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Robinson S Brown, Jr
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6 October 2010
Central London, West Smithfield, Matthew Denton, Farthing, 1795, 3.77g/6h (DH 1053); mule Farthings (4), denton dealer, etc (2), revs. crown, 3.95g/6h (DH 1054), ship, 3.94g/6h (DH 1055); busts vis-à-vis (2), revs. deformed dwarf, 3.93g/12h (DH 1057), Prince of Wales’ feathers, 3.95g/6h (DH 1058); Richard Harrison, Denton’s Farthing, 1797, 3.99g/12h (DH 1059; Storer 3940) [6]. DH 1053 and 1059 good very fine, others about extremely fine and better, all with original colour £180-220
Hammer Price: £700
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796, anchor in shield, cap of Liberty above, rev. arms of the City of London, edge plain, 9.39g/6h (DH 459). Extremely fine, patinated £50-70
Hammer Price: £85
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at the warehouse liverpool, 10.06g/6h (DH 459b). Struck over a Lutwyche Halfpenny, 1793 [DH North Wales 2b], extremely fine with much original colour, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £290
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge current every where, 9.33g/6h (DH 459d). Struck over an Emsworth mule Halfpenny [DH Hampshire 16], extremely fine with original colour, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £250
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. standing figure of Sir George Cook, smoking a pipe and holding a keg, edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 460). Extremely fine and attractively patinated with richly reflective surfaces, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £220
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. figure of Fame flying left, edge plain, 9.43g/6h (DH 461d). Small edge clip on reverse at 1 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of Bryen Boiroimhe right, edge plain, 9.57g/6h (DH 462e). Small flan clip in edge, otherwise extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £140
Central London, West Smithfield, Thomas Prattent, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. crown radiated, edge plain, 9.67g/6h (DH 463). Extremely fine and patinated, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £180
Central London, Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, City arms, rev. plain pa cypher, edge payable at the house of peter anderson london, 14.01g/6h (DH 248). Trifling spots and a tiny obverse edge nick at 7 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £170
Central London, Uncertain locality, Peter Anderson, Jorden’s Halfpenny, 1795, City arms, domine dirigenos above shield, rev. ornate pa cypher, edge payable at the house of peter anderson london, 14.27g/6h (DH 249). Excess cud of metal on obverse rim between 2 and 3 o’clock, otherwise virtually as struck with dark patina, extremely rare; very few specimens known £300-400
Hammer Price: £520
Central London, Uncertain locality, Joseph Askins, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, man standing with wooden leg, rev. anchor in wreath, edge grained, 11.43g/6h (DH 250). Extremely fine, reverse with a little original colour, extremely rare £400-500
Central London, Uncertain locality, Joseph Askins, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. legend in four lines, edge engrailed, 9.27g/6h (DH 252). About extremely fine, rare £80-100
Central London, Uncertain locality, Joseph Askins, Jacobs’ Halfpenny, from the same dies as previous, edge grained, 9.19g/6h (DH 252a). Extremely fine, rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £280
Central London, Uncertain locality, W. Sheward, Halfpence, 1792 (4), edge coarse upright graining, 12.62g/6h (DH 928), fine upright graining, 12.62g/6h (DH 928a), edge obliquely grained, 11.83g/6h (DH 928b), edge plain, 11.75g/6h (DH 928d); Uncertain issuers, Mail Coach series, Halfpence (4), with initials jf, 8.85g/12h (DH 363), with initials afh, 8.20g/12h (DH 366), 1797 (2), 8.64g/12h (DH 364), 7.39g/12h (DH 365); I.M. & Co, Halfpence, 1795 (2), edge grained, 8.54g/9h (DH 911), edge...
