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6 July 2005
Cornwall, Ludgvan, West Wheal Fortune Mine, Penny (W 697); Redruth, Scorrier House, John Williams, Penny, 1812, gilt and lightweight, 16.45g (cf. W 686); County, Penny, 1811 (W 700) [3]. Fine to very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £50
Dorset, Blandford Forum, Henry Ward, Shillings (2), both 1811 (D 1, 2); Poole, William Best, Sixpence, 1812 (D 10); Shaftesbury, Henderson & Co, Shilling and Sixpence, both 1811 (D 21, 29) [5]. Second extremely fine, third about fine, others very fine, last two toned (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, William Bastin, Shilling, 1811 (D 1); Gloucester, uncertain issuer, Shilling, 1811 (D 5), James Whalley, Shilling (D 11) [3]. First about extremely fine and toned but with scratch in exergue on obverse, others about very fine and better (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £70
Middlesex [incorporating London], Bartholomew Lane, Thomas Wood, Halfpenny, 1811 (W 845); Lad Lane, William Waterhouse, Halfpenny, 1812 (W 840); Leadenhall Street, F. Toole & Co, brass checks (2), both toole’s blend, 25mm; St Martin’s Lane, Robert Warren, Halfpenny (W 837); Surrey, Walworth, James Bean, Farthing, 1814 (W 827) [6]. Last good fine, others very fine and better, mostly with light patina (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £85
Middlesex [incorporating London], Great Russell Street, William Till, Halfpenny-sized private tokens (2), both 1834, edges plain and grained, 29mm (D & W 346/56); Peter Whelan, brass ticket, 1848, 27mm (Hawkins p.728); Queen’s Square, James Henry, private tokens (4), 1879 (3, one bronzed), undated (Bell A1, A2; D & W 345/45, 345/47); Upper Stamford Street, Benjamin Nightingale, private token, 1843 (Bell A3; D & W 345/49) [8]. Extremely fine (£140-180)
Hammer Price: £140
Middlesex [incorporating London], Queen’s Square, James Henry, private token, 1879, in silver, edge plain, 12.28g/12h (Bell A1; D & W 345/46). Light surface scratches in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, toned, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £290
Norfolk and Suffolk, Great Yarmouth [and Bury St Edmunds], Joseph Hunton and James Blythe, Shilling, 1811 (D 14), Francis Reynolds, Shilling, 1811 (D 17); Norwich, Thomas Wilson, Farthings (2), both 1839 (UFS 4050); Tunstead and Happing [Wroxham], Corporation House, Halfpenny, 1812 (W 1141); Ipswich, William Adams, Shilling, 1811 (D 1) [6]. First good fine, one Farthing fine, others very fine, last rare but scratched on reverse (£50-60)
Hammer Price: £55
Somerset, Bath, Samuel Whitchurch and William Dore, Pennies (4), all 1811 (W 15a [2], 18, 25); Bristol, Bristol Brass & Copper Co, Pennies (5), all 1811 (W 430, 436, 441, 442 [2]), Bristol Commercial Token Bank Co, Shilling, 1811 (D 23); Bristol and South Wales, Penny, 1811 (W 529); Samuel Guppy, Pennies (2), both 1811, Halfpence (3), 1811 (2), 1812, Farthing, 1811 (W 472, 479, 490, 493, 493b, 513); uncertain issuer, Penny, 1811 (W 416); Taunton, Cox & Co, Penny, gilt (W 1125) [19]. Shilling...
Hammer Price: £320
Somerset, Bristol, Samuel Guppy, Proof Halfpenny, 1811, in gilt-copper, edge centre-grained, 9.35g/12h (W 473a). Very slight rubbing to raised parts of sails, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, extremely rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £180
Staffordshire, Perry Barr, William Booth, Penny, 1811 [a copy c. 1900], 21.00g/12h (W 956). Light surface marks on obverse, about extremely fine, reverse better, rare (£80-100)
Sussex, Rowfant, Henry Hunt, Shilling, 1811 (D 14). Brightly cleaned, otherwise fine, very rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Birmingham & South Wales, Pennies (2), both 1812 (W 183, 187); William Brinkworth, brass Twopence, 25mm; Samuel Hiron, brass checks (3), 32mm (2), 24mm (Hawkins pp.296-7; Neumann 26372, 26374); Samuel King, Farthing, 1838 (UFS 660); Rose Copper Company, Penny, 1812 (W 277); Union Copper Co, Penny, 1812 (W 324); Workhouse, Shillings (5), 1811 (3), 1812 (2) (D 6, 10, 11, 20 [2]) [14]. Generally very fine, a few better (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, a set of New Centenary tokens (21), all in bronzed-copper, viz. 1893 (7), revs. Town Hall, Council House & Art Gallery, New Post Office, Assize Court, Aston Hall, Mason College, School of Art; 1894 (14), revs. School Board Offices, Midland Institute, High School for Girls, Free Grammar School, St Martins Church, Joseph Priestley statue, New General Hospital, Queen’s College, Bank of England, Edgbaston Old Church, Exchange,...
