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3 October 2012
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Penny, 1794, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 18.95g/6h (DH 8a). Extremely fine and very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £260
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s mule Penny, 1795, arms of Bath, rev. frontal elevation of India House, edge we promise to pay the bearer one penny, 19.15g/9h (DH 13). Struck a little off-centre, obverse very fine with weak detail, reverse better, extremely rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £490
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Mary Lambe & Son, Lutwyche’s Farthing, struck on a Halfpenny blank, tea-chest, rev. camel standing left, rayed sun above, edge payable at adam simpsons romney, 9.45g/3h (DH 48a, recorded from this specimen). About extremely fine and patinated, of the highest rarity, no other example believed known £500-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,500
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Payne & Turner, Lutwyche’s Penny, crowned bust of Alfred the Great right, rev. tower and wall, edge we promise to pay the bearer one penny, 19.56g/6h (DH 7). Light surface metal flaws, otherwise about extremely fine and extremely rare, the only specimen seen by the cataloguer in commerce £500-1,000
Hammer Price: £980
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Payne & Turner, Halfpence (3), 10.91g/6h, 9.89g/6h, 9.50g/6h (all DH 65, one with slipped edge collar); Kempson’s mule Halfpence (4), 9.90g/6h (DH 63), 9.88g/6h, 9.74g/6h (both DH 63c, edges coarsely and finely grained), 10.45g/6h (DH 64) [7]. Second, fifth and last about extremely fine and better, others very fine £100-150
Hammer Price: £160
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Kempson’s Buildings, Halfpence (15), All Saints Chapel, 13.11g/6h (DH 69); Cross Bath Pump Room (3), 12.28g/6h, 13.92g/12h (both DH 72, unbronzed and bronzed), 13.34g/6h (DH 72b); Free Church, 12.47g/6h (DH 73); Free School, 12.88g/6h (DH 74); General Hospital, 13.71g/12h (DH 75); Kensington Chapel, 13.55g/6h (DH 76); New Pump Room Interior (2), 12.90g/6h (DH 82), 12.41g/6h (DH 82a); New Rooms Principal Entrance, 13.48g/6h (DH 83); Private Baths,...
Hammer Price: £1,050
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bath, Lutwyche’s Pennies (4), in copper (2), 22.76g/6h (DH 4), 22.39g/6h (DH 4a), in brass, 23.34g/6h (DH 4), in white metal, 18.28g/6h (DH 4) [4]. Copper about extremely fine but DH 4a with some scratches in reverse field, others very fine, white metal piece with some light tin pest £100-150
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, gilt Proof Halfpenny, 1794, frontal elevation of a building, rev. arms, edge on demand we promise to pay, 10.66g/6h (DH 86). Minor hairlines, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £200
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, Bridgwater, James Holloway & Son, Lutwyche’s mule Halfpenny, 10.23g/6h (DH 87); Freshford, John Moggridge and Thomas Joyce, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.04g/6h (DH 107), 9.64g/6h (DH 109) [3]. Second very fine, others extremely fine or better with considerable original colour £70-90
Hammer Price: £170
18th Century Tokens, Somerset, County series, Markes Lambe, Lutwyche’s Halfpenny, military trophies, somerset yeomanry cavalry around, rev. three horseman left, one carrying flag, edge i promise to pay on demand one halfpenny, 9.27g/6h (DH 24). Spot by k of token, otherwise extremely fine with a hint of original colour on obverse, rare £100-150
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Lichfield, Samuel Barker, Farthing, 1794, in white metal, city arms, rev. s. barker dozener sadlers strt. ward· and date, toothed border, edge plain, 5.23g/12h (DH 29). A few light marks, otherwise about extremely fine, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £250
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Lichfield, Richard Wright, Penny, 1800, bust of Richard Greene left, rev. west porch of Lichfield Cathedral, edge penny token payable by richard wright lichfield, 34.93g/12h (DH 2). Extremely fine with considerable original colour, rare £250-300
