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5 October 2011
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1799, in white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.17g/12h (DH 69). Some light tin pest, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £200-300
Hammer Price: £220
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence, 1791 (6), all birmingham edges, obv. dies signed w [Whitmore] (3), 13.58g/6h (DH 77), 16.24g/6h (DH 79, silver Proof), 13.79g/6h (DH 80), obv. dies unsigned (3), 13.31g/6h (DH 81), 13.85g/7h (DH 82), 13.26g/7h (DH 83) [6]. DH 80 and 82 extremely fine, DH 81 very fine but harshly lacquered, others in varied state, silver Proof pierced but rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £100
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence, 1792 (17), all birmingham edges, 14.00g/6h (DH 84), 12.98g/6h (DH 85), 13.12g/6h (DH 86 bis), 13.73g/6h (DH 87), 14.35g/6h (DH 88), 14.26g/6h (DH 89), 14.78g/6h (DH 90), 14.57g/6h (DH 91), 13.60g/6h (DH 92), 13.70g/6h (DH 93), 12.99g/6h (DH 94), 13.83g/6h (DH 95), 13.66g/6h (DH 96), 14.21g/6h (DH 97), 10.99g/6h (DH 100), 13.66g/6h (DH 102), 13.03g/6h (DH 113) [17]. DH 86 bis and 96 extremely fine, DH 90, 93, 102 and 113...
Hammer Price: £340
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence (25), 1792 (19), anglesey edges (7), 10.60g/6h (DH 103), 9.62g/7h (DH 104a), 9.32g/6h (DH 106), 9.08g/7h (DH 107), 11.08g/6h (DH 108a), 10.47g/6h (DH 110a), 10.51g/6h (DH 111), hull edge, 9.88g/10h (DH 104b), birmingham edges (3), 8.86g/6h (DH 108b), 9.07g/6h (DH 109), 8.94g/7h (DH 110), edges plain (2), 9.53g/6h (DH 108c), 7.62g/2h (DH 112d), london edges (4), 9.15g/6h (DH 109a), 10.47g/6h (DH 111c), 8.63g/6h (DH...
Hammer Price: £210
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (15), birmingham redruth edge, 11.28g/6h (DH 73), london edge, 11.47g/6h (DH 73a), cork edge, 8.43g/6h (DH 73d), abel edge, 9.38g/6h (DH 74a), banbury edge, 11.13g/6h (DH 74d), dublin edges (2), 10.17g/6h (DH 74e), 10.13g/6h (DH 75b), northiam edge, 11.03g/6h (DH 74f), lancaster edges (2), 9.57g/6h (DH 74g), 12.21g/6h (DH 75c), clacke edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 74l), edge grained, 9.82g/6h (DH 74m), beccles edge,...
Hammer Price: £160
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Clarke, Halfpenny, 1795, Britannia crowning bust of George III with laurel wreath, rev. oak tree at left, four ships in background, britanniæ tutamen, edge payable at the house of john clarke bull street, 12.19g/5h (DH 122). From the dies in unflawed state, virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £300
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, edge plain, 10.09g/12h (DH 123); issuer uncertain [possibly Joseph Farror], Halfpence, 1791 (4), 12.61g/6h (DH 45; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.), 14.78g/6h (DH 46), 12.59g/6h (DH 47), 11.17g/6h (DH 48); mule Halfpenny, bust of Shakespeare, rev. seated Vulcan, anglesey edge, 11.32g/6h (DH 49; Ogden, BNJ 1910, p.192 and pl.) [6]. DH 45 extremely fine with original colour, DH 46 and 123 good very fine, others fine, DH 48 harshly...
