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11 July 2006
Edinburgh, David Morton, Farthing, 3.08g/6h (DH 108; Brodie 202); Robert Nimmo, Farthing, 2.59g/6h (DH 110; Brodie 202); A. & J. Paterson, Farthing, 2.30g/6h (DH 112a; Brodie 203); J. Reynolds, Farthing, 2.02g/6h (DH 116, no traces of undertype; Brodie 203); Alexander Robb, Farthing, 4.16g/5h (DH 117; Brodie 203) [5]. DH 108 and 117 very fine, others fine, first rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £170
Edinburgh, Thomas Rodgers, Farthing, 2.36g/6h (DH 118; Brodie 204); Alexander Russell, Farthing, 2.80g/5h (DH 119; Brodie 204); Thomson, Farthings (2), 3.10g/6h (DH 129, copper; Brodie 206), 2.46g/6h (DH 131, brass; Brodie 206); John Watt, Farthing, 2.68g/6h (DH 144; Brodie 207) [5]. DH 119 very fine and patinated, others fine and better (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £130
Edinburgh, James Wright Jr, Halfpenny, 1796, Register Office, rev. Britannia seated left, edge plain, 10.29g/6h (DH 52; Brodie 192). Extremely fine with almost full original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £100
Edinburgh, Westwood’s Farthings (3), 1790, 5.50g/12h (DH 62; Brodie –); 1791, 5.52g/12h DH 63; Brodie –); 1792, 5.62g/12h (DH 64; Brodie 195) [3]. Extremely fine with original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £150
Edinburgh, issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1796 (2), 8.45g/6h (DH 1), 9.66g/12h (DH 2); issuer uncertain, Farthing, 1795, edge plain, 2.52g/11h (DH 72); Water Gate, Custom House, lead check, 5.91g/12h (DH p.455, no.16; ST 554; Brodie 272) [4]. DH 72 extremely fine with original colour, last fair and pierced, others very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £90
Leith, David Grieve, Farthing, 2.32g/5h (DH 147; Brodie 210); John White, Halfpence, 1796 (2), flag on fort, 8.05g/6h (DH 58), no flag, 8.69g/6h (DH 59); issuer uncertain, Halfpence, 1797 (2), 8.60g/6h (DH 60), 9.20g/7h (DH 61); North Leith, J. Hunter, lead Farthing, 7.78g/12h (DH p.452, no.223; ST 517; Brodie –; Noble –) [6]. Last about fine but very rare, DH 58 extremely fine, others very fine and better (£80-100)
Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpence (4), 1797 (2), fishing boat type, 10.35g/12h (DH 1), St John’s Church type, ferrier edge, 9.36g/6h (DH 4, bronzed); undated (2), 10.22g/6h (DH 2), 10.44g/6h (DH 3); Kempson’s Farthing, 1798, 3.80g/6h (DH 11) [5]. DH 4 and 11 extremely fine, others very fine and better, flan of DH 1 slightly bent, DH 3 with original colour (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £250
Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Halfpenny, 1797, fisherman with net and boat, space between r and des in exergue, rev. bridge above arms, edge payable on demand [by] john ferrier +++, 10.44g/6h (DH – [2 obv., 1 rev.]; Brodie –). Die flaw developing on reverse, very fine and of the highest rarity, perhaps the only known specimen (£100-200)
Hammer Price: £340
Perth, John Ferrier, Wright’s Proof Halfpenny, 1797, in silver, St John’s Church, rev. watermill and trees, edge plain, 12.55g/6h (DH 4a; cf. Jan II, 216). A restrike exhibiting the usual die flaws on rims, has been cleaned in the past, otherwise very fine, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £160
Perth, Patrick Maxwell, Halfpence, 1797 (3), 8.40g/6h (DH 5), 8.86g/6h (DH 8), 9.04g/6h (DH 9); David Peters, Halfpenny, 1797, edge diagonally grained, 10.10g/6h (DH 10) [4]. Last extremely fine and patinated, DH 9 very fine, others fine and better (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
Paisley, Robert Boog Jr, Kempson’s Penny, Abbey Church, rev. interior view, edge plain, 22.06g/6h (DH 2; Brodie 217). Extremely fine and bronzed, rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Paisley, J. Coats & Son, Farthings (2), 2.70g/5h (DH 4; Brodie 218), 2.93g/6h (DH 5; Brodie 218); Peter Taylor, Farthing, 2.63g/12h (DH 6; Brodie 218) [3]. Fine to very fine (£25-35)