Hammer Price: £270
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Halfpenny, 1799, church and castle, rev. fb cypher, edge plain, 15.30g/6h (DH 23). Edge nick on obverse at 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine and very rare £70-90
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, Francis Blick, Proof Halfpenny, 1799, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 15.92g/12h (DH 23). Obverse extremely fine, reverse nearly so and with some minor surface marks, grey tone, extremely rare £600-800
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, John Harding, uniface trial of an unfinished obv. die intended for a Penny, outline of castle, roof line on building to right of central tower sharply defined, edge on demand i promise to pay the bearer one penny, 26.72g (DH 6 bis, this piece). Spot above left side of building, otherwise extremely fine and much as made, of the highest rarity £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, John Harding, uniface trial of an unfinished obv. die intended for a Penny, castle, windows and trees added, distinctive ground-line and other further detail, edge on demand i promise to pay the bearer one penny, 26.89g (DH 7 bis, this piece). Extremely fine and attractively patinated, much as made, of the highest rarity £1,500-2,000
Hammer Price: £3,400
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, castle and trees, rev. Town Hall, edge penny token payable at the house of iohn harding calico printer tamworth, 33.80g/6h (DH 9). Usual flaw on obverse and die stress marks on reverse, otherwise extremely fine with dark patina, very rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £550
18th Century Tokens, Staffordshire, Tamworth, John Harding, Penny, 1799, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 35.05g/6h (DH 9a). From the reverse die after the flaws had been polished off, extremely fine but has been lightly lacquered, extremely rare £400-600
Hammer Price: £390
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Blything, Sir John Rous, uniface striking of the rev. of his Halfpenny, 1794, castle within crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 11.73g (DH 17 bis II). Extremely fine and patinated, of the highest rarity £300-500
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Blything, Sir John Rous, Halfpenny, 1794, mounted yeoman, sword point to l in suffolk, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 11.48g/12h (DH 19). Virtually as struck, full original colour £60-80
Hammer Price: £85
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Blything, Sir John Rous, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge god save the king and constitution, 14.37g/12h (DH 19). Test cut in edge, otherwise good fine and toned, very rare £120-150
Hammer Price: £220
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bungay, Thomas Miller, Halfpenny, 1795, bust right, rev. beehive flanked by rays of the sun, books and manuscripts below, edge plain, 14.62g/6h (DH 20). Extremely fine, dark brown patina, extremely rare £700-900
Hammer Price: £1,100
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Pennies (3), 1794, 21.41g/6h (DH 1), undated, 21.51g/6h (DH 2), 1796, 21.15g/6h (DH 3) [3]. Second extremely fine with original colour, others very fine and better £100-150
Hammer Price: £190
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bungay, Samuel Prentice, Halfpence (4), 1794 (2), 10.27g/6h (DH 22), 12.00g/6h (DH 22d), 1796, 11.01g/6h (DH 24b), undated, 8.58g/6h (DH 23b); Samuel Prentice, Samuel Delf and Mathias Abel Sr, Halfpence, 1795 (2), 9.14g/6h (DH 21), 8.96g/6h (DH 21a) [6]. Very fine and better, DH 21a, 22d and 23b with original colour £40-60
Hammer Price: £130
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, Philip Deck, Penny, 1794, 18.73g/6h (DH 4), Halfpence (2), 10.55g/12h (DH 25), 9.91g/5h (DH 26); John Rackham and Richard Leatherdale [of Harleston, Norfolk], Halfpenny, 10.17g/6h (DH 29); Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1794, 10.17g/12h (DH 35); Lowestoft, Richard Powles, Halfpenny, 1795, 9.57g/6h (DH 37); Woodbridge, Robert Loder, Penny, 1796, 19.96g/6h (DH 15) [7]. DH 25 virtually as struck with full original colour, others generally about...