Hammer Price: £65
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Freeth, Lutwyche’s Pennies (2), in copper and brass, bust right in hat, revs. britons behold, etc, in wreath, edges manufactured by w lutwyche birmingham, 20.07g/6h, 22.77g/6h (both DH 30) [2]. About extremely fine and better £90-120
Hammer Price: £75
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Samuel Garbett, Hancock’s so-called uniface trial Halfpenny, bust right, reads garbett., edge plain, 10.81g (DH 127). Minor flan imperfections, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £400-500
Hammer Price: £370
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s Halfpence (2), 1792, legend both sides, obv. die with ornaments, edge plain, 11.53g/6h (DH 128, with flaw), 1793, edge grained, 9.45g/12h (DH 131) [2]. First with usual weakness in centre, otherwise both extremely fine and patinated £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1793, bust left, rev. teapot, jug and other vessels, edge plain, 10.24g/6h (DH 131a). Die fracture on reverse, otherwise virtually as struck with most attractive dark patina, extremely rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £130
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. bust of David Garrick, edge grained, 9.65g/6h (DH 133), guillotine, skidmore edge, 12.55g/7h (DH 134), ruins of St Paul’s Covent Garden, skidmore edge, 12.53g/6h (DH 135) [3]. DH 133 about extremely fine, DH 134 virtually as struck with most attractive red-blue reflective surfaces, DH 135 extremely fine, all rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £260
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s mule Halfpence (3), from the same obv. die as previous (2), revs. ruins of St Paul’s Covent Garden, edge plain, 11.51g/6h (DH 135a), bust of George III, skidmore edge, 12.81g/6h (DH 136); legend in 8 lines, rev. bust of David Garrick, edge plain, 11.28g/6h (DH 139a) [3]. DH 135a very fine, DH 136 virtually as struck with attractive surfaces, DH 139a extremely fine but with usual planchet flaws £180-220
Hammer Price: £170
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Hallan, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, bust left, rev. jom cypher, edge skidmore holborn london, 12.98g/8h (DH 137). Lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise extremely fine with reflective surfaces, very rare £90-120
Hammer Price: £55
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, bust right, sir original around, rev. this is my work iohn gregory hancock aged 7 years…industry produceth wealth, edge plain, 13.65g/12h (DH 140). Die flaws on obverse rim, otherwise extremely fine with reflective fields and attractive dark patina, very rare £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, in brass, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 15.31g/12h (DH 140). Die flaws on obverse rim, otherwise extremely fine, reverse better, reflective fields, very rare £1,200-1,500
Hammer Price: £920
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, bust of William Shakespeare left, w · shakespeare i·g· hancock aged 7 y’s around, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 13.71g/12h (DH 142). Rim nicks and minor cuts, other surface marks suggestive of a one-time pocket piece, otherwise very fine and very rare £300-400
Warwickshire, Birmingham, John Gregory Hancock, Halfpenny or medal, 1800, in brass, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. this is my work iohn gregory hancock aged 7 years…industry produseth wealth, edge plain, 12.16g/12h (DH 143). About extremely fine, reverse with reflective fields, extremely rare £900-1,200
Hammer Price: £720
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Henry Hickman, Halfpence, 1792 (2), both hickmans edge, single buttonhole, 11.58g/6h (DH 145), two buttonholes, 11.48g/6h (DH 144); Mainwaring’s mule Halfpence (2), rose and thistle, revs. hh monogram, dunham & yallop edge, 11.43g/6h (DH 146), edge payable at the warehouse of robert reynolds & co, 11.60g/12h (DH 146a, this piece [Davisson Addenda 145a in error]; Farnell, SCMB 1959, p.255, this piece); Farthings, 1792 (2), hickmans edge, 5.72g/6h (DH 481), edge...
Hammer Price: £50
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Benjamin Jacob, Penny, 1798, shopkeeper standing behind a counter holding a pair of scales, other items of ironmongery around, rev. bn. jacob auctioneer ironmonger. &c welch cross birmingham, hand holding gavel, edge plain, 18.80g/6h (DH 31). Light surface marks in obverse field, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £90-120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Peter Kempson, Pennies, 1796 (2), both i promise edge, ruins of Caesar’s Tower, Kenilworth, 22.19g/12h (DH 6; Hawkins 2); sleeping lion at cave entrance, 26.12g/12h (DH 20; Hawkins 1) [2]. Extremely fine, but first with collectors’ number ‘190’ inked on obverse £70-90
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Lutwyche, Halfpence (3), edge grained, 14.44g/6h (DH 219; Hawkins p.68), samuel prentice edge, 14.17g/6h (DH 219a), edge plain, in collar, 14.30g/6h (DH 219b); Farthing, 4.66g/6h (DH 482; Hawkins p.68); imitation Halfpenny, rev. conjoined busts of George III and Queen Charlotte, edge plain, 6.01g/7h (DH 220; Cobwright L0050/M0030) [5]. DH 220 fine, others very fine and better, DH 219a with edge nicks but very rare, DH 219b with artificial colour £70-100
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Joseph Priestley, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, bust right, rev. flame of Liberty above tomb, edge grained over uncertain inscription, 9.76g/5h (DH 221a). About extremely fine with a hint of original colour, rare £60-80
Hammer Price: £120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Charles Pye, Halfpenny, 1797, cp cypher, rev. Moneta seated right holding cornucopia of coins, bee-hive and bees at right, edge plain, 17.48g/12h (DH 223). Small spot either side, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £190
Warwickshire, Birmingham, James Sketchley, Lutwyche’s Masonic Penny, 1795, lutwyche edge, 15.82g/6h (DH Middlesex 33); Masonic Halfpence (27), stop after fuit (4), black horse edge, 9.45g/5h (DH Middlesex 369), lancaster edge, 9.22g/6h (DH 369b), london edge, 9.07g/6h (DH 369c), dublin edge, 9.15g/6h (DH 369d); no stop after fuit (7), black horse edge, 9.18g/6h (DH 370), masonic 1794 edge, 9.17g/6h (DH 370a), masonic undated edge, 8.95g/6h (DH 370b), lancaster edge, 9.00g/6h (DH 370c),...
