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3 October 2019
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, BERKSHIRE, Englefield, Sir Henry Englefield, 1819, uniface copper by G. Mills, bust left, hce monogram below truncation, 33mm, 17.07g (W 3022; BHM 977; Bell, 1966, no.2; D & W 342/12a; BDM IV, 81). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £160
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, BERKSHIRE, Englefield, Sir Henry Englefield, silver, bust left, rev. hce monogram, 18mm, 11.46g/6h (W 3023; BHM 978; Bell, 1966, no.1; D & W 342/12c). Good very fine, toned, rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £75
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, BERKSHIRE, Englefield, Sir Henry Englefield (2), gilt-copper and copper, from the same dies as previous, both 18mm, 7.92g/6h, 7.97g/6h; together with a white metal squeeze of the obv., 22mm, 3.33g (W 3023; BHM 978; Bell, 1966, no.1; D & W 342/12b) [3]. First two good very fine, last fine and with loop mount £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, BERKSHIRE, Hampstead Norreys, Barzillai Lowsley, copper Five Shillings or medal, 1889, crest above arms, token of lt colonel b lowsley royal engineers issued 1889, rev. view of Hampstead Norreys church and graveyard, token value five shillings…restored 28th april 1880, edge plain, 38mm, 25.85g/12h (Bell, 1966, A1). Light spotting on obverse, otherwise very fine and exceptionally rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £220
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, DEVON, County series, William Upcott, Twopence, 1801, view of Eddystone lighthouse, rev. view of Spurn Point lighthouse, edge plain, flan of normal thickness, 34.87g/6h (D 21; Spink 51, 262, this piece). An attractive original striking without any die cracks and only the merest hint of a flaw on the Spurn lighthouse, extremely fine and very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £850
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, DEVON, County series, William Upcott, Twopence, 1801, a bronzed restrike by W.J. Taylor from the same dies as previous but in their final state, edge plain, 35.15g/12h (D 21; Spink 51, 263, this piece). A late striking with ship clear of sea on obverse, flaws on lighthouse and in legend on reverse, extremely fine and very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LANCASHIRE, [Bury, John Minshull], 1977, brass, first series, no. 1, the heraldic lion, etc, rev. lion rampant, edge plain, 25mm, 6.35g/12h; NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, Beeston, Alan Judd, brass 5 Pence, 1993 (5), coins of beeston, etc, revs. value, two stamped d, all 32mm; together with Token Congress metallic ephemera from 1991, 1992 (2) and 2004 (2) [Lot]. As issued £10-£20
Hammer Price: £50
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Bloomsbury, Sir Augustus Franks, 1884, silver, by A. Wyon, shield within floral border, avg w franks ma frs fsa, rev. crest, a falcon, contemnit vulnera virtus, 29mm, 10.49g/12h (Caygill and Cherry, pp. 302-3 and pl. 50; BHM 3163). Light graze by falcon’s breast, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively toned, extremely rare £150-£200
Hammer Price: £150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Bloomsbury, James Henry, 1879, silver, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], female seated right, holding cornucopia from which coins fall, books at left, coin cabinet at right, rev. jh monogram, numismatist antiquary, 30mm, 12.28g/12h (W 3043; Bell, 1966, A1; D & W 345/46). Brilliant and deeply toned, extremely rare £200-£300
Hammer Price: £240
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Bloomsbury, James Henry (4), 1879, copper, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], from the same dies as previous, 30mm, 10.97g/12h (W 3043; Bell, 1966, A1; D & W 345/45); undated (3), copper (2), and brass, unsigned [by W.J. Taylor], dealer in coins medals &c a catalogue published, rev. from the same die as previous, all 30mm, 11.27g/12h, 11.08g/12h, 9.39g/12h (W 3044; Bell, 1966, A2; D & W 345/47-8) [4]. Extremely fine £90-£120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Bloomsbury, [Peter] Whelan, brass (3), wolf suckling twins, revs. fine ancient roman brass coins 1s each, etc, edges grained, 27mm, 6.21g/12h, 6.21g/12h, 6.19g/12h (all W 3086); Covent Garden, William Webster, brass, successor to wm till 7 gt russell st etc, rev. dealer in ancient and modern, etc, edge plain, 19mm, 3.36g/12h (W 3084; W TB 2, 2990); Strand, William Warrington, brass, engraver to her majesty, etc, rev. Thomas Tunnel, edge plain,...
