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Somerset, Bath, William Glover, Halfpenny, 9.49g/6h (DH 28); Francis Heath, Halfpence (4), 1794, 9.01g/6h (DH 39), 1795, 9.74g/6h (DH 40), 1796 (2), revs. Pump Room, 9.24g/6h (DH 41), Walcot Turnpike, 8.98g/6h (DH 45); John Jelly, Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.05g/6h, 8.76g/6h (both DH 26, large flans) [7]. Very fine and better, some with original colour £80-£100
Hammer Price: £150
Somerset, Bath, Payne & Turner, Halfpenny, 9.61g/6h (DH 65), James Wood, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 11.27g/6h (DH 66a), Kempson’s mule Halfpence (2), arms of Bath, revs. view of a street, 10.49g/6h (DH 63c), entrance to the New Rooms, 9.81g/12h (DH 64), Lutwyche’s Penny, 24.00g/6h (DH 4); Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.38g/6h (DH 86) [6]. Very fine and better, but some spotted £60-£80
Hammer Price: £110
Somerset, Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (12), revs. All Saints Chapel (2), 13.83g/6h, 13.70g/6h (both DH 69); Argyle Chapel, 11.56g/6h (DH 70); Cross Bath Pump Room, 13.25g/12h (DH 72); Free Church, 13.72g/6h (DH 73); Free School, 13.24g/6h (DH 74); General Hospital, 13.88g/12h (DH 75); Kensington Chapel, 13.56g/6h (DH 76); New Pump Room Interior, 13.54g/6h (DH 82); New Rooms Principal Entrance, 13.90g/6h (DH 83); St Mary’s Chapel, 12.66g/6h (DH 78a); military trophies, bath...
Hammer Price: £700
Somerset, Glastonbury, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, remains of Glastonbury Abbey, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.20g/12h (DH Middlesex 135). Die flaw on obverse in early stage, extremely fine, original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £240
Staffordshire, Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthings (2), in white metal, 1794, s. barker dozener etc, 5.44g/12h (DH 29), undated, payable on whit-monday at the greenhill bank·, 4.81g/12h (DH 27) [2]. Fine to very fine, second spotted, both rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
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, 36.60g/12h (DH 2). Some rubbing to high points on obverse and a cut on reverse rim at 1 o’clock, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £120-£150
Hammer Price: £140
Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 15.00g/6h (DH 23). Extremely fine and bronzed, reflective fields £100-£150
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, 34.04g/6h (DH 9). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, good very fine, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £320
Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Thomas Bevan, Simmons’ Halfpenny, barrel and bunches of grapes, rev. legend, edge plain, 8.54g/6h (DH 26). About extremely fine, rare; the best specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce £200-£300
Hammer Price: £600
Suffolk, Bungay, Thomas Miller, a cliché of the obv. of his Halfpenny, 1795, bust right, edge plain, 6.79g (cf. DH 20). Very fine £100-£150
Hammer Price: £300
Suffolk, Bungay, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, remains of Bungay Tower, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.50g/6h (DH Middlesex 136). Struck off-centre, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £160
Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, James Goer, Halfpenny, 9.96g/6h (DH 27), John Rackham and Richard Leatherdale [of Harleston, Norfolk], Penny, 20.44g/12h (DH 5), Halfpenny, 9.24g/12h (DH 29d); Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.37g/6h (DH 31); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1795, 21.33g/6h (DH 6a); Lowestoft, Richard Powles, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.38g/6h (DH 37) [6]. DH 37 extremely fine with original colour, DH 27 nearly so, others fine to very fine, DH 5 rare £120-£150
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Milton’s first Penny, 1795, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, in cap with tassel, artist’s initials below, rev. Wolsey’s gate, edge plain, 16.41g/12h (DH 9). Usual die flaw on obverse in later stage, extremely fine and attractively patinated, of the highest rarity and one of the classic tokens in the entire 18th century series; only 4 struck £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,000
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1795, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, no tassel, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 16.22g/12h (DH 10). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £90-£120
Hammer Price: £180
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.27g/6h (DH 11). Usual die flaws on reverse, some rubbing to high points of obverse, otherwise extremely fine with a little original colour, rare £100-£150
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Wolsey’s Gate, rev. jmc cypher, edge plain, 16.87g/12h (DH 14). Usual light die flaw on obverse, about extremely fine with brown patina, rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £200
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, Market Cross, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge grained, 13.15g/12h (DH 35). Light scratch by o of cross, otherwise extremely fine and retaining much original brilliance, toned, very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £750
Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as lot 438, edge plain, 10.15g/6h (DH 36a). Usual die flaws on reverse, extremely fine and very rare £100-£150
Surrey, Bermondsey, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (2), Priory, 11.48g/1h (DH Middlesex 667), St Mary Magdalen’s, 12.32g/12h (DH 665); Rotherhithe, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpenny, St Mary’s, 11.59g/12h (DH 668) [3]. First extremely fine with original colour, second nearly so, last very fine and has been cleaned £40-£50
Surrey, Croydon, Daniel Garraway, Halfpenny, 1797, 7.01g/11h (DH 7); Lambeth, Prattent’s Halfpenny, [17]96, rev. man seated on ground gnawing bone, 9.05g/6h (DH 13), Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Lambeth Palace, 24.88g/12h (DH Middlesex 139), Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 2, Lambeth Palace, 24.51g/2h (DH Middlesex 86) [4]. DH 7 about extremely fine, others about very fine and better, but DH 13 with remains of collector’s number in obverse field...
