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Enniscorthy, Robert Woodcock, Halfpenny, 1800, 7.67g/6h (DH 4); Munster, Prattent’s Halfpence (2), undated, 9.44g/6h (DH 1a), 1795, 9.64g/7h (DH 3); Prattent’s mule Halfpence (2), bust of Bryen Boiromhe, revs. shield with bugle, 9.37g/6h (DH 9), anchor and cap of Liberty, 9.23g/6h (DH 10) [5]. DH 10 extremely fine and patinated but stained on obverse, DH 9 good very fine, others fair (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £50
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], Halfpence (3), 1792, reads halfplnny, 11.03g/6h (DH Dublin 45), 1793, 7.53g/6h (DH Dublin 243), 1794, 11.16g/6h (DH Dublin 267); imitation Halfpence, 1792 (3), 9.29g/6h (DH Dublin 42), 7.43g/6h (DH Dublin 91), canac ryan and canac, 8.59g/6h (DH Dublin 185); Cronebane, Associated Irish Mine Co, Halfpence, 1789 (7), 12.31g/6h (DH 5), 12.81g/6h (DH 7), 12.48g/6h (DH 13), 12.53g/6h (DH 15), 12.53g/6h (DH 18, bronzed), 12.46g/6h (DH 23),...
Hammer Price: £220
Ballymurtagh, Hibernian Mine Co [Camac, Kyan & Camac], imitation Halfpenny, 1792, 9.36g/6h (DH Dublin 42); Cronebane, Associated Irish Mine Co, Halfpence, 1789 (2), 12.38g/6h (DH 8), 12.68g/6h (DH 18, bronzed), imitation Halfpenny, 9.56g/6h (DH 39), Lutwyche’s mule Halfpence (2), 10.49g/12h (DH 72), 10.68g/12h (DH 76) [6]. DH 18 virtually as struck, DH 42 extremely fine, others very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £130
Prattent’s mule Halfpenny, wheatsheaf and doves, rev. lean man seated on ground gnawing bone, edge plain, 11.74g/6h (DH 15). Virtually as struck and nicely patinated, rare (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £170
Cornwall, Truro 2; Dorset, Poole 6a; Herefordshire, Hereford 5; Middlesex, Hampton 154, Political series 1033; Norfolk, Aylsham 5a, Norwich 14, 19, 24, 24c [2], 26e, 28; Nottinghamshire, Nottingham 7; Oxfordshire, Banbury 1; Shropshire, Coalbrook Dale 10; Somerset, Bath 4, 40, Bristol 89; Staffordshire, Leek 10; Suffolk, Blything 19, Bury St Edmunds 26, Haverhill 31, Sudbury 38; Sussex, Brighton 2, Chichester 15 [2], 19, Eastbourne 21, Northiam 34; Warwickshire, Birmingham 1, 120, 144, 151,...
Hammer Price: £680
Pennies (3), Halfpence (111), Farthings (3), various counties [117]. Many fine, some better (£250-350)
Hammer Price: £650
County series, William Upcott, Restrike Twopence, 1801, view of Eddystone lighthouse, rev. view of Spurn Point lighthouse, edge plain, 33.95g/12h (Davis 21; cf. Sykes 262). A late striking with ship clear of sea on obverse and flaws on reverse, otherwise almost extremely fine and bronzed, very rare (£200-250)
South Shields, Francis Robinson, Farthing, 1814 (W 1075); together with other miscellaneous base metal tokens, coins, etc (41), some of the Isle of Man [42]. Varied state (£70-100)
Hammer Price: £200
Lead tokens (18), including a ‘Winetavern street’ issue [18]. Varied state; one with a provenance (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £65
London, Spitalfields Market, Walter Dorsett & Son, set of checks, 20 Shillings to Sixpence (20) [120]. Mint state; in Sandhill-type holders (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £35
Engraved coins: a George II Halfpenny [1740+], rev. worn smoothed and engraved (Elizh. Simpson Born Novr. 21 1760); a counterfeit George III Halfpenny [c. 1775], rev. worn smooth and engraved (James Bogie Born 24th May 1750); a Halfpenny-size blank, bird on branch, lennet above, rev. engraved (Mary Hide Born Jan. 24 1742); a Halfpenny-size blank, engraved (Elizh. Foster born Sept. 29th 53) around central ornament [4]. Mostly fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £160
Engraved tokens: Lancaster, Thomas Worswick & Sons, Halfpenny [1792], rev. worn smoothed and engraved (Sarah Hayes Born April 12, 1771) (DH Lancashire 21-2 for obv.); Hull, John Picard, Wellington Halfpenny [1812], single button on coat, rev. worn smooth and engraved (Jno. Willm. Cox Born Aug. 23, AD 1791, Ann Cox Born Sept. 29, AD 1792) [2]. First good fine but with ‘Lan’ inked in obverse field, second fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £140
Jetons (47), mostly medieval, including Sterling head types [47]. Some fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £100
