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8 & 9 March 2022
NORFOLK, Norwich, Richard Dinmore & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, bottle, rev. figure of Hope standing, edge plain, 10.34g/6h (DH 24c). Extremely fine and brilliant, very rare £240-£300
Hammer Price: £340
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Nottingham, William Donald & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, legend within and around oval, a over o in promissary, rev. bee-hive and bees, edge plain, 12.04g/12h (DH 7). Toning spot on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with much original colour £50-£70
Hammer Price: £100
OXFORDSHIRE, Banbury, William Rusher, Halfpenny, bust three-quarters right, rev. sun, edge payable at banbury oxford or reading, 9.74g/6h (DH 1). Extremely fine, a hint of original colour £50-£70
Hammer Price: £95
SHROPSHIRE, Coalbrook Dale, Reynolds & Co, Halfpenny, 1792, 13.72g/12h (DH 17); Shrewsbury, Salop Woollen Manufactory, Halfpence (2), 1793, 10.97g/6h (DH 22), 1794, 9.60g/6h (DH 25d) [3]. First extremely fine with original colour, others very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £90
SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Three Shillings and Sixpence, 1788, in silver, bust right, rev. barge sailing left, fine silver around, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 15.55g/12h (DH Warwickshire 337). Good fine and toned, rare £180-£220
Hammer Price: £200
SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (11), 1787, 14.13g/12h (DH Warwickshire 352), 1788 (3), 14.48g/12h, 14.39g/12h (both DH 336, former unofficially plated), 14.54g/12h (DH 382), 1790 (2), 14.37g/6h (DH 387a), 12.00g/12h (DH 430), 1792, 11.22g/6h (DH 389), 1793 (3), 11.02g/6h (DH 411), 10.06g/6h, 9.36g/12h (both DH 416), 1795, 11.13g/6h (DH 421); imitation Halfpenny, 1792, 10.07g/12h (DH 454a) [12]. Second about fine, others fine to very fine, some better £70-£90
SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Halfpence (5), 1791 (3), 12.57g/12h, 12.36g/12h, 12.08g/12h (all DH Warwickshire 432), 1792, 11.32g/6h (DH 448), 1793, 13.08g/6h (DH 393a, bronzed) [5]. Extremely fine and better, all but last with original colour, an attractive group £200-£300
Hammer Price: £190
SHROPSHIRE, Willey and Snedshill, John Wilkinson, Proof Halfpenny, 1793, in silver, bust right, rev. man at forge, edge willey snedshill bersham bradley, 13.44g/6h (DH Warwickshire 394). Minor hairlines, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, attractively toned, extremely rare £700-£900
Hammer Price: £1,100
SOMERSET, Bath, William Glover, Halfpence (2), 9.74g/6h, 9.73g/6h (both DH 28); William Gye, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.81g/6h (DH 34), mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, 9.08g/6h (DH 36c); Francis Heath, Halfpence (3), 1794, 9.78g/6h (DH 39), 1795, 9.83g/6h (DH 40, large flan), 1796, Walcot Turnpike, 9.30g/6h (DH 45), Farthings (2), 1794, 4.68g/6h (DH 115), 1795, 4.73g/6h (DH 116); John Jelly, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1794, 8.99g/6h (DH 26); Mary Lambe & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 11.69g/6h (DH 50), Farthing,...
Hammer Price: £180
SOMERSET, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1794, camel, rev. frontal elevation of India House, edge grained, 9.88g/6h (DH 50g). Brilliant and practically as struck, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £300
SOMERSET, Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.16g/6h (DH 86), mule Halfpenny by Lutwyche, 9.87g/6h (DH 87); Crewkerne, Samuel Sparks & Bartholomew Gidley, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.64g/6h (DH 104); Freshford, John Moggridge and Thomas Joyce, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.00g/5h (DH 107), 9.25g/6h (DH 109); Yeovil, William Brett and William Cayme, Halfpenny, 1797, 9.21g/7h (DH 110) [6]. DH 86 and 87 extremely fine with considerable original colour, DH 107 about extremely fine, DH 110...
Hammer Price: £150
SOMERSET, Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1794, frontal elevation of a building, rev. arms, edge on demand we promise to pay, 10.15g/6h (DH 86). Extremely fine and brilliant, rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £320
STAFFORDSHIRE, Leek, Phillips & Ford, Kempson's Halfpence, 1793 (2), 12.26g/12h (DH 13), 9.93g/6h (DH 13a); Lichfield, Kempson’s Halfpenny, 1796, 11.67g/12h (DH 18) [3]. First very fine, others extremely fine £70-£90
STAFFORDSHIRE, Stafford, William Horton & Co, Penny, 1801, 20.07g/6h (DH 4), Halfpenny, 1797, 9.66g/6h (DH 20) [2]. Extremely fine, first with original colour, second cleaned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £220
SUFFOLK, Beccles, issuer uncertain, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, 1795, 10.72g/6h (DH 16); Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.96g/12h (DH 19); Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpence (2), 1794, 9.88g/6h (DH 22), undated, 10.90g/5h (DH 23), Samuel Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.51g/6h (DH 21); Bury St Edmunds, Michael Apsey, Halfpenny, 10.65g/6h (DH 28c), Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, 17.20g/6h (DH 4), Halfpenny, 10.83g/6h (DH 26), James Goer, Halfpenny, 11.81g/12h...