Hammer Price: £55
Jedburgh, John Reid, Farthing, 2.16g/6h (DH 1; Brodie 219); Unlocalised issues, Farthings (4), 2.89g/12h (DH 1), 2.66g/7h (DH 3), 2.92g/6h (DH 6), 3.66g/12h (DH 8) [5]. Last fair, others fine and better, first rare (£40-60)
Cork, Prattent’s Halfpence, 1794 (2), 8.74g/6h (DH 1), 8.92g/6h (DH 2); Prattent’s mule Halfpence (4), revs. arms, 9.52g/6h (DH 10), wheatsheaf and doves, 10.94g/6h (DH 11), wheatsheaf, 9.35g/5h (DH 14), Hope with anchor and quadrant, 8.97g/6h (DH 18) [6]. Very fine and better, some with a hint of original colour (£60-80)
Ardara, George Nesbitt, lead token, gn stamped in circle, 3.41g (DH Dublin 460, illustration no.5). Fine, very rare (£30-40)
Drogheda, Irish Mine Co, imitation Halfpence, 1792 (3), 5.64g/6h (DH 1), 4.93g/6h (DH 4), 5.41g/6h (DH 5) [3]. Fair to fine, all rare, particularly the last two (£20-30)
Dublin, William Begg, Farthing, 1797, 2.64g/6h (DH 382). Very fine, patinated (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £85
19th Century, Ireland, Dublin, William Bentley & Co, Penny, 1804, 14.83g/12h (DH 4), Halfpenny, 1804, 7.46g/12h (DH 377); William Binns, Halfpence (3), 1799, 9.23g/6h (DH 347), 1802 (2), 9.25g/6h (DH 349), 9.05g/6h (DH 350); John Brewer, Halfpenny, edge plain, 11.53g/7h (DH 28a); Benjamin O’Brien [House of Industry], Halfpenny, 8.86g/5h (DH 27) [7]. DH 4 fair, DH 27 and 350 fine, DH 349 extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and better but reverse of DH 28a with defect in...
Hammer Price: £220
Dublin, Flynn, Farthing, 3.03g/6h (DH 394); Talbort Fyan, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 9.78g/6h (DH 308), 10.00g/6h (DH 308a), Lutwyche’s Halfpence, 1794 (4), lutwyche edge, 10.99g/6h (DH 309), banbury edge, 11.23g/6h (DH 309b), edges grained (2), 11.18g/6h (DH 309c), 10.03g/6h (DH 309d); Maxwell Hutton, Farthing, 3.83g/6h (DH 395); W.H. Co, imitation Halfpenny, 1792, 5.92g/12h (DH 380); Lloyd & Ridley, Halfpence, 1794 (6), 9.99g/6h (DH 338), 9.41g/6h (DH 339), 9.85g/6h (DH 340), 9.97g/6h (DH...
Hammer Price: £280
Dublin, M. Murphy, Farthing, 1796, legend, rev. tea canister and sugar loaves, edge plain, 4.28g/6h (DH 397). Die flaw on reverse in advanced stage, almost extremely fine, original colour, rare (£60-80)
Dublin, M. Murphy, Farthing, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. cask, bottle and glass, dealer in whisky, edge plain, 6.56g/7h (DH 398). Extremely fine with much original colour (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £140
Dublin, M. Murphy, Farthing, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bowl inscribed whisky, dealer in candles, edge plain, 6.80g/6h (DH 399). About extremely fine, patinated (£50-70)
Dublin, T. O’Bryen, Farthing, 1796, three sugar-loaves suspended above legend, rev. tea canister and sugar loaves, edge plain, 4.02g/6h (DH 385). About extremely fine (£60-80)
Dublin, John Ord, Halfpence (3), ord edge, 10.92g/6h (DH 5a), dublin edge, 7.94g/6h (DH 5), edge plain, 9.38g/6h (DH 5b); William Parker, Halfpence (7), 1794 (3), parker edge, 8.96g/6h (DH 351), lancaster edge, 9.39g/6h (DH 351b), edge grained, 8.84g/6h (DH 351c), 1795 (4), parker edge (2), 9.79g/6h (DH 352), 9.65g/6h (DH 353), lancaster edge, 9.75g/6h (DH 352b), edge grained, 9.81g/6h (DH 352c); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, rev. hm co cypher, anglesey edge, 9.97g/6h (DH 354a) [11]. Parker...
18th Century, Ireland, Dublin, R.L.T. & Co, imitation Halfpence, 1792 (11), 8.72g/6h (DH 355), 9.58g/6h (DH 356), 8.51g/6h (DH 358), 8.80g/5h (DH 360), 9.16g/6h (DH 361), 8.30g/6h (DH 362), 7.82g/6h (DH 368), 8.49g/6h (DH 369), 8.01g/5h (DH 369 bis), 9.54g/6h (DH 370), 9.34g/5h (DH 374), mule Halfpenny, rev. arms, 9.42g/6h (DH 373); M.F.W., Halfpence, 1794 (2), dublin edge, 9.29g/6h (DH 346), edge plain, 8.67g/6h (DH 346a); Charity Food Penny ticket, 1797, 15.70g/6h (DH 1); uncertain issuer,...
