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3 October 2012
Anglesey, Amlwch, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1788, 5.80g/12h (DH 453), 5.55g/12h (DH 454), 1791, 16 acorns, 4.42g/6h (DH 456); Uncertain manufacturer, Farthing, 1793, for general circulation, 3.86g/6h (DH 457) [4]. Extremely fine, DH 457 an early striking from the unflawed dies and patinated, others with much original colour, particularly DH 453 £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Anglesey, Amlwch, uncertain manufacturer, mule Penny, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 21 acorns, rev. from a Halfpenny-sized die, pm co cypher, success to the anglesey miners, edge grained, 16.03g/3h (DH 257, this piece illustrated). Usual flaws on reverse, minor scratch behind head, otherwise virtually as made and with reflective patina, of the highest rarity, very few specimens known £400-600
Hammer Price: £850
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, uniface Pattern for the obv. of a Halfpenny, 1792, by J.G. Hancock, in copper, view of interior of ironworks, iohn morgans iron works and date around, caermarthen below, edge payable at london bristol and caermarthen, 14.68g (DH 1; Dykes, 2011, p.168, 150b, this piece). Usual flaw through iron, extremely fine and patinated, very rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £580
Carmarthenshire, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (3), brickwork in archway, 12.75g/6h (DH 5), no brickwork in archway (2), 12.24g/6h (DH 6), 11.70g/6h (DH 7) [3]. DH 6 fine and edge knocked but rare, others very fine, last better £50-70
Hammer Price: £95
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, 9.20g/12h (DH 1). Virtually as struck with original colour and reflective surfaces, very rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,050
Glamorganshire, ‘Glamorgan’ [probably Merthyr Tydfil], William Taitt, Richard Crawshay and Samuel Homfray, Jorden’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), three leaves on edge, 10.45g/12h (DH 3a), four leaves on edge, 9.25g/12h (DH 3b); Swansea, John Voss, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.06g/6h (DH 4) [3]. DH 3b fine, others about extremely fine, last with irregular tone £60-80
Hammer Price: £110
Monmouthshire, Abergavenny, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, monmouth edge, 9.79g/12h (DH 1); Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, monmouth edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 3) [2]. First with characteristic weakness in centre of reverse, otherwise both about extremely fine with original colour £60-80
Monmouthshire, Monmouth, James Powell, Halfpenny, 1795, cask, rev. legend in four lines, bunch of grapes above and below, edge payable at monmouth and abergavenny, 9.98g/6h (DH 2). Usual die flaw on lower reverse, otherwise about very fine, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £250
Pembrokeshire, St David’s, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1793, bust right, rev. shield containing Prince of Wales’ crest, edge plain, 3.53g/12h (DH 1). Fine to very fine, patinated £10-15
Hammer Price: £20
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1793 (14), cambridge edge, 10.36g/12h (DH 2); current every where edge, 9.67g/6h (DH 1d); hull edges (2), 10.61g/12h (DH 1a), 10.07g/6h (DH 3); iohn fincham edge, 10.24g/6h (DH 3a); liverpool edge, 10.39g/6h (DH 2b); london edges (4), 8.60g/12h (DH 1b), 9.06g/6h (DH 2c), 10.27g/12h (DH 3b), 10.26g/12h (DH 4a); willey snedshill edge, 9.36g/12h (DH 1c); engrailed edges (2), 9.76g/12h (DH 1e), 9.45g/6h (DH 4b); edge plain,...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (11), 1793 (10), anglesea edge, 9.76g/6h (DH 11), bedworth edge, 9.96g/6h (DH 8a), london edges (5), 10.03g/12h (DH 6), 8.97g/12h (DH 6a), 10.82g/6h (DH 8), 9.38g/6h (DH 9), 9.95g/6h (DH 10), edge engrailed, 10.28g/6h (DH 7), edge grained, 9.30g/12h (DH 6b), edge plain, 9.26g/6h (DH 8b); 1794, 8.94g/6h (DH 12; Bell, ST p.53, this piece illustrated); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. Britannia seated, 9.16g/6h (DH 13) [12]. DH...