Hammer Price: £170
Surrey, Croydon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Addington Place, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.65g/11h (DH Middlesex 147). Extremely fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £75
Surrey, Dulwich, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Dulwich College, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.36g/6h (DH Middlesex 152). Usual die flaw on reverse at 8 o’clock, light handling marks on obverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Surrey, Godstone, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Godstone Tower, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.66g/12h (DH Middlesex 137). Extremely fine, obverse with a little original colour £140-£180
Surrey, Guildford, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Guildford Tower, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.92g/12h (DH Middlesex 138). Extremely fine, patinated £120-£150
Surrey, Kew, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Kew Palace, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.01g/12h (DH Middlesex 127). Extremely fine, almost full original colour £200-£260
Hammer Price: £280
Surrey, Lambeth, Denton’s mule Farthings (3), denton engraver & printer, etc, revs. remains of a fortress, 4.01g/6h (DH 17), Prince’s plumes (2), both 4.09g/6h (both DH 18) [3]. About extremely fine and better, but one DH 18 lightly lacquered and spotted £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Surrey, Lambeth, Denton’s mule Farthings (3), deformed dwarf, revs. crown in radiated circle, 3.87g/6h (DH 20), Britannia seated with scales, 3.87g/6h (DH 21), cart unloading into a ship, 3.93g/6h (DH 22) [3]. DH 20 about extremely fine, others better, all patinated £120-£150
Surrey, Southwark, Skidmore’s Churches, Halfpence (5), Christ Church, 11.48g/12h (DH Middlesex 670); St John’s, 11.47g/11h (DH 671); St Olive’s, 11.30g/12h (DH 672); St Saviour’s, 12.21g/12h (DH 674); St Thomas’s, 13.37g/12h (DH 675) [5]. First three about extremely fine and better, others very fine but very rare, DH 674 with die flaw in advanced state and has been cleaned £100-£150
Surrey, Southwark, Skidmore’s London and Westminster series, Penny, 1797, type 5, Albion Mill, rev. City arms, mural crown above, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.64g/12h (DH Middlesex 92). No obverse die flaw, extremely fine, obverse with much original colour £150-£200
Hammer Price: £340
Surrey, Wandsworth, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Lord Stormont’s house, rev. fictitious arms, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.04g/1h (DH Middlesex 164). Extremely fine, patinated £100-£150
Hammer Price: £80
Surrey, West Clandon, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, Clandon Place, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.45g/1h (DH Middlesex 165). Usual die flaw on reverse, extremely fine with original colour £100-£150
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, ruins of Battle Abbey, rev. battle promissory halfpenny payable in susex, edge grained, 11.30g/7h (DH 1). Usual light die flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine, patinated £90-£120
Hammer Price: £85
Sussex, Battle, Skidmore’s Globe series, Penny, 1797, Battle Abbey, rev. globe, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 24.51g/12h (DH Middlesex 141). Good very fine, patinated £80-£100
Sussex, Brighton, Benjamin Deverell [of Fleet Market, London], Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 10.77g/6h (DH 6); Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, view of the Bastille, rev. ships and military trophies, edge plain, 10.42g/6h (DH 9) [2]. Both with light die flaws above Bastille scene, about extremely fine, DH 9 with some original colour but spotted £100-£150
Sussex, Chichester, Dally & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.38g/6h (DH 15); Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.65g/6h (DH 21); Horsham, M. Pintosh, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, anchor and cable, rev. view of St Paul’s Covent Garden in ruins, 12.62g/6h (DH 31) [3]. DH 21 very fine, others better, DH 31 rare but spotted £80-£100
Sussex, Rye, G. Bennett, Skidmore’s Halfpenny, 1796, sugar loaves, chest and scales, rev. gb cypher, edge grained over skidmore holborn london, 13.09g/7h (DH 36). Spot on obverse rim at 11 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine with original colour, reflective surfaces, very rare £240-£300
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, shield with hatching, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 14.96g/12h (DH 67a). Extremely fine and bronzed, very rare £200-£260
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, reads facta æquato examine librat, edge plain, 15.00g/12h (DH 68). Some spotting, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £120
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, diva britanniæ fautrix artium around, rev. the work of iohn gregory hancock aged nine years above date, utile dulci above, for exchange below, edge by george barker birmingham mdccc, 36.76g/12h (DH 19). Good very fine with a hint of original colour, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £380
Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms in shield, rev. gb cypher, edge plain, 17.15g/6h (DH 64a). Excess of metal on reverse rim, some light spotting, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare £100-£150
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