Hammer Price: £360
Central London, Uncertain locality, John Whitfield, Halfpenny, bust left, no legend, rev. pair of scales supported by hand appearing from clouds, in london, edge plain, 8.98g/12h (DH 908). Characteristic weaknesses in striking, better than very fine, brown patina, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £130
Central London, Uncertain locality, John Whitfield, Halfpenny, bust left with legend, rev. similar, no inner legend, edge plain, 5.81g/6h (DH 909; Bell, p.183, this piece). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
Matthew Denton series, Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, connoisseur smoking pipe, seated at table spread with medals, elderly figure placing a fool’s cap on his head, rev. ass and mule standing facing, be assured friend mule, etc, edge any sum given for scarce original impressions, 11.09g/6h (DH 298). Spotted below date and metal fault in reverse field, usual light die faults, otherwise about extremely fine with original colour, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £440
Matthew Denton series, Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. two boys racing on asses to right, edge any sum given for scarce original impressions, 11.09g/6h (DH 299). Obverse legend removed and two tiny rim nicks, otherwise good very fine, unusual, rare £100-200
Hammer Price: £100
Matthew Denton series, Collectors’ Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge grained right, 14.03g/12h (DH 299, edge unlisted). Edge knocks and surface marked, otherwise good fine, of the highest rarity £200-300
Matthew Denton series, ‘Iulious Ceaser’ Farthing, 1795, bust left, rev. payable in london liverpool or bath, edge plain, 3.71g/12h (DH 1125). Extremely fine with attractive patina, rare £100-150
Matthew Denton series, ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, swan with partly expanded wings swimming left, rev. arms of the county of Middlesex, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.28g/6h (DH 174). Usual light die flaws on reverse, good very fine and patinated, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
Matthew Denton series, ‘Swan’ Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. urn flanked by scythes and sprigs of laurel, arrow, skull and hour-glass below, edge plain, 27.52g/6h (DH 175a). Rim fault in edge at 8 o’clock on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour and attractive glossy surfaces, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,150
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies (5), all type 1 with rev. die london promissory penny token, obvs. Guildhall (2), i promise edge, 26.10g/12h (DH 42), edge plain, 26.32g/12h (DH 42, edge not listed), Mansion House, 22.08g/6h (DH 43), Royal Exchange, 22.00g/12h (DH 45), Somerset House, edge plain, 25.49g/6h (DH 44a) [5]. About extremely fine and better but DH 42 with rim knocks, DH 44a with considerable original colour, DH 42 with plain edge and DH 45 extremely rare £150-200
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies (5), all type 2 with rev. die london penny token, obvs. Bank of England, 22.34g/6h (DH 46), Bethlem Hospital, 23.49g/6h (DH 48), Carleton House, 21.82g/6h (DH 49), Chelsea Hospital, 22.65g/6h (DH 50), Christ’s Church Hospital, 23.38g/6h (DH 51) [5]. DH 51 extremely fine with virtually full original colour, others about extremely fine and better, mostly patinated £120-150
Hammer Price: £260