Hammer Price: £780
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1795, 26.45g/12h (DH 21); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 21.38g/12h (DH 25) [2]. First with minor hairlines on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, second very fine but with edge and surface damage £80-100
Hammer Price: £85
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, mounted yeoman riding left, warwickshire yeomanry, etc, rev. promissory penny token issued by thomas welch second troop and date, edge armed to preserve our lives property and constitution against foreign and domestic enemies, 27.76g/6h (DH 27a). Extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £310
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 25.50g/6h (DH 27b). Extremely fine and very rare £300-350
Hammer Price: £250
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1799, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. fasces and branch above promissory penny token issued by thomas welch second troop and date, edge plain, 25.79g/6h (DH 28b). Extremely fine and patinated, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £350
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Thomas Welch, Penny, 1800, bust left with four buttons on coat, the work of john gregory hancock aged 9 years around, from a model by i.g. hancock sen. below, rev. to encourage a rare instance of genius this coin was struck for t. welch birmingham and date, edge penny token payable on demand, 37.42g/6h (DH 24). Very fine and very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £240
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Alston’s Halfpence, 1796 (2), edge engrailed, 8.25g/12h DH 63, coated with similor), edge plain, 8.51g/12h (DH 63a); Union Mill, copper check, 1796, no. 950, 16.32g/4h (DH 37) [3]. About extremely fine £70-90
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s Two Shillings and Sixpence, 1788 (4), in copper, 19.16g/12h, in copper-gilt, 18.94g/12h, in brass, 18.98g/12h (all DH 1), in plated brass, counterstamped w both sides, 18.97g/12h (DH 1a) [4]. First about extremely fine, last very fine, others fine and better £90-120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, Gimblett’s ‘Two Shillings’, 1788 (2), both plated, 18.93g/12h (DH 2), counterstamped w both sides, 19.03g/12h (DH 2a); One Shilling and Sixpence, edge grained, 8.13g/12h (DH 3) [3]. First very fine, others extremely fine, second very rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £200
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, One Shilling, bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. value, edge grained, 5.56g/12h (DH 4). About extremely fine and patinated, rare £80-100
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Workhouse, One Shilling, 1799, bee-hive and bees, rev. date and value, edge plain, 3.08g/6h (DH 5). Fine, very rare £70-90
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Halfpence, 1793 (5), current every where edge, 10.46g/6h (DH 50), clougher edge, 8.94g/6h (DH 50a), london and engrailed edge, 7.36g/6h (DH 50c), bristol edge, 9.84g/12h (DH 50d), edge grained, 10.16g/6h (DH 50g); mule Halfpence (11), boy with press (6), revs. bust of Samuel Johnson, london and engrailed edge, 8.58g/6h (DH 51), ship, london and engrailed edge, 7.30g/6h (DH 52), Britannia seated, edge grained, 9.51g/6h (DH 53), standing female, london...
Hammer Price: £600
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Barracks, no stop after kempson, 11.44g/6h (DH 177); Blue School (2), no stop after kempson, 11.75g/6h (DH 194), with inner legend, coventry edge, 13.63g/6h (DH 195); Blue Coat Charity School, stop after kempson, edge plain, 12.12g/6h (DH 197a); Free School, stop after kempson, 10.27g/6h (DH 200); General Hospital (3), no stop after kempson, 11.36g/6h (DH 180), stop after kempson (2), in copper, 11.92g/12h, in brass, 11.96g/12h...
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (9), Hotel, no stop after kempson, 11.37g/6h (DH 208); Library, with inner legend, edge plain, 12.17g/6h (DH 184a); Navigation Office, stop after kempson, 12.63g/12h (DH 210); New Brassworks (2), no period after kempson, 10.73g/6h (DH 202; Bell, BM p.24, this piece), period after kempson, 14.28g/12h (DH 203); New Brewery (2), both no period after kempson, 11.52g/6h (DH 205), 13.92g/6h (DH 206); Old Cross (2), no period after kempson,...
Hammer Price: £270
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpenny, Library, rev. arms of Birmingham, inner legend, edge engrailed, 11.25g/6h (DH 184, edge unlisted). Virtually as struck with full original colour, of the highest rarity; no other specimens known £100-150
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (8), Soho Manufactory (2), no stop after kempson, 11.62g/6h (DH 212), with inner legend, coventry edge, 13.77g/6h (DH 213); Theatre (2), no stop after kempson, 11.28g/6h (DH 215), stop after kempson, 14.28g/12h (DH 216); Welch Cross (2), no stop after kempson, 11.42g/6h (DH 191), stop after kempson, 13.90g/6h (DH 192); Workhouse, no stop after kempson, 11.51g/6h (DH 186); bust of George III, edge plain, 9.04g/6h (DH 218) [8]. DH 186...
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