Hammer Price: £80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Camden, Edinburgh Castle Museum, Thomas Middlebrook, copper (2), bust left, rev. free museum well worth a visit, etc, edge plain, 28mm, 9.64g/12h (W 3052); flag, with the season’s greetings, etc, rev. Balaclava bugle above motto of 17th Lancers, edge plain, 32mm, 14.32g/12h (W 3050; D & W 68/177) [2]. First extremely fine with original colour, second nearly so £20-£30
Hammer Price: £30
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Cornhill, William Griffin (5), white metal by J. Taylor, parable of the Good Samaritan helping a traveller on the road, donkey behind, go, and do thou likewise, rev. w. griffin...25 change alley cornhill london the utmost value given for light sovereigns, etc, 31mm, 9.52g/12h (W –; D & W –); brass, legend in 10 lines, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm, 5.62g/12h (W 3029); brass, bust of Isambard Brunel left, legend around, rev. Thames Tunnel, 24mm,...
Hammer Price: £110
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, copper (3), arms, rev. dealer in ancient & modern coins medals antiques &c within wreath, edges plain, 36mm, 27.12g/12h (W 3075 var.; D & W 345/54), 29mm, 11.35g/12h (W 3076; D & W 345/56), 22mm, 5.74g/12h (W 3077; W TB 2, 2930; D & W 345/58) [3]. Extremely fine, first with some spotting on obverse, second with almost full original colour £60-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, copper (4), similar, edges plain, 36mm, 27.39g/12h (W 3075 var.; D & W 345/54), 29mm (2, second gilt), 11.30g/12h, 11.17g/12h (W 3076; D & W 345/56), 22mm, 5.73g/12h (W 3077; W TB 2, 2930; D & W 345/58) [4]. Gilt very fine, others extremely fine, first with some spotting on obverse £80-£100
Hammer Price: £140
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, copper (3), similar, edges centre-grained, 36mm, 25.54g/12h (W 3075; D & W 345/54), 29mm (2), 12.08g/12h, 12.07g/12h (both W 3076; D & W 345/56) [3]. Second about very fine, others extremely fine and better with original colour, last virtually as struck £70-£90
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, silver, winged figure of Father Time kneeling, gathering coins onto a tray, rev. arms, edge plain, 33mm, 18.75g/12h (W 3080 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5; D & W 346/66). No die flaw on reverse, minor hairlines in obverse field, otherwise practically as struck, deeply toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £260
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834 (2), from the same dies as previous, edges plain, both 33mm, copper, 16.96g/12h, white metal, 12.46g/12h (W 3080 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5; D & W 346/65, 346/67) [2]. Die flaw in reverse field, about extremely fine and better, both rare £100-£150
Hammer Price: £180
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, silver, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. legend, collections purchased, etc, edge plain, 33mm, 18.93g/12h (W 3079; Bell, 1966, A6; D & W 346/63). Virtually as struck and richly toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £280
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 33mm, 16.07g (W 3079; Bell, 1966, A6; D & W 346/62). Extremely fine, rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, silver, arms, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 18.17g/12h (W 3081 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5/A6 mule; D & W 346/69). Usual die flaw on obverse, extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1834, white metal, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 12.46g/12h (W 3081 [not seen]; Bell, 1966, A5/A6 mule; cf. D & W 346/68-9). Usual die flaw on obverse, graze by russell, otherwise about extremely fine, extremely rare £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1839, silver, arms, rev. legend in wreath, edge plain, 29mm, 13.03g/12h (W 3078 [not seen]; D & W 346/61). Usual flaw on reverse rim at 8 o’clock, virtually as struck and deeply toned, extremely rare £240-£300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Covent Garden, William Till, 1839, copper, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 29mm, 11.71g/12h (W 3078 [not seen]; D & W 346/60). Usual flaw on reverse rim at 8 o’clock, about extremely fine, rare £70-£90
Hammer Price: £65
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Holborn, William Taylor, 1851, copper (2), medallist by appointment to the great exhibition, etc, revs. coining press, medals coins & tradesmen’s tokens struck, both 30mm, 10.33g/12h, 10.20g/12h (W 3072; D & W –); together with a brass Fourpence, 28mm, 7.87g/6h [3]. Last good fine, others extremely fine and scarce £70-£90
Hammer Price: £120
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, gilt-copper, by W.J. Taylor, female seated right, holding cornucopia from which coins fall, no books at left, coin cabinet at right, shield in field, rev. bn monogram, 17.67g/12h (cf. W 3055; Bell, 1966, A4; cf. D & W 345/51). Small die flaws on rims, brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, copper, by W.J. Taylor, from the same dies as previous, 12.01g/12h (W 3055; Bell, 1966, A4; D & W 345/51). Brilliant mint state £50-£70