Hammer Price: £330
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, a set of New Centenary tokens (21), all in brass, same types as the previous lot (Davis 837-98) [21]. Several with minor spotting, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £1,000
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1893, a mule in silver, rev. The Exchange, 10.08g/12h (Davis –). Cut on reverse rim at 9 o’clock, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck, of the highest rarity, the only specimen known to the cataloguer (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £210
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1893, a mule in silver, rev. Technical School, 8.42g/12h (Davis –). Brilliant and practically as struck, of the highest rarity, the only specimen known to the cataloguer (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £280
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary tokens (3), all 1893, in white metal, revs. Council House & Art Gallery, 9.46g/12h (Davis 841); School of Art, 9.32g/12h (Davis 856); School Board Offices, 6.70g/12h (Davis 859) [3]. Some surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £310
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1894, on an unbronzed flan, rev. Grammar School, 13.11g/12h (Davis 866, this piece). Perhaps the first struck from the reverse die as the flaw is just beginning to develop, weak in centres but extremely fine with original colour, UNIQUE (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £95
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary token, 1894, on a bronzed flan, rev. Grammar School, 12.38g/12h (Davis 866). Pronounced die cud on reverse, otherwise practically as struck, extremely rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £130
Warwickshire, Birmingham, William Davis and John Macmillan, New Centenary tokens (3), all 1894, on unbronzed flans with fine corded borders, revs. Joseph Priestley statue, 12.44g/12h (Davis 875, this piece); New General Hospital, 12.70g/12h (Davis –); Queen’s College, 12.70g/12h (Davis –) [3]. Extremely fine and exceptionally rare, the only specimens known to the cataloguer (£400-600)
Hammer Price: £390
Warwickshire, Birmingham, Edward Thomason, Proof Penny, 1811, in gilt-copper, edge neatly grained, 18.29g/12h (W 281b). Practically as struck, extremely rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £240
Worcestershire, Dudley [and Birmingham], Richard Wallis, Thomas and Isaac Badger, Penny, 1811 (W 725), James Wilkinson, Penny, 1812 (W 736); Netherton, Withymoor Scythe Works, James Griffin & Sons, Penny, 1813 (W 1215); Worcester, House of Industry, Penny and Halfpence (3), all 1811 (W 1253, 1271 [3]), John Knapp Jr, Halfpenny and Farthing, both 1813 (W 1284, 1290) [9]. One W 1271 about extremely fine, others generally fine to very fine, a few better (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £170
Yorkshire, Hull, Lead Works, John Kirby Picard, Pennies (2), both 1812 (W 765 [2]); Leeds, issuer uncertain, Farthing, 1817 (W 816); Sheffield, Samuel Hobson & Sons, Pennies (3), 1812 (2), 1813 (W 975 [2], 976), Overseers, Penny, 1815/3 (W 1026), Phoenix Ironworks, Penny, 1813 (W 1040), issuer uncertain, Penny, 1812 (W 1070); Whitby, Association, Shilling, 1811 (D 75); York, Cattle & Barber, Sixpence, 1811 (D 96); County, West Riding, Shilling, 1811 (D 1) [12]. One W 765, 816, both 975, 1026...
Hammer Price: £160
Yorkshire, Hull, Lead Works, John Kirby Picard, Prooflike Halfpenny, 1812, edge neatly grained, 9.48g/12h (W 781a). Minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine, dark brown patina, very rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Wales and Scotland, Carmarthen, William Griffiths & Co, Penny, 1812 (W 1300); Holywell, Flintshire Bank, Shilling, 1811 (D 3); Swansea, Baron Spolasco, Farthing, 1838 (UFS 7610; Storer 3411); Glasgow, Phoenix Ironworks, Thomas Edington & Sons, Penny, 1813 (W 1351a) [4]. First two fine, others very fine, last rare (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £60
Ireland, Dublin, Andrews & Co, Farthings (2) (UFS 5940); Cannock White & Co, Farthing (UFS 5980); Castle Tea Co, Quarter-Pound checks (4, one a duplicate), all 21mm; Dublin Tea Co, Quarter-Pound check, 22mm; India & China Plantation Tea Co, Quarter-Pound check, 21mm; M[urtagh] K[avanagh], Twopence (Todd 144); London & Newcastle Tea Co, brass Quarter-Pound check, 1876, 21mm; McSwiney Delany & Co, Farthing, 1853 (UFS 6160); O’Grady Clinton & Co, Farthings (2) (UFS 6190); Todd, Burns & Co,...