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies (5), all type 2, obvs. Foundling Hospital, 22.39g/6h (DH 53), Goldsmith’s Hall, 23.77g/12h (DH 55), Greenwich Hospital, 22.04g/6h (DH 56), Guy’s Hospital, 23.14g/6h (DH 57), Ironmongers’ Almshouse, 23.68g/6h (DH 59) [5]. DH 55 and 56 about extremely fine, others extremely fine or better, DH 53 and 59 with virtually full original colour but latter bagmarked in obverse field £150-200
Hammer Price: £270
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies (6), all type 2, obvs. Middlesex Hospital, 21.52g/6h (DH 61), Montague House altered for the British Museum, 22.26g/6h (DH 62), Monument, 25.53g/6h (DH 63), Old Ordnance Office, 25.49g/6h (DH 64, with flaw), Royal Exchange, 22.53g/12h (DH 65), St Bartholomew’s Hospital, 23.72g/6h (DH 47) [6]. DH 64 extremely fine with considerable original colour, others about extremely fine and better, but DH 61 lightly lacquered £150-200
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies (6), all type 2, obvs. St George’s Hospital, 24.87g/6h (DH 54), St James’s Palace, 22.34g/6h (DH 58), St Luke’s Hospital, 23.49g/6h (DH 60), St Paul’s Church, 22.03g/6h (DH 52), St Thomas’s Hospital, 24.13g/6h (DH 66), Trinity Almshouse, 22.67g/6h (DH 67) [6]. DH 54 virtually as struck with full original colour, DH 60 very fine, others about extremely fine but DH 52 with edge fault and DH 58 heavily lacquered £120-150
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies, 1797 (2), both type 3 with revs. Britannia seated, obvs. London Bridge, 18.59g/6h (DH 68), Westminster Bridge, 19.13g/6h (DH 69) [2]. Extremely fine with original colour, but obverse of DH 70 spotted £80-100
Hammer Price: £370
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies, 1797 (2), both type 4 with revs. Justice seated, obvs. Blackfriars Bridge, 18.94g/6h (DH 71), Westminster Bridge, 18.47g/6h (DH 70) [2]. First very fine and lacquered, second about extremely fine with a hint of original colour £50-70
Peter Kempson series, London Buildings, Pennies, 1797 (8), all type 4, obvs. Aldersgate, 17.98g/6h (DH 74), Aldgate, 18.58g/6h (DH 73), Bishopsgate, 18.70g/6h (DH 75), Bridge Gate, 18.39g/6h (DH 76), Cripplegate, 18.10g/6h (DH 77), Ludgate, 17.84g/6h (DH 78), Moorgate, 17.71g/6h (DH 79), Newgate, 18.07g/6h (DH 80) [8]. DH 75 very fine but scuffed and knocked, others about extremely fine and better, several with original colour, DH 73 and 80 with especially attractive surfaces but latter with...
Hammer Price: £580
Paul Skidmore series, British Penny, 1797, Britannia seated right, rev. twr cypher, date on tablet below, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.94g/6h (DH 6). Reverse edge fault at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour, very rare £500-600
Hammer Price: £850
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (11), Abchurch Lane, St Mary’s, edge partly grained, 10.15g/12h (DH 538a); Aldermanbury, St Mary’s (2), skidmore edge, 12.87g/12h (DH 539), edge coarsely grained, 11.45g/12h (DH 539c); Aldersgate, St Ann’s, edge plain, 14.47g/10h (DH 540); St Botolph’s, edge plain, 11.49g/11h (DH 541); Basinghall Street, St Michael’s, coventry edge, 13.33g/11h (DH 545); Billingsgate, St Mary-at-Hill, edge plain, 11.28g/12h (DH 548a); Bishopsgate, St...
Hammer Price: £330
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (8), Blackfriars, St Ann’s (2), undated, edge plain, 12.76g/12h (DH 553), 1797, edge plain, 10.20g/6h (DH 554); Botolph Lane, St Botolph’s, edge plain, 12.10g/11h (DH 556a); Bow Lane, St Mary’s, 1797, edge partly grained, 9.88g/12h (DH 558); Bread Street, St Mildred’s, edge plain, 11.59g/12h (DH 559); Cannon Street, St Swithin’s, edge plain, 13.37g/12h (DH 560); Cateaton Street, St Lawrence’s, edge plain, 14.14g/12h (DH 561); Cheapside,...