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, silver, by W.J. Taylor, female seated right, holding cornucopia from which coins fall, books at left, coin cabinet at right, rev. from the same die as previous, 16.73g/12h (W 3054; Bell, 1966, A3; D & W 345/50). Some light spotting, otherwise virtually as struck and toned, extremely rare £200-£300
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Lambeth, Benjamin Nightingale, 1843, copper (2), by W.J. Taylor, from the same dies as previous, 13.49g/12h, 13.34g/12h (W 3054; Bell, 1966, A3; D & W 345/49) [2]. Former virtually as struck, latter about extremely fine £60-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Marble Arch, Howard and Frances Simmons, London Coin Fair (4), 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, all brass, dates, revs. legend, all 32mm, 8.09g/12h, 8.10g/12h, 8.05g/12h, 8.10g/12h; Oxford Circus, Richard Lobel, aluminium, 11-15 wigmore st, rare coins bought & sold, etc, rev. facsimile of the Continental Dollar, 1776, 40mm, 7.88g/12h [5]. Extremely fine and better £10-£20
Hammer Price: £20
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Tower Hill, Royal Mint, copper, crown, royal mint around, rev. h, edge plain, 32mm. 17.95g/12h. Fine, very rare £60-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, LONDON, Walthamstow, Thomas de la Rue, the obv. matrix for a token or medal, unsigned, bust left in greatcoat, thomas de la rue above, 40mm, 561.88g; together with De La Rue Engineering Ltd, cupro-nickel, similar bust left, rev. manufacturers of 20th century coins, etc, edge grained, 26mm, 5.54g/12h (cf. Sweeny 35 Adv. rev.) [2]. First with some surface rust otherwise very fine and very rare, second extremely fine but stained on reverse £100-£150
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, NORTHUMBERLAND, Gosforth, Robert Bell, 1966, copper, by S.G.M. Adams, Dr Bell performing operation, rev. rcb monogram, edge plain, 32mm, 14.28g/12h. Obverse partly toned, otherwise virtually as struck; in original black fitted case £50-£70
Hammer Price: £40
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, NORTHUMBERLAND, Gosforth, Robert Bell, 1966, copper (2), by S.G.M. Adams, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 32mm, 14.12g/12h; from the altered obv. die with the head of Fame blowing a trumpet added to centre and without the artist’s initials, edge plain, 15.07g/6h [2]. Some light spotting, otherwise virtually as struck, the second very rare £50-£70
Hammer Price: £100
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, John Bell, Farthing (?), in lead, sailing barge, rev. coaly tyne, edge plain, 7.09g/12h (Davisson, CTCJ 66, p.8; W p.134; D 29; cf. DNW 141, 1049). Obverse fair, reverse better than fine, extremely rare; sold as viewed and not subject to return £50-£70
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, NORTHUMBERLAND, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, William Norman, a George III Penny, 1797, obv. impressed with an incuse impression of a Victorian Halfpenny [1860-94], without date, probably taken from a working die, rev. scratched penny token payable by w. norman 1897 newcastle on tyne within and around punched oval, 25.00g/10h. Undertype worn almost flat, otherwise much as made, unusual and very rare; only the second example seen by the cataloguer in 50 years £50-£80
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, STAFFORDSHIRE, Wolverhampton, Daniel Smith & Co, 1905, bronze, coining press, rev. minting machinery, etc, edge plain, 31mm, 13.23g/12h (Hawkins –; cf. TCS Auction 2017, 96). Good very fine, very rare £40-£50
Hammer Price: £170
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, SUSSEX, Chichester, G.C. Kent, 1912, brass (2), by A. Miesch, Justice standing, holding scales over a shield inscribed 12/6, revs. subscribers receipt first publication on the value of tokens, etc, both 23mm, 5.48g/12h, 5.22g/12h (KR 915; W –) [2]. Extremely fine £10-£20
Hammer Price: £15
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, illuminated Appreciations (2), by the Borough of Birmingham on behalf of the Health Committee, ‘that the best thanks of this Committee be given to the Chairmen of its Sub Committees – viz…Mr Councillor W.J. Davis, Chairman of the Finance Sub Committee…’, 19 October 1881, 30 October 1882, both signed by G.O. Smith, Town Clerk; together with a typed list of all the members of Birmingham Council, 1880/1; also...
Numismatists Tokens and Ephemera, WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, William Davis, the Certificate from Birmingham Trades Council appointing Mr. W.J. Davis as an Inspector under the Factory Act, signed by Allan Granger, Chairman, Benjamin Church, Secretary, 3 March 1883. Parchment; some slight soiling and crease marks at one edge not affecting the text itself, otherwise very fine, UNIQUE £60-£80
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