SUFFOLK, Blything, Sir John Rous, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, mounted yeoman, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 14.30g/12h (DH 19). Graze in field behind horseman and light rubbing to high points, otherwise about extremely fine and dark-toned, very rare £300-£360
Hammer Price: £440
SUFFOLK, Haverhill, John Fincham, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.70g/6h (DH 31); Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Halfpenny, 1795, 11.83g/6h (DH 33a); Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1794, 12.19g/12h (DH 35), Robert Manning, Halfpenny, 9.98g/6h (DH 34); Lowestoft, Richard Powles, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.41g/6h (DH 37); Sudbury, Goldsmith & Sons, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.50g/12h (DH 39); Woodbridge, Robert Loder, Penny, 1796, 19.84g/6h (DH 15) [7]. DH 37 extremely fine with partial original colour, others...
Hammer Price: £550
SURREY, Croydon, Daniel Garraway, Halfpeny, 1797), DG cypher, reads payble and halfpenney, rev. tea-pot, edge plain, 7.12g/12h (DH 7). Very fine, dark patina £30-£40
Hammer Price: £40
SUSSEX, Brighton, Lutwyche’s Brighton Camp Halfpenny, 1794, 9.65g/6h (DH 2); Chichester, John Chaldecott [and Thomas Sharp, of Portsmouth, Hampshire], Halfpenny, 1794, 10.45g/12h (KR 201; DH 20), Dally & Son, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 10.90g/6h (KR 200; DH 15), 7.97g/12h (KR 200b; DH 16a); Eastbourne, Frederick Fisher, Halfpenny, 1796, 9.81g/6h (DH 21); East Grinstead, John Boorman, Halfpenny, 1795, 8.99g/6h (KR 202; DH 22); Frant, George Ring, Halfpenny, 1794, 9.75g/6h (DH 23); Hastings, James...
Hammer Price: £280
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Henry Biggs, Halfpence (2), 1792, 11.49g/12h (DH 70), undated, 10.99g/3h (W 71a); Birmingham Coining & Copper Co, imitation Halfpence, 1794 (2), 11.54g/6h (DH 73), 11.81g/6h (DH 75c); Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Halfpence (7), 1791, 14.11g/6h (DH 77), 1792, 13.86g/6h (DH 85), imitation Halfpence, 1793 (3), 8.96g/6h (DH 114b), 9.38g/6h, 9.12g/6h (both DH 116); James Bisset, Halfpenny, with pictures, 9.95g/6h (DH 120); Donald & Co, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 10.26g/12h,...
Hammer Price: £130
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Birmingham Mining & Copper Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in silver, female seated right, holding fasces, rev. stork on cornucopia, edge birmingham redruth & swansea, 16.39g/6h (DH 79). Good very fine, retaining some original brilliance, extremely rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £750
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Henry Hickman, Halfpence, 1792 (2), 12.23g/6h (DH 144), 12.17g/6h (DH Middlesex 929), Farthing, 1792, 5.62g/6h (DH 481a); William Lutwyche, Halfpenny, 14.42g/6h (DH 219b); James Sketchley, Lutwyche’s Masonic Halfpence (3), undated, 9.25g/6h (DH Middlesex 370), 1794 (2), 9.11g/6h (DH 370e), 9.51g/6h (DH 372a); Thomas Wyon, Penny, 1796, 22.10g/12h (DH 25); Kempson’s Halfpence, 1793 (2), 9.89g/12h, 9.63g/6h (both DH 50), mule Halfpenny, 9.87g/6h (DH 59);...
Hammer Price: £420
WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Kempson's gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1793, boy with press, rev. shield with hedgehogs, edge current every where, 10.01g/6h (DH 50). Several hairline surface marks, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £80-£100
Hammer Price: £170
WESTMORLAND, Kendal, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, R & D cypher, rev. ship sailing right, edge payable in dublin or london, 8.94g/6h (Farthing 5.8b; DH 5a). Extremely fine, original colour £40-£50
WILTSHIRE, Devizes, John Baster, Halfpenny, 1796, 10.12g/6h (DH 2b); Holt, David Arnot, Halfpenny, 10.00g/6h (DH 3); Salisbury, John and Thomas Sharpe, Halfpenny, 1796, 10.06g/6h (DH 21) [3]. About extremely fine and better, first with original colour £60-£80
YORKSHIRE, Huddersfield, John Downing, Halfpenny, 1793, 8.82g/6h (DH 15); Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, Halfpence, 1791 (2), 12.64g/6h (DH 17), 12.59g/6h (DH 20), Hancock’s mule Halfpence (2), 1791, 11.11g/12h (DH 22), 1794, 8.97g/6h (DH 23); Leeds, Henry Brownbill, Halfpence, 1793 (2), 12.56g/6h (DH 34), 11.93g/6h (DH 41), Richard Paley, Halfpenny, 1791, 12.69g/6h (DH 51); Sheffield, John Hands, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.75g/12h (DH 59), issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, 1793, 10.89g/12h (DH 56b, edge...
