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5 October 2011
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s Proof City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. St Nicholas Church, edge plain, 19.77g/6h (DH 6). Tiny obverse rim nick at 12 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £520
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Kempson’s Proof City Penny, 1797, in silver, arms, rev. White Friars, edge plain, 18.37g/6h (DH 6). Two tiny spots in reverse field, otherwise brilliant and practically as struck with blue-gold tone, extremely rare £600-800
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (4), revs. Cathedral, 14.21g/12h (DH 12, restrike), High Cross, 10.40g/12h (DH 19), St John’s Church, 10.24g/12h (DH 17), St Mary de Lode Church, with buttresses, 10.34g/12h (DH 14) [4]. First very fine but from very rusty dies, others about extremely fine and bronzed, DH 14 better, DH 19 with surface marks on reverse, all rare, especially DH 12 and 17 £200-300
Hammer Price: £190
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (9), all in white metal, revs. Cathedral, 13.27g/12h (DH 12), High Cross, 13.02g/12h (DH 19), New County Gaol, 12.68g/12h (DH 20), St John’s Church, 12.97g/12h (DH 17), St Mary de Crypt Church, 13.58g/12h (DH 13), St Mary de Lode Church, with buttresses, 14.03g/12h (DH 14), St Michael’s Church, 13.58g/12h (DH 15), St Nicholas Church, 12.74g/12h (DH 16), White Friars, 13.27g/12h (DH 18) [9]. A complete set; minor scuffing and DH 20 with...
Hammer Price: £580
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (3), all in white metal, revs. High Cross, 13.67g/12h (DH 19), New County Gaol, 12.50g/12h (DH 20), St John’s Church, 12.90g/12h (DH 17) [3]. Extremely fine, reverses with some brilliance, all rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £140
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Pennies (3), all in white metal, revs. St Mary de Crypt Church, 13.42g/12h (DH 13), St Nicholas Church, 13.94g/12h (DH 16), White Friars, 12.77g/12h (DH 18) [3]. DH 13 virtually as struck, others extremely fine but reverse of DH 16 marked, all rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £110
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Ottley’s City Penny, in white metal, arms, rev. St Mary de Lode Church, with buttresses, edge plain, 13.92g/12h (DH 14). Trifling spots and nicks on edge, otherwise extremely fine and lightly toned, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £50
Gloucestershire, Gloucester, Skidmore’s Penny, 1797, view of St Peter’s Cathedral, rev. Thomas Gorton’s cypher, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.14g/12h (DH 21). Reverse rim lightly grazed, otherwise extremely fine with some original colour, rare £180-220
Hammer Price: £180
Hampshire, Gosport, Thomas Wood, Jacobs’ Penny, 1798, flags and drum, rev. t. wood salesman, etc, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.42g/12h (DH 2). Usual light die flaws both sides, a couple of minor spots in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck and attractively patinated, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £260
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Westwood’s Halfpenny, 1790, bust of Sir Bevois in helmet left, rev. arms, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody and co, 13.16g/6h (DH 85). Extremely fine, dark patina, very rare £100-150
Hampshire, Southampton, Taylor, Moody & Co, Proof Halfpenny, 1791, in silver, bust of Sir Bevois in helmet right, rev. arms, edge payable at the office of w taylor r v moody & co, 12.95g/6h (DH 89). Some spotting, particularly to the right of Sir Bevois, otherwise about extremely fine, obverse with dark grey tone, reverse better and retaining much mint bloom, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £130
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, election date above, rev. apple-tree and short-handled plough within wreath, edge plain, 18.19g/12h (DH 1; Stainton 39). Graze in front of bull’s head and tree slightly weak at centre, otherwise virtually as struck, bronzed £150-200
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. apple-tree and long-handled plough within wreath, edge plain, 18.99g/12h (DH 2; Stainton 39). Tiny graze above animal, otherwise practically as struck, bronzed £150-200
Hammer Price: £160
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, bull breaking its chains, herefordshire above, rev. from the same die as lot 82, edge plain, 18.25g/12h (DH 3). Light die flaws in exergue, minor surface marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine £150-200
Herefordshire, Hereford, Robert Biddulph, Milton’s Penny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, lrev. from the same die as lot 83, edge plain, 17.85g/12h (DH 4; Stainton 39). Extremely fine and patinated £120-150
Hammer Price: £90
Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpence, 1795 (3), arms, revs. view of the Stort canal, low skyline, stop after date, edges payable at bishops stortford, 10.50g/6h, 10.04g/6h, 10.29g/6h (all DH 4; Judson 1057) [3]. Generally extremely fine, first two with original colour, last bronzed and with spot on reverse £150-200
Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in gilt-copper, from the same dies as previous but no stop after date, edge payable at bishops stortford, 9.95g/6h (DH 4 bis II; Judson –). Brilliant and virtually as struck, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £300
Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same dies as previous, no stop after date, edge plain, 11.05g/6h (DH 4 bis IIa; Judson 1062). Two spots and minor hairlines in reverse field, otherwise practically as struck, scarce £80-100
Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in gilt-copper, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. similar but higher skyline, vestiges of stop after date, edge payable at bishops stortford, 10.89g/6h (DH 4 bis I; Judson –). Spot on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £420