Hammer Price: £230
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds, John Rackham, Penny, Abbey gate, rev. open book, edge plain, 20.41g/6h (DH 5). Fine, very rare £80-100
Hammer Price: £150
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Penny, 1795, 20.65g/6h (DH 6a), Halfpence, 1795 (3), 11.99g/6h (DH 33a), 9.40g/6h (DH 33b), 10.16g/6h (DH 33c) [4]. DH 6a and 33c extremely fine, latter with considerable original colour, others very fine and better, DH 33b very rare but not well struck £100-150
Hammer Price: £210
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Hoxne and Hartsmere, Thomas Tallant, Proof Halfpenny, 1795, in silver, yeoman leaning against horse, rev. castle in crowned Garter, edge god save the king and constitution, 13.78g/6h (DH 33a). Minor spotting on obverse, otherwise extremely fine and toned, very rare £250-350
Hammer Price: £520
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Milton’s first Penny, 1795, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, in cap with tassel, artist’s initials below, rev. Wolsey’s gate, edge plain, 16.39g/12h (DH 9). Usual die flaw on obverse in later stage, extremely fine and attractively patinated, of the highest rarity and one of the classic tokens in the entire 18th century series £800-1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Milton’s first Proof Penny, 1795, in silver, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 13.91g/12h (DH 9). Usual die flaw on obverse [struck earlier than the piece in the previous lot], virtually as struck with most attractive steel-blue tone, of the highest rarity £1,000-1,500
Hammer Price: £2,700
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, an impression in white metal of the obv. of Milton’s first Penny, from the same die as previous, 12.17g (DH 8). Usual extended late-stage die flaw and m [Milton] scratched on the back, weak definition but very fine and as made, extremely rare £500-700
Hammer Price: £680
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Milton’s second Penny, 1795, bust of Cardinal Wolsey left, in cap without tassel, rev. from the same die as lots 275-6, edge plain, 15.78g/12h (DH 10). Obverse field hairlined and rubbing on high points, otherwise extremely fine with virtually full original colour, scarce £80-100
Hammer Price: £240
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1796, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 18.87g/6h (DH 11). Two spots on obverse and usual die flaws on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and patinated, rare £100-150
Hammer Price: £180
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, from the same obv. die as previous, rev. jmc cypher, edge plain, 17.33g/12h (DH 12). Extremely fine with attractive surfaces and a hint of original colour, rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Town Hall, rev. from the same die as previous, edge i promise to pay on demand the bearer one penny, 26.27g/12h (DH 13; Bell, TT p.147, fig. 263, this piece). Extremely fine with original colour, reverse with brilliant surfaces, very rare £200-250
Hammer Price: £360
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Penny, 1797, Wolsey’s Gate, rev. from the same die as previous, edge plain, 17.33g/12h (DH 14). Usual light die flaw on obverse, extremely fine with red-brown patina, rare £150-200
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Proof Halfpenny, 1794, in silver, Market Cross, rev. payable at conder’s drapery warehouse ipswich, edge grained, 11.72g/6h (DH 35). Brilliant and virtually as struck, deeply toned, very rare £400-500
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as lot 279, edge plain, 10.40g/6h (DH 36a). Usual die flaws on reverse, very slight rubbing to high points of obverse, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, very rare £150-200
Hammer Price: £280
18th Century Tokens, Suffolk, Ipswich, James Conder, Halfpenny, 1796, from the same dies as previous, edge plain, 9.77g/6h (DH 36a). Usual die flaws on reverse, very slight rubbing to high points of obverse, otherwise extremely fine, obverse with full original colour, very rare £120-150
18th Century Tokens, Surrey, Lambeth, Denton’s mule Farthing, 3.99g/6h (DH 18); Prattent’s Halfpenny, [17]96, 9.78g/6h (DH 13) [2]. About extremely fine but first with striking crack and second with stain on reverse £90-120
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