Ireland, Dublin, Arnott & Co, a blackened copper check by Dunkelsbuhler & Co (Nuremberg), 24mm. Extremely fine, rare (£40-50)
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Bewley, Penny, 1814 (W 1810); James Hilles, Penny and Halfpenny, both 1813 (W 1815, 1820); Edward Stephens, Pennies (5), cock series, 1813 (2) (W 1835, 1837), Prince Regent series (3), 1818 (2), 1822 (W 1845 [2], 1846); Strabane, Gerard Irvine, Penny, 1812 (W 1900); Not Local, Pennies (4), 1815, 1819, 1820 (2), Halfpence (3), 1806 (2), 1816 (W 1938, 1941, 1941a, 1952, 2016 [2], 2020; Eimer 240a) [16]. Mostly fine, some better, particularly the Strabane, a few rare...
Hammer Price: £340
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Bewley, Pattern Penny, 1816, by J. Parkes, in copper, bust of Wellington left, no date below, rev. Hibernia seated left, edge centre-grained, 16.42g/6h (W 1811, this piece; Eimer –). Reverse field with a number of fine lines, perhaps from brushing, otherwise extremely fine with attractive chocolate patina, extremely rare (£300-400)
Hammer Price: £650
Ireland, Dublin, Geale & MacBride, Halfpenny, edge plain, 6.54g/12h (W 1813; DH 309 bis). Fine, very rare (£40-60)
Ireland, Dublin, James Hilles, Halfpenny, 1813, edge centre-grained, 9.36g/12h (W 1820). Extremely fine and practically as struck, most attractive patination (£60-80)
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Pattern Penny, 1813, by T. Halliday, in copper, crowned harp, rev. cock, no inner circle, edge plain, 14.76g/6h (W 1840). Light carbon specks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine with attractive fields, extremely rare (£500-700)
Hammer Price: £1,050
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Proof Penny, 1813, in silver, uniformed bust of Wellington, edge plain, 14.37g/6h (W 1852a; Eimer 221b). About very fine, toned, extremely rare (£250-300)
Hammer Price: £600
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Penny, 1814, edge centre-grained, 15.45g/6h (W 1862; Eimer 223b). Die flaws in obverse field, almost extremely fine and attractively patinated (£40-60)
Ireland, Dublin, Edward Stephens, Proof Penny, 1816, in silver, undraped bust of Wellington, edge plain, 18.45g/6h (W 1892a, this piece; Eimer 229a). Tiny test mark on reverse rim at 1 o’clock and a few minor surface marks, otherwise extremely fine with light grey tone, of the highest rarity and believed the only known specimen (£900-1,200)
Hammer Price: £2,900
Ireland, Galway, Ballyglunin Estate, Martin Blake, copper truck tickets (6), for Threepence, Fourpence, Sixpence (2), Eightpence (2), all 30mm (D & W 337/26-9); Menlough Castle, Sixpence, 1819, 28mm (Davis 1; D & W 337/30) [7]. Last about fine, others very fine (£80-100)
Miscellaneous, Cheshire, Stockport, Thomas Cartwright, George and Ralph Ferns, Shilling, 1812 (D 4); Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, Christopher & Jennett, Penny, 1813 (W 1115); Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, William Bastin, Shilling, 1811 (D 1); Hampshire, Andover, William and Joseph Wakeford, Shilling, 1811 (D 11); Lancashire, Ashton-under-Lyne, R.H. Chambers, Farthing (UFS 40); Manchester, Benjamin Lang, Victoria Musical Gallery, brass check, 26mm; Northumberland, Newcastle on Tyne, Wood’s...
Hammer Price: £90
Unlocalised issues, ‘Ships, Colonies & Commerce’ Eighteen Pence, 1811 (D 7); ‘For Public Accomodation’ Sixpence, 1811 (D 15) [2]. First very fine and rare, second good fine, both toned (£50-70)
Unlocalised issues, BMC, Halfpenny or check, monogram, rev. ship, 7.14g/6h (W 1691; D & W 283/15). Fine, very rare (£40-60)
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