Hammer Price: £350
Dublin, Lutwyche’s Halfpence (3), 7.60g/6h (DH 6), 9.23g/6h (DH 7), 9.19g/6h (DH 7a); mule Halfpence (3), revs. Joseph Lackington, 5.86g/6h (DH 8; Cobwright J0010/I0030), Earl Howe, 7.71g/6h (DH 10), Princess of Wales, 7.15g/3h (DH 11; Cobwright P0070/I0030); Prattent’s Halfpence, 1795 (2), dublin edge, 8.98g/6h (DH 15), edge plain, 8.16g/7h (DH 15a); Prattent’s ‘H’ Halfpenny, 1795, 9.67g/6h (DH 310); Prattent’s ‘H.S. & Co’ Halfpence (2), 1794, 8.69g/6h (DH 323), 1795,...
Hammer Price: £270
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (4), arms both sides, 10.25g/6h (DH 22b); arms (3), revs. Hope with anchor and quadrant, 9.72g/6h (DH 311), Robert Orchard, 9.13g/6h (DH 313), hs & co cypher, 8.92g/6h (DH 316) [4]. Good very fine and better, mostly rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £190
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (4), Hope standing with anchor and quadrant, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.41g/6h (DH 318); man in loom, 10.43g/6h (DH 319); Prince of Wales’ crest, 9.19g/6h (DH 320); wheatsheaf and doves, 9.28g/12h (DH 321) [4]. About extremely fine and better, first nicely patinated and very rare (£180-220)
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (3), Prince of Wales’ crest, revs. hs & co cypher, 9.81g/6h (DH 325); City of London arms, 8.56g/6h (DH 326); Robert Orchard, 9.13g/6h (DH 327) [3]. First extremely fine and patinated, others nearly so, all rare (£120-150)
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Fame blowing trumpet, edge plain, 9.88g/6h (DH 328). Extremely fine, obverse with full original colour (£60-80)
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. bust of Bryen Boiroimhe, edge plain, 9.93g/6h (DH 331). Extremely fine with much original colour (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £75
Dublin, Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), hs & co cypher, revs. wheatsheaf, 9.32g/6h (DH 335); wheatsheaf and doves, 8.92g/6h (DH 336) [2]. Second extremely fine with original colour, first nearly so but very rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £210
Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), Hibernia seated, revs. bust of George II, 3.84g/6h (DH 403); bust of Robert Orchard, 3.73g/6h (DH 404) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first patinated, second with original colour but spot on Orchard’s hat (£90-120)
Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. Pandora’s breeches, 3.82g/6h (DH 405); open book, 3.74g/6h (DH 407) [2]. About extremely fine and better, first with dark patina (£90-120)
Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthing, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. man hanging, edge plain, 3.76g/6h (DH 408). Extremely fine with much original colour (£80-100)
Dublin, Skidmore’s mule Farthings (2), from the same obv. die as previous, revs. ps co cypher, 3.83g/12h (DH 409); dove and olive branch, 3.91g/6h (DH 410) [2]. About extremely fine and better (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £180
Tullamore, Charles Bury, Thirteen Pence, 1802, arms and supporters, rev. payable at tullamoore, etc, upper portion of a in tuesday clear, edge plain, 21.34g/6h (DH 2). Extremely fine and attractively patinated (£150-200)
Tullamore, Charles Bury, Thirteen Pence, 1802, from the same dies as previous, but upper portion of a in tuesday filled-in, edge plain, 21.64g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine with a hint of original colour (£150-200)
Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpence, 1800 (7), uncertain manufacturer (3), 7.36g/12h (DH 5), 8.54g/12h (DH 7), 8.62g/6h (DH 15); Boulton’s issue (4), 7.64g/6h (DH 1), 7.56g/6h (DH 2, bronzed), 7.71g/6h (DH 3), 8.12g/6h (DH 4) [7]. First three fine and rare, DH 1 and 4 very fine, others about extremely fine (£50-70)
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Turner Camac], Halfpence, 1792 (5), harp with 8 strings (4), 10.03g/6h (DH Dublin 287), 12.47g/6h (DH – [Dublin 290 obv., rev. unlisted: Silvis, CTCJ Fall 2003, pp.39-40, listed as 290 bis]), 10.88g/5h (DH Dublin 294), reads turne camac, 10.89g/6h (DH Dublin 304); 4 double strings, 10.90g/6h (DH Dublin 300); Farthing, 1792, 4.16g/6h (DH Dublin 389) [6]. Last very fine, second and fifth fine or better, others fair, the first series Halfpence all very rare...
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