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (11), Clerkenwell, St James’s (5), 1797, edge plain, 10.14g/12h (DH 564), and mules (4), revs. built anno domo 1792 (2), skidmore edge, 12.52g/12h (DH 565), white metal, plain edge, 8.73g/12h (DH 565a), arms, skidmore edge, 12.44g/12h (DH 566), open book, skidmore edge, 12.28g/12h (DH 567); Coleman Street, St Catherine’s, edge plain, 11.55g/1h (DH 569); St Stephens (2), undated, edge plain, 11.79g/12h (DH 570), 1797, edge plain, 11.57g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £350
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (10), Cripplegate, St Giles’s, edge plain, 14.03g/12h (DH 576); Crutched Friars, Allhallows, 1797, edge partly grained, 9.80g/12h (DH 578); Dukes Place, St James’s, coventry edge, 12.72g/1h (DH 579); Eastcheap, St Clements, edge plain, 10.18g/12h (DH 580); Fleet Street, St Bride’s, coventry edge, 13.20g/11h (DH 583); St Dunstan’s, coventry edge, 13.19g/12h (DH 584); Friday Street, St Mathew’s, edge plain, 11.73g/11h (DH 585); Garlick Hythe...
Hammer Price: £340
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (13), Hanover Square, St George’s (3), revs. wreath with no berries, edge plain, 14.50g/12h (DH 590), wreath with berries, edge plain, 13.13g/12h (DH 591), no stops in legend, edge plain, 13.26g/12h (DH 592a), and a mule, dove in wreath, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 13.28g/5h (DH 594); Holborn, St Andrew’s (2), skidmore edge, 13.10g/12h (DH 595), edge grained, 9.12g/12h (DH 595a); Leadenhall Street, St Andrew’s,...
Hammer Price: £410
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (14), London Bridge, St Magnus (2), coventry edge, 13.55g/12h (DH 602), edge plain, 14.74g/12h (DH 602a); London Wall, St Alphage, edge plain, 9.29g/12h (DH 603); Lothbury, St Margaret’s, 1797, edge plain, 11.42g/12h (DH 605); Love Lane, St Mary’s (2), coventry edge, 13.89g/6h (DH 606), edge plain, 14.16g/12h (DH 606a); Ludgate, St Martin’s (5), with buildings at sides of church (2), undated, type 1, edge plain, 11.59g/12h (DH 607), type 3,...
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (16), Old Jewry, St Olive’s (2), coventry edge, 13.65g/6h (DH 614), edge plain, 10.48g/12h (DH 614a); Old Street, St Luke’s (2), skidmore edge, 12.63g/12h (DH 615), edge partly grained, 8.86g/12h (DH 615a); Paddington, New Church (2), undated, coventry edge, 13.00g/6h (DH 616), 1797, edge plain, 14.03g/12h (DH 617); Paul’s Wharf, St Bennet’s (2), both 1797, built 1670, edge plain, 11.61g/10h (DH 618), a·d· 1691, edge plain, 9.05g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £480
Paul Skidmore series, Churches, Halfpence (15), Soho, St Ann’s, edge plain, 14.65g/12h (DH 627); Spitalfields, Church, coventry edge, 13.91g/12h (DH 628); Strand, St Clement’s (2), edge plain, 11.42g/12h (DH 631), coventry edge, 13.67g/5h (DH 631, edge unlisted); Thames Street, Allhallows, edge plain, 13.32g/12h (DH 632); Threadneedle Street, St Mary Outwich (2), undated, edge plain, 11.26g/11h (DH 634), 1797, edge plain, 12.11g/12h (DH 635); Tower Hill, Chapel in the Tower, edge plain,...
Hammer Price: £650
Paul Skidmore series, Gates, Halfpence (17), Aldersgate (2), built 1670, edge plain, 11.69g/12h (DH 647), bt 1670, edge plain, 12.12g/6h (DH 649); Aldgate, edge plain, 12.61g/12h (DH 646); Bishopsgate (2), undated, edge plain, 11.20g/12h (DH 650), 1797, edge plain, 12.16g/12h (DH 650 bis); Bridge Gate (2), undated, edge plain, 11.41g/1h (DH 651), 1797, edge plain, 11.56g/11h (DH 652); Cripplegate, edge plain, 9.63g/12h (DH 653); Ludgate (3), bt 1586 above building, edge plain, 11.12g/12h (DH...
Hammer Price: £720
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