Hertfordshire, Bishops Stortford, Sir George Jackson, mule Halfpenny, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. Parys Mine Co cypher, edge plain, 11.72g/12h (DH 4 bis III, recorded from this piece; Judson –). Obverse fine, reverse better, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £200-300
Hammer Price: £410
Hertfordshire, St Albans, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, Prince of Wales’ feathers, rev. crown within irradiated circle, edge plain, 9.69g/6h (DH 2; Judson 1058). Virtually as struck with almost full original colour, very rare £200-250
Hertfordshire, St Albans, Denton’s Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at n bolingbrokes haberdasher &c norwich, 10.12g/6h (DH 2a; Judson –). Mint state on a large flan, full original colour, of the highest rarity; the only specimen known to the cataloguer £400-600
Hammer Price: £450
Hertfordshire, St Albans, Denton’s Farthing, 1796, from the centres of the same dies as previous, edge plain, 4.04g/6h (DH 5; Judson 1059). Brilliant mint state, full original colour, rare £200-250
Hertfordshire, Sawbridgeworth, Robert Orchard, a lead squeeze of the rev. of his Penny, 1801, book lying below tree, church in distance, no flaw, the legend fully visible, 9.66g (cf. DH 1). Fine, an extremely rare impression of the die in its original state £250-300
Hammer Price: £400
Hertfordshire, Sawbridgeworth, Robert Orchard, Penny, 1801, full-face bust in high relief, rev. book lying below tree, church in distance, edge plain, 32.15g/12h (Fredette, CTCJ 15, p.68; cf. DH 1; cf. Judson 1060). An electrotype made in 1984 for Patrick Deane of the Longman/Jan/Noble/Bobbe original, truncation stamped 4 AR COPY, as made £100-150
Hammer Price: £70
Hertfordshire, Sawbridgeworth, Robert Orchard, Penny, 1801, similar, edge stamped r r copy, 32.21g/12h (Fredette, CTCJ 25, pp.42-3). An later electrotype of the Longman/Jan/Noble/Bobbe original, as made; with certificate £20-30
Hammer Price: £10
Hertfordshire, Sawbridgeworth, Robert Orchard, Halfpenny, St Michael’s Church, rev. shepherd reclining under tree, edge coventry token, 13.40g/3h (DH 3; Judson 1061). Edge partly filed as often found with this piece, extremely fine with original colour, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £200
Kent, Dover, John Horn, Halfpenny, 1794, bust of William Pitt right, rev. arms, edge at horn’s library and engrailed, 9.07g/5h (DH 16). Extremely fine, reverse with much original colour £50-70
Hammer Price: £75
Lancashire, Lancaster, Daniel Eccleston, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in gilt-copper, bust left, rev. ship and plough, period after commerce, edge payable in lancaster liverpool & manchester, 12.76g/6h (DH 57). Extremely fine and very rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £430
Lancashire, Lancaster, Daniel Eccleston, Halfpence, 1794 (2), from the same dies as previous, period after commerce, 12.70g/6h (DH 57), no period, 10.61g/6h (DH 58) [2]. First extremely fine and bronzed, second virtually as struck with considerable original colour £100-150
Hammer Price: £65
Lancashire, Lancaster, Abraham Seward, Penny, 1794, in white metal, castle, rev. bridge, edge plain, 16.63g/12h (DH 3). About extremely fine £90-120
Lancashire, Liverpool, Preston’s Artists’ Repository, 1794, a white metal medal by T. Wyon, city arms and supporters, rev. legends in and around wreath, 38mm, 16.69g/12h (D & W 342/7a; Bell, ST p.36; Waters, Notes, p.8). Light scuffing, otherwise about extremely fine £50-70
Lancashire, Rochdale, John Kershaw, Proof Halfpenny, 1792, in silver, arms, rev. man weaving in a loom, edge payable at the warehouse of iohn kershaw, 13.34g/12h (DH 143). Spot on bar of loom, some weakness in the fleece crest and minor hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and very rare £300-350
Leicestershire, Elmsthorpe, Richard Fowke, Halfpenny, 1800, ruins of church, rev. wheatsheaf, plough and harrow, edge plain, 16.01g/12h (DH 2). Rim nicks and minor surface marks, otherwise good very fine, very rare £600-800
Hammer Price: £750
Middlesex [City of London], Bishopsgate, Meymott & Son, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, Britannia seated left, holding a pair of scales and a spear, rev. City arms, edge corner of wormwood street bishopsgate, 13.20g/12h (DH 378). Tiny metal flaw by shaft of spear, otherwise extremely fine and attractively toned, very rare £350-400
Hammer Price: £780
Middlesex [City of London], Bow Street, Charles James, Penny, lion couchant, holding shield, rev. royal penny, sun, crown and oak-sprig, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 23.77g/12h (DH 31). Reverse die cracks in advanced stages, extremely fine and very rare £300-350
Middlesex [City of London], Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, seated figure of Londinia, buildings behind, shield distant from legend, rev. hands supporting crowned triangle, edge payable at the house of t & r davidsons, 14.44g/12h (DH 294a, not recorded in silver). Virtually as struck and attractively toned, of the highest rarity £700-900
Hammer Price: £720
Middlesex [City of London], Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, from the same dies as previous, edge payable at the house of t & r davidsons, 11.39g/12h (DH 294a). Some scuffing in centre of reverse, otherwise very fine and very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £120
Middlesex [City of London], Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 13.09g/12h (DH 294c). About extremely fine and very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £150
Middlesex [City of London], Bucklersbury, Thomas and Robert Davidson, Halfpenny, 1795, 10.84g/6h (DH 295); Chiswell Street, Robert Heslop, Halfpenny, 7.64g/5h (DH 336b); City Road, Thomas Hall, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.34g/6h (DH 315c); Jermyn Street, John Carter, Halfpence, 1795 (3), 7.71g/12h (DH 275), 7.56g/12h (DH 275a), 7.68g/6h (DH 276); Long Acre, John Fowler, Halfpence, 1794 (2), 8.78g/6h, 8.70g/6h (both DH 306) [8]. DH 306s, 315 and 336b very fine, others extremely fine with original...
Hammer Price: £240
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