer in coins london, 11.07g/11h (DH 22). Usual die flaw, minor hairlines, otherwise virtually as struck with attractive light brown patina and reflective surfaces £200-250
Hammer Price: £250
Northumberland, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Spence’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. boys at turnstile, edge plain, 10.25g/6h (DH 23a). Usual die flaw (and consequent weakness at top of reverse), extremely fine with original colour, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £220
Northumberland, North Shields, ‘Denton’s’ [probably Skidmore’s] Halfpenny, 1795, cart unloading into ship moored at quay-side, rev. ipr monogram, edge plain, 10.62g/6h (DH 25). Virtually as struck, obverse with a hint of original colour, reverse with brown patina £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
Oxfordshire, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, bust three-quarters right, rev. sun, edge payable at banbury oxford or reading, 9.47g/6h (DH 1). Small streak behind head, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour £60-80
Oxfordshire, Banbury, Prize Fighting Ring, 1789, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Thomas Johnson left, rev. science and intrepidity, etc, 34mm, 18.48g/12h (DH Warwickshire 12). Surface metal fault on neck, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour, attractive £80-100
Oxfordshire, Banbury, Prize Fighting Ring, 1789, a copper medal, unsigned, bust of Isaac Perrins right, rev. strength and magnanimity, etc, 34mm, 19.37g/12h (DH Warwickshire 13). Trifling striking crack in edge, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour, attractive £80-100
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1791, bust right, rev. Vulcan seated right, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 12.40g/12h (DH Warwickshire 432). Perfect mint state, wonderful even brown patina, very attractive; the best Vulcan halfpenny the cataloguer has seen in commerce £150-200
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1791, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 12.50g/12h (DH Warwickshire 432). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour £100-150
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1792, bust right, rev. Vulcan seated right, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 11.22g/6h (DH Warwickshire 448). An early striking from the reverse die with very little rust, extremely fine with a hint of original colour £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1792, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 11.09g/6h (DH Warwickshire 448). A later striking, the reverse die exhibiting much rust, extremely fine and patinated £60-80
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1793, bust right, rev. forge, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 13.26g/6h (DH Warwickshire 393). FDC, bronzed £90-120
Hammer Price: £75
Shropshire, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Boulton’s Halfpenny, 1793, from the same dies as previous, edge willey snedshili bersham bradley, 12.84g/6h (DH Warwickshire 393a). FDC, bronzed £90-120
Hammer Price: £95
Somerset, Bath, William Glover, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, bust of John Howard left, rev. seated female instructing boy to unlock prison door, edge payable in dublin or london, 9.04g/6h (DH 36a; Young 1168). Extremely fine with much original colour, particularly on reverse £50-70
Hammer Price: £50
Somerset, Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpenny, 1794, draped bust of Bladud left with bow and quiver, rev. urn, edge payable by f heath bath, 9.72g/6h (DH 39; Young 1170). Some toning to edges, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour £60-80
Somerset, Bath, Francis Heath, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. elevation of the New Pump Room, edge grained, 11.16g/6h (DH 40; Young 1170). Virtually as struck with considerable original colour, reverse lightly toned £60-80
Hammer Price: £55
Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, camel left, rev. frontal elevation of India House, edge on demand we promise to pay one penny, 21.24g/6h (DH 8; Young 1156). Lightly lacquered, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, particularly on reverse £80-100
Hammer Price: £80
Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Farthing, 1797, tea-chest, rev. camel left, edge grained, 2.92g/6h (DH 114; Young 1216). Extremely fine, attractive brown patina, rare £100-150
Somerset, Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, frontal elevation of a building, rev. mounted dragoon, edge payable in london and engrailed, 9.39g/6h (DH 87; Young 1202). Virtually as struck with much original colour £60-80
Staffordshire, Leek, Phillips & Ford, Kempson's Halfpenny, 1793, caduceus supported by bale, rev. clasped hands, edge grained, 10.83g/6h (DH 13a). Extremely fine with much original colour £60-80
Staffordshire, Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, city arms, rev. payable on whit-monday at the greenhill bank·, edge plain, 5.45g/12h (DH 27). Virtually as struck and attractively patinated, reverse with a hint of original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £230
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, 35.05g/12h (DH 2). Virtually as struck and bronzed, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £280
Staffordshire, Lichfield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, bust of Dr Samuel Johnson left, rev. laurel wreath, edge plain, 11.86g/12h (DH 18). Trifling surface marks, otherwise virtually as struck with original colour and reflective fields £70-90
Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Trial Halfpenny, 1799, in white metal from unfinished dies, church and castle, former with tall steeples, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 11.20g/12h (DH 22). Rather surface-marked in fields, otherwise very fine to extremely fine and of the highest rarity; believed only 3 specimens known £1,000-1,500
£1,000–£1,500
Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 14.91g/12h (DH 23). Minor spotting on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with much original colour, rare £180-220
Staffordshire, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 34.26g/6h (DH 9). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with dark reflective patina, very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £550
Suffolk, Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1795, south porch of church, rev. bridge, edge payable at beccles suffolk and grained, 10.75g/6h (DH 16a; Judson 1063). Spot on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with almost full original colour £60-80
Suffolk, Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, mounted yeoman, sword point to o in suffolk, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 11.40g/12h (DH 18; Judson 1063). Usual light die flaw behind horseman, spot by horse’s tail, otherwise virtually as struck with reflective surfaces, reverse with original colour, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £580
Suffolk, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Penny, 1794, remains of Bigod’s Castle, rev. Justice standing, edge engrailed over double token payable by s prentice, 21.13g/6h (DH 1b; Judson –). Extremely fine with original colour, attractive £120-150
Hammer Price: £160
Suffolk, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpenny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, edge payable in lancaster london or bristol, 11.90g/6h (DH 22d; Judson 1069). Virtually as struck, attractive brown patina £50-70
Hammer Price: £60
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