James I, Spur Ryal (W 399); together with other miscellaneous weights (33) [34]. First very fine, others in varied state (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £75
George III (13), various series (W 1677c, 1677d, 1677e, 1677f, 1677g, 1677j, 1877G, 1899E, 1975D, 1975G, 1998M, 1998O, 1998P) [13]. Very fine to extremely fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £45
George III (20), various series (W 1751J, 1877D, 1877E, 1893D, 1894G, 1897D, 1899D, 1899J, 1936D, 1948D, 1950K, 1960E, 1966D, 1975G, 1975H, 1985D, 1996M, 1998M [2], 2003L) [20]. Mostly very fine (£50-80)
George III (18), various series (W 1871J, 1877D, 1881A, 1886G, 1893G, 1893H, 1894D, 1899H, 1901G, 1936D, 1937D, 1960E, 1980G, 1985D, 1996H, 1998M, 1998O, 2828) [18]. Mostly very fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £90
Boxed scales (2), steel balances, brass pans, original cords [2]. Very fine; one in japanned tin box, other in fitted wooden box (£80-100)
Orange Society, a silver ticket by W. Mossop, bust of William III left, rev. crowned arms and supporters, 35mm (D & W 172/554); together with a late cast and chased silver copy of the Battle of Dunbar medal, 1650, 35 x 28mm (MI I, 392/14; E 181A, variety d) [2]. Very fine, first toned; both with loops for suspension (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £85
Hafod Friendly Society (Est. 1798), a bronzed-copper medal, unsigned, legend, rev. clasped hands, sobrwydd diwydrwydd a brawdgarwch [Sobriety, Diligence and Brotherly Love] around, 40mm (D & W 132/247). About extremely fine, rare; with loop for suspension (£80-100)
Nelsonic Crimson Oakes Society (Founded 1808), a silver medal, unsigned [perhaps by B. Patrick], bust of Lord Nelson left, rev. masonic symbols, 54mm (D & W 168/518; BHM 640; E 986; MH 526). Pierced at 12 o’clock for suspension, two minor edge nicks, otherwise very fine and toned, rare (£150-200)
Lleyn Friendly Society (Est. 1834), a white metal medal, unsigned, cymdeithas gyfeillgar lleyn ac eifionydd around a sefydlwyd yn mhwllheli dydd calan and date, rev. clasped hands, car cywir, yn yr ing y gwelir around, 48mm (D & W –). About very fine, very rare (£60-80)
Hampshire Friendly Society, 1864, a white metal medal by W.J. Taylor, 38mm; together with other miscellaneous tokens, tickets, checks, medals, etc (136, four in silver), some non-British [137]. First good very fine and pierced, with ring for suspension, others in varied state (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
London, Pall Mall, Robert Simpson, silver Halfcrown ticket, unsigned [by J. Milton], Prince of Wales’ feathers, rev. rs in script, 32mm (D & W 314/64). Irregularly toned, very fine and very rare (£80-100)
Worshipful Company of Turners, a silver award medal by J. Pinches, arms, rev. named (To Horace T. Wright as a Prize for Horological Drawing & Theory in the Competition of the British Horological Institute for the year 1897), 72mm. Extremely fine; in black case of issue (£60-80)
Anon, Lancashire Tokens of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries, an exercise book compiled c. 1955 with details of the different issuers and types and a few woodcuts pasted-in, 68pp. Maroon cloth and boards (£15-25)
Hammer Price: £25
Atkins, J., The Tradesmen’s Tokens of the Eighteenth Century, London, 1892, vi + 415pp. Original morocco-backed cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g.; spine somewhat shaky but internally fine, a few minor checkmarks in red ink; title page signed W. Bruntlett, opposite page with Katen stamp, bookplate of Philip More on first free endpaper (£50-70)
Bell, R.C., Commercial Coins 1787-1804, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1963, 319pp, illustrations in text; Bell, R.C., Copper Commercial Coins 1811-1819, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1964, xvii + 238pp, illustrations in text; Bell, R.C., Specious Tokens and those struck for General Circulation, 1784-1804, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1968, xvii + 257pp, illustrations in text, valuation sheet tipped-in; Bell, R.C., Political and Commemorative Pieces Simulating Tradesmen’s Tokens, 1770-1802, 2nd edn, np, nd...