YORKSHIRE, Hull, Jonathan Garton & Co, gilt specimen Halfpenny, 1791, equestrian figure of WIlliam III, rev. arms, seven acorns to right and eight to left, edge payable at the warehouse of ionathan garton, 12.59g/6h (DH 17). Some rubbing to high points, otherwise good very fine, rare £80-£100
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1787, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 21 acorns, rev. John Dawes’ monogram above pm co cypher, edge on demand in london liverpool & anglesey, 20.08g/6h (DH 9a). Spot on drapery of druid, otherwise about extremely fine, very rare; the die-pairing was used to strike the first 18th century trade tokens struck for general circulation in the British Isles £150-£200
Hammer Price: £140
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Proof Penny, 1787, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge on demand in london liverpool & anglesey, 19.62g/6h (DH 9a). Extremely fine and toned, obverse retaining much original brilliance, very rare; the first 18th century silver Proof token £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,700
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Penny, 1787, druid’s head encircled by wreath with 20 acorns, rev. from the same die as previous, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 28.11g/6h (DH 6). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, rare £120-£150
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (3), all curved 7s in date, 26.41g/6h (DH 11), 28.35g/12h (DH 19), 29.11g/12h (DH 31) [3]. Second very fine, others extremely fine £140-£180
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (4), all curved 7s in date, 29.05g/12h, 28.62g/12h (both DH 42), 29.19g/12h (DH 50), 28.78g/12h (DH 55) [4]. First about extremely fine but bright from past cleaning, others about very fine and better £90-£120
Hammer Price: £110
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1787 (4), all straight 7s in date, 28.76g/12h, 28.50g/12h (both DH 76), 28.54g/12h (DH 79), 29.63g/12h (DH 81) [4]. DH 79 very fine, others about extremely fine and better £180-£220
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies, 1788 (3), all long-topped P, 28.28g/12h (DH 91), 27.99g/12h (DH 95), 29.10g/12h (DH 138) [3]. DH 91 about very fine but obverse surface marked, others about extremely fine and better, last with original colour on reverse £120-£150
Hammer Price: £160
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, gilt Proof Penny, 1788, druid’s head encircled by thin wreath of 23 acorns, rev. pm co cypher, long-topped P, edge on demand in london liverpool or anglesey, 27.96g/12h (DH 128). Very slight rubbing on high points of obverse, otherwise brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £950
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Pennies (4), 1788 (2), both short-topped P, 28.24g/12h (DH 230), 29.12g/12h (DH 242), 1790, Williams issue, 27.96g/12h (DH 252), 1791, Boulton issue, 28.53g/5h (DH 255) [4]. DH 230 extremely fine, DH 252 fine, others very fine and better £100-£150
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence, 1788 (3), 12.90g/12h (DH 310), 14.04g/12h (DH 347), 14.37g/12h (DH 351) [3]. DH 347 very fine, others extremely fine with much original colour £100-£150
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, Parys Mine Co, Halfpence (7), 1789 (2), 13.74g/12h (DH 367), 13.57g/12h (DH 371), 1791 (5), Boulton issue, 14.74g/6h (DH 389), 14.20g/6h, 13.86g/6h (both DH 391, latter bronzed), Williams issue, 14.74g/6h (DH 405), 13.41g/6h (DH 406) [7]. Fifth extremely fine, others about very fine and better £90-£120
ANGLESEY, Amlwch, imitation ‘Paris Miners’ Halfpenny, 1791, 9.11g/6h (DH 438b); imitation rm co Halfpenny, 1793, 8.81g/6h (DH 450); Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, 10.21g/12h (DH 428); Skidmore’s Farthing, 1788, 3.53g/11h (DH 452); Westwood’s Penny imitating the Parys Mine series for Samuel Solomon, 1788 [struck 1796], with pms cypher, 23.32g/6h (DH 168) [5]. DH 452 about extremely fine, others fine to very fine £50-£70
Hammer Price: £85
CARMARTHENSHIRE, Carmarthen, John Morgan, Halfpence (2), 12.37g/6h (DH 6), 12.21g/5h (DH 7) [2]. First very fine, second extremely fine, light reflective patina £50-£70
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