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (10), undated, 2.84g/6h (DH 14); 1793 (6), 4.88g/6h (DH 15), 4.57g/6h (DH 15a, large flan), 3.67g/6h (DH 15a, small flan), 3.85g/6h (DH 17), 3.27g/6h (DH 18), 3.70g/6h (DH 19); 1794 (2), 4.32g/5h (DH 20), 2.61g/12h (DH 21); 1795, 3.26g/6h (DH 22, small flan) [10]. DH 14 poorly struck as usual, about fine, DH 15, 20 and 21 fine, others very fine and better £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
North Wales and South Wales, North Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthing, 1794, struck on a small Halfpenny-sized planchet, bust right, rev. Prince of Wales’ crest in shield, edge plain, 27mm, 7.84g/6h (DH 13 bis, this piece). A mint sport; part flat and die flaw on reverse, about fine, dark patina, UNIQUE £100-200
North Wales and South Wales, South Wales, Lutwyche’s Farthings (11), undated (2), 2.80g/12h (DH 23), 3.05g/12h (DH 23a); 1793 (9), 3.86g/12h (DH 24), 3.95g/12h (DH 25), 3.99g/5h (DH 26), 4.21g/6h (DH 26a, large flan), 4.43g/6h (DH 27), 3.50g/12h (DH 27a), 3.49g/12h (DH 29), 3.21g/12h (DH 30), 3.30g/7h (DH 31); Lutwyche’s mule Farthings (4), revs. Britannia (2), 2.37g/6h (DH 32), 1.82g/6h (DH 33), bee-hive and bees, 3.32g/6h (DH 34), cornucopia and olive branch, 4.05g/6h (DH 35) [15]. DH...
Hammer Price: £210
Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1797, ancient fortress, rev. jb cypher, edge plain, 6.49g/6h (DH 1). Struck over an Lutwyche imitation Camac/Shakespeare mule Halfpenny [DH Dublin 227 or 228]; extremely fine and well-centred with some original colour, rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £420
Angus, Arbroath, William Durward, Farthing, legend both sides, edge plain, 3.00g/11h (DH 38). About extremely fine and patinated, extremely rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £80
Angus, Brechin, Colin Smith and Patrick Wilson, Halfpence, 1801 (3), no obv. legend, 10.50g/12h (DH 7), with obv. legend (2), 10.05g/12h (DH 8), 10.65g/6h (DH 9) [3]. DH 7 extremely fine, others very fine and better £80-100
Hammer Price: £220
Angus, Dundee, William Croom, Boulton’s Proof Halfpenny, shield of arms, period after dundee, rev. legend in six lines, edge plain, 10.64g/6h (DH 12). FDC, bronzed £90-120
Hammer Price: £130
Angus, Dundee, William Croom, Boulton’s Proof Halfpenny, shield of arms, no period after dundee, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 10.27g/6h (DH 13). FDC, bronzed £90-120
Hammer Price: £75
Angus, Dundee, William Croom, Kempson’s Halfpenny, similar, edge plain, 10.57g/6h (DH 14). Mint state, struck like a Proof with original colour and fully reflective fields, the best specimen seen by the cataloguer £80-100
Angus, Dundee, William Croom, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 9.63g/6h (DH 15); Wright’s ‘Infirmary’ Halfpenny, 1796, 11.34g/6h (DH 16); imitation Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge grained, 8.92g/6h (DH 16a), edge plain, 8.97g/6h (DH 16, edge unlisted) [4]. First mediocre and with striking crack, second extremely fine with considerable original colour and brilliant fields, others very fine and better, much as made, the obverse die with increasing flaws, last very rare but almost certainly a restrike...