[Birchall, S.], An Alphabetical List of Provincial Copper-Coins or Tokens, issued between the years 1786 and 1796, Leeds, 1796, introduction, 141pp. A copy without the additional engraved title page; original stiff coloured cover, internally fine and clean, some pages uncut, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £280
Burn, J.H., A Descriptive Catalogue of the London Traders, Tavern and Coffee-house Tokens Current in the Seventeenth Century, 2nd edn, London, 1855, xcv + 287pp, 3 engraved plates. Modern maroon cloth; plates with some foxing, otherwise a fine and clean copy (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £20
Conder, J., An Arrangement of Provincial Coins, Tokens and Medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, London, 1798, address, preface [by J. Wright], 330pp + errata page, 3 engraved plates. Modern black cloth, spine gilt; internally very fine and clean (£70-90)
Hammer Price: £310
Conder, J., An Arrangement of Provincial Coins, Tokens and Medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland and the Colonies, London, 1799, address, preface [by J. Wright], 261pp, engraved plates from Virtuoso’s Companion pasted-in. Modern maroon cloth by L.A. Wells, Waltham, Massachusetts [relating invoice tipped-in], spine gilt, internally somewhat foxed; signed John Carswell, July 19th 1810 on last free endpaper at front, and extensively annotated by him with details of acquisition dates of...
Hammer Price: £410
Dalton, R., and Hamer, S.H., The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century [London, 1910-17], Parts 1-8, 9-14, bound in 2 vols, 567pp, illustrations in text, original paper covers bound-in; Parts 1-8 also bound with Waters, A.W., Notes on Eighteenth Century Tokens, London, 1954, x + 53pp [2]. Brown cloth by L.A. Wells, Waltham, Massachusetts; Parts 1-8 with many pages loose because the spine has internally fractured, Parts 9-14 attractive and clean; both with stamp of James Fawcett on...
Hammer Price: £190
Davis, W.J., The Token Coinage of Warwickshire, with Descriptive and Historical Notes, Birmingham, 1895, xx + 132pp, 24 plates. Binding detached, spine and back missing, otherwise complete and internally fine; first printed page with notation by Weber de Vore (£30-40)
Hammer Price: £40
Davisson, A., Token Catalog and Handbook, Cold Spring, 1991, 95pp, 12 plates, copy no.70. Publishers’ maroon cloth (£20-30)
Denton, M., and Prattent, T., The Virtuoso’s Companion and Coin Collectors Guide, 8 vols in one, London, 1795-7, 238 [of 240] engraved plates, no index or introductory matter. Contemporary brown calf, rebacked; internally clean, a few pencil annotations (£80-100)
Doty, R., The Soho Mint & the Industrialization of Money, Washington and London, 1998, viii + 351pp, illustrations in text. Publishers’ red cloth, with dj; as new, a superb reference (£40-50)
The Gentleman’s Magazine, December 1755, London, pp.531-75, 1 engraved plate. Sound condition (£15-25)
Hammer Price: £10
Jewitt, L., Handbook of English Coins, Edinburgh, nd, xvi + 77pp, engraved colour plates, t.e.g.; Jewitt, L., English Coins and Tokens, 3rd edn, London, 1890, 128pp, engraved illustrations in text; [Anon], The Manual of Heraldry, new edn, London, nd, iv + 132pp, engraved illustrations in text; Kent, G.C., British Metallic Coins and Tradesmen’s Tokens with their value from 1600-1912, 1st edn, Chichester, 1912, 353pp + 27pp index; Mathias, P., English Trade Tokens, the Industrial Revolution...
King Jr, T. (London), Catalogue of Provincial & Other Coins [Thomas Welch Collection], 17-19 September 1801, 252 lots, annotated with prices and buyers’ names; bound with an annotated broadsheet List of the Cabinets who have in their Possession The Penny Token issued by me, Robert Orchard…Engraved by Mr Milton, 1803; bound with engravings of Sir George Chetwynd’s coat of arms and his 1842 private token, a wants list of desiderata for Sir George Chetwynd, a letter (?partially) from...
Hammer Price: £270
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