Hammer Price: £160
Angus, Dundee, P. Kirkpatrick, Farthing, 2.75g/12h (DH 43); J.M. & Co, Farthings (2), 3.21g/12h (DH 39a), 3.55g/12h (DH 39 bis) [3]. First very fine and dark-toned, very rare, others very fine and better, second with die flaw on obverse £90-120
Hammer Price: £140
Angus, Dundee, Alexander Molison, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1795, molison edge, 11.17g/6h (DH 10); John Pilmer, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, pilmer edge, 12.60g/6h (DH 17); Alexander Swap & Co, Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (2), both swap edges, 11.20g/6h (DH 21), 11.61g/6h (DH 22a) [4]. DH 21 good fine, others extremely fine, DH 10 and 17 with original colour, DH 22a with attractive light patina £90-120
Angus, Dundee, Thomas Webster Jr, Wright’s Penny, 1797, 20.24g/6h (DH 5), Wright’s Halfpence, 1797 (3), 11.62g/12h (DH 18), 11.73g/6h (DH 19), 12.07g/6h (DH 20) [4]. DH 5 and 18 good very fine but latter lacquered, others very fine but DH 20 with verdigris on obverse £90-120
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, Broughty Castle, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 4.39g/12h (DH 1). Extremely fine and retaining much mint bloom, reverse partially toned, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £520
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in gold, ancient citadel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 6.09g/12h (DH 2, not listed in this metal). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant mint state and of the highest rarity £3,000-4,000
£3,000–£4,000
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, ancient citadel, rev. Highlander, edge plain, 3.98g/12h (DH 3). Usual reverse die flaw, obverse polished, otherwise very fine, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £200
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 3.42g/12h (DH 3). Usual reverse die flaw, good very fine, black patina, extremely rare £100-150
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Shilling, 1797, in silver, similar, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 5.81g/12h (DH 4). Usual reverse die flaw, about extremely fine but has been cleaned, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £180
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Kempson’s Penny, 1798, bust of Admiral Lord Duncan almost full-facing, rev. Eve offering apple to Adam in the Garden of Eden, 23,000 inhabitants in dundee…be fruitful and multiply, edge plain, 20.08g/6h (DH 6). Small planchet defect adjacent to Duncan’s right shoulder and on drapery, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £430
Angus, Dundee, James Wright Jr, Farthings (3), 1796, 4.73g/7h (DH 40), 1797 (2), trades all, 4.68g/6h (DH 41), trades hall, 4.66g/6h (DH 42) [3]. All extremely fine, first bronzed, second with original colour on obverse and usual die flaw on reverse, last with artificially treated surfaces £120-150
Angus, Forfar, John Steele, Halfpence, 1797 (4), 11.86g/7h (DH 23), 10.08g/6h (DH 24; Bell, CC p.248, this piece illustrated), 10.50g/6h (DH 25), 11.37g/7h (DH 26) [4]. DH 24 and 25 extremely fine, former bronzed, second with a little original colour, others about very fine, last rare; all the variants for the town £80-100
Angus, Montrose, James Bissett & Son, Halfpenny, 1796, bissett edge, 8.98g/6h (DH 28), imitation Halfpence (2), 1796, london edge, 7.03g/6h (DH 28a), 1797, london edge, 8.40g/6h (DH 29); Andrew Nicol, Halfpence, 1799 (5), 11.28g/6h (DH 31), 10.54g/6h (DH 33), 9.81g/6h (DH 34), 9.04g/6h (DH 35), 9.01g/6h (DH 36) [8]. DH 31 and 33 extremely fine, latter bronzed, DH 28 good very fine, others in varied state £90-120
Argyllshire, Inverary, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of ancient fortress, rev. tg cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.39g/12h (DH 2). Minor rim nicks, otherwise about extremely fine, patinated £90-120
Ayrshire, Ayr, William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, bust of William Wallace left, rev. Scotia seated left, edge plain, struck in collar, 10.73g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.150, fig. 1; Stainton 29; DH 3). Virtually as struck and bronzed £90-120
Ayrshire, Ayr, William Fullarton, Milton’s Halfpenny, 1797, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, struck out of collar, 6.45g/6h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.150-1; Stainton 29; DH 3a). Graze in front of nose, otherwise mint state with reflective fields, very rare £100-150
Ayrshire, Ayr, William Fullarton, Trial for a Shilling [1798], from dies by J. Milton, in copper, bust of William Wallace right, rev. female seated in mourning, struck in collar, edge plain, 7.81g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.151, fig. 2; Stainton 30; DH 7). An early striking from the unflawed reverse die, extremely fine with some original colour, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £230
Ayrshire, Ayr, William Fullarton, Trial for a Shilling [1798], from dies by J. Milton, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 5.86g/12h (Dykes BNJ 2002, p.151, fig. 2; Stainton 30; DH 7). Die flaw on reverse, some light rim and surface marks, otherwise extremely fine, rare £120-150
Ayrshire, Ayr, William Fullarton, Pattern Halfpenny, 1799, by J. Milton, in copper, bust of Prince of Wales left, cud under bust, rev. cruciform shields displayed correctly, unbroken label of difference on impaled Scottish arms, edge plain, 11.84g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, p.155, fig. 6; Stainton 31D; DH 5). Trifling marks on reverse, otherwise virtually mint state and bronzed, an original striking £200-250
Hammer Price: £240
Ayrshire, Penny [or Halfcrown], 1799, by W.J. Taylor from dies by and after J. Milton, in silver, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar, faulty label of difference on impaled Scottish arms, edge plain, 8.10g/12h (Dykes, BNJ 2002, pp.156-8; Stainton 31A; DH 5). Brilliant mint state, toned £250-300
Hammer Price: £550
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